2012-02-11

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How Japan has fared since 3/11/11

Heartbreaking, yet hopeful article with lots of photos.

Some stats:
245 — Cost in billions of dollars of the post disaster reconstruction package.

15,846 — Number of dead.

3,320 — People still missing.

240 — Number of orphans in the three most severely affected prefectures, Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima.

16 — Million tons of disaster waste in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest hit areas of Japan.

2.4 — Drop in millions of tourists to Japan in 2011 from a year previously.

National Post


http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/09/see-how-japan-has-rebuilt-in-the-11-months-since-the-earthquake-and-tsunami/

Look for our update in our Japanese Disaster Fundraiser GANBATTE NIHON March 1. Products from last year's fundraiser still available!