Tag Archives: Japan

I landed in Aomori, Japan in 1997 when I was 21 years old.  I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, but a large English instruction school in Japan had recruited at my college campus, and I thought Japan might be interesting, especially since I had an interest in judo.  I decided to interview and suddenly found myself with a job teaching conversational English.  I waited until the company was ready to take me, and then I headed out first to Tokyo and then to Aomori.

A massive earthquake hit Japan off the coast of Sendai last night.  Tsunamis covered cars and pulled them into water in Sendai, while in Tokyo large buildings swayed back and forth.  It looks like it’s the largest earthquake ever in the history of Japan.  So far at least 200-300 bodies have been found in Sendai.  I will post ways in which we can help them once the resources are out.  Let’s wish for the safety of our friends and family in Japan.

Edit 3/14/11: You can donate through the Red Cross:

http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG000000000&s_subsrc=RCO_ResponseStateSection

http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_nolnav_text2help