There have not recevied big damaged by the earthquake around me this time but we are confronted with the catastrophe and the crisis first time in my life.
The scenery of Tohoku seen on the television every day is like the battlefield, and it fights with the invisible enemy in the nuclear accident of Fukushima.
I think,most Japansese peolple is disprited to go out to somewhere.
There are lot of Japanese who strongly have the desire ''there is where our patience is needed most'' so we can endure a little inconvenient life when thinking of the suffering of people who lost the house, family, friends,and everything by Tsunami and earthquake.
The influence of this disaster like the foods problem polluted by radioactivity and rolling blackout still continues,however lots of people try to be strong.
and now many peolpe thinking ''what we can do for victims in Tohoku and Fukushima area.
one of them,
It is a contribution of the care package.
my neighborfood called to people for it then clothes and new underwear a full of truck gathered in a day.
This is contributed from parties concerned in the temple to the temple in Sendai (stricken area).
(The contribution of the relief and donate money and goods is accepted also in the public office)
now, the fund-raising box where the relief and donate money is accepted is set up everywhere in Japan.
also we can get information of the account for donation from newspaper and TV.
the people around me and I donated money.
There was a slathers of money in a big fund-raising box at the shopping mall.
Not only small change but also 5000 yen bill ,10000 yen bill is a lot.
I saw for the first time of the fund-raising box that the bill had entered so much.
message written by many many many people to stricken area.
we want to do something, we want to share sufferings, we want to cheer up for all people who victem by Tsunami and earthquake also nuclear power.
The Japanese begins to search for the road of the revival getting over sadness.
After several years or tens of years pass,the day praised all over the world comes , saying that "Japanese wisdom and courage are wonderful". Im wishing it.
We should clear a difficult problem of the natural damage and the power supply, etc to repay people who lost their life.
I read your blog always because I love the Japanese culture and the food!!!
This time I am very much at awe at the way you and your people behave in times of crisis.
I pray for you always.
Take care
Arigato gozaimasu
Hi Miko,
Just to let you know that people around the world are also trying to help. http://www.marriedtojapan.net/2011/04/06/red-cross-japan-tsunami-appeal/
@St John Rylance
Thank you for sharing that how people thinking about Japan and they are trying to help us!!
We should be strong and go for the future!!
who can we get in touch with to send care packages?such as under garments and socks and such items?