I saw this video of a dog who refused to leave his injured friend behind, it was totally touching!

A friend in Japan whom I am in the process of “interviewing” over email mentioned that the warm messages of people are what really helps the Japanese right now.

This show of loyalty and solidarity must surely inspire hope in the natural disaster stricken country right now.

The countries nuclear situation has not improved much, although Japanese forces are now water bombing the nuclear reactors, even as plant operators rush to establish power lines to revive the cooling systems.

While the disaster is not yet fully averted, there is hope as people are starting to reunite with those whom they thought they might have lost. The clearing of rubble has also enabled the defense forces to mount wider search and rescue efforts.

I’ll still post from time to time but will work instead of trying to get stories from Japan locals. Most of what you need to know you can find in the resources section.