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Thread is about the various issues surrounding Japan in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Don't bring the shit side of the internet to the thread, and post with the realization that this thread is very important, and very real, to your fellow members.
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On March 13 2011 19:57 NB wrote:one of the guy on my CSL team (he is japancese) just post this on facebook: *spoiler large image* + Show Spoiler +apparently lots of people dont know about 2 Nukes US used in the past
read the thread... has been posted several times and discussed over and is only derailing from the topic.
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On March 13 2011 19:57 NB wrote:one of the guy on my CSL team (he is japancese) just post this on facebook: *spoiler large image* + Show Spoiler +apparently lots of people dont know about 2 Nukes US used in the past User was warned for this post
its ppl like that that makes the world hate the USA >.<
guess none of them finished high school tho...
edit: hmm didnt c no warning before i quoted, but in defence of the original poster, bit hard to keep up with the thread 86 pages... bit derailing but showing ppl's response to the earthquake is quite normal i guess? anyway not here to start a discussion so no need to respond 
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holy shit that facebook post makes me feel so sad
this country is sure full of fucking retards... but please don't start to generalize with stupid shit against USA as usual 
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Prime Minister Kan: In the 60 years since world war II, this is the toughest crisis that the people of Japan have faced.
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sorry for that post, i was kinda angry and did not pay attention to the highlight on top of the thread...
Still no information from my ex-gf from yokohama-tokyo :<....
On BBC they said the plump to cool the 2nd nuclear reactor having problem. It is expected to be solved soon otherwise it will explode just like the first 1 =__=
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Supposedly the earthquake affected S.Korea indirectly:
"The massive earthquake that took place off Japan's northeastern coast disrupted one of the under-ocean international lines linking the country and the United States. The affected line is used by LG U+ , and may result in unstable telephone and Internet traffic to the United States."
My internet provider sent me that email. I hope people in Japan are ok. Was a massive earthquake and I feel really sorry for the country. They just had a typhoon like last September I think if I remember. Korea got the aftereffects of their typhoon.
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On March 13 2011 18:44 fanta[Rn] wrote:Show nested quote +On March 13 2011 16:52 dump wrote:On March 13 2011 16:33 RoosterSamurai wrote:On March 13 2011 16:31 dump wrote:Hey guys, I think I know how we can help. I work for a Japanese community magazine here in Vancouver called The Fraser, and we've agreed to run a fundraiser for a physician/psychiatrist/philanthropist named Dr. Norihiko Kuwayama. He runs a hospital in Miyagi, where the brunt of the tsunami damage is -- if you look at the second photo in that post, there's a new lake that's formed, wherein there are no doubt countless bodies. Normally he travels around ravaged places like Gaza and Cambodia as a volunteer doctor/therapist or touring Japan to spread awareness of those places, but right now obviously he's helping with the carnage just outside his door. The nurses are AWOL -- no word on why, but I doubt many of us here can help with that. Anyway, he's also asking for monetary support for supplies and equipment to treat the patients, as clearly in that post you can see much of it has been destroyed. He has a bank account open in Japan, but from what I understand, wiring money to Japan from abroad can be a bit of a drag. So this is where we're helping out: we're going to gather as much money as we can here in Vancouver (possibly using PayPal or whatever is the most convenient and transparent), and we're going to handle the logistics of delivering it to the doctor and to anyone else that needs it -- though I'm pretty sure the hospital is going to be out of money for the foreseeable future. Anyone interested in donating or helping with the logistics/marketing? We want to do this as transparently as possible, because there's understandably a lot of concern regarding what share the recipients are actually getting. I'd like to donate, but I'm a bit nervous that his bank might become full, and then he'll go AWOL like the nurses. Can you give me any reassurance? Good question. As far as the nurses go, they're AWOL only because they're living in shelters (and the phones aren't working), or... well, in that water. As for how I can assure you that he won't dash with the money, all I can do without the psionics of a high templar is to give you information on his activities from various sources. (He's also an amateur musician.) First off, here's the website for the clinic that he runs, Tohoku International Clinic. They care largely for post-traumatic-stress patients, but they also do a lot of general hospital work as well. Here's his non-profit organization, Chikyu no Stage aka Frontline. That guy in glasses is Dr. Kuwayama. Our report on the awareness event he held in Vancouver last year (I translated/interpreted for him). Preview for a documentary movie about his work, produced by an NHK documentarian named Iichiro Sato. If I can think of more ways to validate his work I'll let you know, but rest assured, I know him in person and he's an awesome guy. Of course, we could always donate through Red Cross or Google, but donating to individuals can be more satisfying and reassuring. Edit: his blog documents his travels and work. Any news on this? I would donate to this guy directly. You said something about his bank account taking donations or so?
