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Link: Japan Earthquake: Six Months Later
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Yesterday, the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, but Sunday had another significance for Japan. It marked six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, a date now seared in the country's national consciousness. Gathered here are some recent images from the region, including 12 before-and-after photo pairs (starting with photo number two) that you can click to see the difference six months can make.
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Image: Corporations Love Donating To Japan, Haiti Not So Much
Thankfully, average Americans feel very different.
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Video: Rescuers Brave Fukushima Fallout Zone To Save Pets
For all of us wondering why so many animals were filmed as being left behind, Fukushima residents thought they were only evacuating for a day or two at most. Since then, the Japanese government will not let them return to their homes, even to save beloved pets. Luckily, rescue groups have taken up the slack and are reuniting pets with their owners.
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85 Pictures Of Japan One Month After The Earthquake And Tsunami
Culture Buzz A collection of pictures from Japan about one month after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. As you can see there's still a long way to go.
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Video: Japanese Skyscrapers Swaying During Earthquake
This remarkable home video from Japan during the devastating 8.9 earthquake shows skyscrapers swaying back and forth. The prestige of Japanese Engineering is on display here. Can you imagine the devastation that would have occured if the Japanese weren’t so awesome at building things?
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Awesome T-Shirts You Can Buy To Help Support Japan
Style Buzz Help support the victims of the earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan by buying a nifty tshirt! You can sport a cool design AND help those in need! It's a win/win situation, and dare I say without sounding like old news, a bi-winning situation.
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Video: Nuclear Crisis Explained With Animated Poop
A Japanese animation tries to wring cuteness out of an ongoing nuclear crisis. Radiation: It's just a very stinky poop.
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Video: Student Finds Her Family Alive In Japan Via YouTube
A California student didn't know the fate of her family in Japan until a friend directed her to a YouTube video showing her family had survived the earthquake and tsunami. It's heartbreaking to think of all those who still don't know what's happened to their loved ones.
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Image: Japan Has Rebuilding Under Way
It only took them three days to fix this? And to think they've been repaving the same stretch of Interstate by my house for four months.
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Video: Please Help Japan's Animals
Like their human counterparts, the animals of Japan were also hit hard by the earthquake/tsunami.
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Image: 5-Year-Old Earthquake Survivor
Neena Sasaki, 5, is a tough cookie. Here she is seen carrying some of the family belongings from her home that was destroyed after the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 15 in Rikuzentakata, Miyagi province.
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Image: Stormtroopers Help Disaster Victims
Profits from this poster will go to the Red Cross/Red Crescent. Half will go to the Christchurch Relief and the other half will go to the Japan Tsunami.
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Image: #prayforjapan
Designer Jeff Staple creates an image that sends a message loud and clear. Use this image on your Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or other accounts.
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Microsoft Apologizes For Japan Quake Marketing Tweet
Tech Buzz Microsoft has been forced to make an apology following a marketing tweet aiming to raise money for victims of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan provoked a mixed response. Yikes.
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Ways You Can Help Earthquake And Tsunami Victims In Japan
Culture Buzz Many people are hurt and missing after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunamis in Japan recently. If you have any resources possible, please consider helping out through these organizations.
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Image: Awesome Interactive Map of Earth’s Seismic Activity
Incorporated Research Institutions For Seismology, or IRIS, has this great interactive map for viewing the past five years of earthquake activity all the way up to today.
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Japan Tsunami
Culture Buzz The tsunami that struck Japan as a result of the largest earthquake in that nation's history has brought untold destruction. A wall of water reported at 13-feet high has destroyed cities and killed dozens, possibly hundreds.
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50 Stunning Pictures Of The Japan Earthquake And Tsunami
Culture Buzz Stunning is an understatement. If you're looking to help, you can donate to the Red Cross here.
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11 Raw Videos Of Japanese Earthquake And Tsunami
Culture Buzz Earthquake and tsunami footage captured on CCTV and cell phones. In the after effects of the massive earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan today, raw video is beginning to pop up to give the world an idea of what is happening. Here are some of those. If you see any more, feel free to post them in the comments.
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Video: Inside A Tokyo Supermarket During The Quake
Incredible footage. I have to hand it to the cameraperson, whipping out camphone during an 8.9 earthquake would not be my first instinct. (More home video and new footage from the earthquake.)
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Video: Al Jazeera: Earthquake Rocks Japan
A powerful 10-meter-high tsunami hits Japan after 8.8-magnitude earthquake at 2:46 pm local time. Tsunami alerts have been extended to the following countries among others: Russia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific coast of South America but does not include North America.
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Pictures From The Japanese Earthquake
Science Buzz An 8.9 earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, followed by a series of aftershocks and tsunamis. Parts of Honshu were submerged after a wave swept ashore. Here are pictures from the recent coverage.
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Japan Earthquake And Tsunami
Science Buzz An 9.0 earthquake struck Japan early in the afternoon on March 11th, triggering a massive tsunami. At least 10,000 are dead. A nuclear emergency has been declared by the government of Japan following quake damage at three reactors.
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