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Tag Archives: Honshu tsunami
Post-tsunami cleanup pictorial.
These photos show the amazing progress that Japan has made 6 months after the tsunami. (Via The Anchoress).
Post-tsunami celebration of Easter.
I cannot imagine what it must be like when you have lost everything material that represents the ties that bind you. It took me a very long time to begin to understand the concept behind Jesus’ request to the Apostles … Continue reading
The dignity of the Japanese.
Here is an interesting Ghanaian perspective on the behavior of the Japanese under excruciating circumstances, as well as some questions such as why there is no looting, and comments on the depiction of misery and death.
Posted in Culture, Empathy, Japan, Nature
Tagged African journalist, BBC News, earthquake, Elizabeth Ohene, Ghana, Honshu tsunami
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Voyeurism.
I keep wondering whether my fascination (morbid awe?) with the devastation in Japan is a normal reaction or something more sinister… I cannot help thinking that average human beings had their lives catastrophically disrupted in a blink of a second. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Empathy, Japan, Memories
Tagged earthquake, Honshu tsunami, Japan, voyeurism
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More before and after aerial photos of Japan…
from ABC News (Australia).
From the New York Times: pre-and-post tsunami satellite photos of Japan.
There’s a vertical line with a center blue marker. If you put the mouse over the blue marker, you can slide the images and get a sense of the devastation.
The Honshu tsunami.
The NOAA Center for Tsunami Research shows animation of how the tsunami spread across the Pacific Ocean.