Yeah, on his blog: http://blog.e-stageone.org/?eid=867052
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郵便振替
口座番号：02260187792
加入者名：地球のステージ
There's a Japanese wiki article on this particular transfer service, but nothing in English: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/郵便振替#.E9.80.81.E9.87.91.E3.83.BB.E6.B1.BA.E6.B8.88.E6.89.8B.E6.AE.B5
I wouldn't be surprised if they need a Japanese postal code on the sender's end too...
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On March 13 2011 20:15 ShyRamen wrote:holy shit that facebook post makes me feel so sad this country is sure full of fucking retards... but please don't start to generalize with stupid shit against USA as usual
People like that wants me to wanna vommit, such low respect for fellow human beings..
Atleast Obama in charge knows his stuff ^_^
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More than 10,000 deaths according to my local news site.
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On March 13 2011 20:24 NB wrote:
sorry for that post, i was kinda angry and did not pay attention to the highlight on top of the thread...
Still no information from my ex-gf from yokohama-tokyo :<....
On BBC they said the plump to cool the 2nd nuclear reactor having problem. It is expected to be solved soon otherwise it will explode just like the first 1 =__=
(:
Aw. Thanks for caring about me NB.
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O.o where does it end? Is this the most severe disaster Japan has faced to date?
P.S. I am amazed by the people, no looting, no pillaging, no panic, order and discipline; I have a newfound respect for Japan.
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according to "Der Spiegel", 2 reactors most probably have had a partial meltdown. Reactor 3 is out of control, because of a valve failure, pressure is increasing without control. 6 of 10 reactors are without cooling, radiation 400 times of normal has been measured 100 km away of fukushima .. -.-
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That picture makes me sick. I went off on anyone who said things like that on my facebook. People are so damn ignorant.
Ranting about the minority in our country is useless though.
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Holy shit, earthquake, tsunami, reactor explodes and now volcano...
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I think it's strange how all articles seem to have a different number of casualties... quite confusing, here i read ppl saying 10000+ , but on TV they i think are still talking about 600-1000...
I just hope it won't be as bad as what some ppl here are reporting and i hope they can get the nuclear reactors under control, i guess that'd be a big relief for everyone...
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People saying 10000+ are including missing persons to give an estimative of what they believe will be the final numer, but the 600-1000 number is probally the confirmed casualities. It will grow as time passes and more people are found.
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On March 13 2011 20:51 Kaolla wrote:
I think it's strange how all articles seem to have a different number of casualties... quite confusing, here i read ppl saying 10000+ , but on TV they i think are still talking about 600-1000...
I just hope it won't be as bad as what some ppl here are reporting and i hope they can get the nuclear reactors under control, i guess that'd be a big relief for everyone...
on TV they said "expecting exceed 10000", i guess the 1000 you heard is the "confirmed" number
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On March 13 2011 20:34 sqrt wrote: O.o where does it end? Is this the most severe disaster Japan has faced to date? P.S. I am amazed by the people, no looting, no pillaging, no panic, order and discipline; I have a newfound respect for Japan.
It's entirely possible that it's the worst disaster with regards to magnitude, but because of Japan's impressive building code, it probably won't match up to a disaster from history like the Great Kanto Earthquake, which on top of the massive death and destruction, is responsible for much of the Korea / Japan hostility to this day.
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On March 13 2011 20:41 Schnullerbacke13 wrote:
according to "Der Spiegel", 2 reactors most probably have had a partial meltdown. Reactor 3 is out of control, because of a valve failure, pressure is increasing without control. 6 of 10 reactors are without cooling, radiation 400 times of normal has been measured 100 km away of fukushima .. -.-
Did they have any sources for this, because the bbc expert seemed to be of a quite different opinion?
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