A group of young punks were spotted at a convenience store buying drinks and beer. When they got to the cash register, one of them realized if he bought the beer, he wouldn't have any money left to make a donation for quake victims. He returned the beer.
A woman and her baby were caught in the tsunami. A man on a second floor balcony climbed down to help her, passed the baby up, helped the woman up, and then he himself was washed away.
A 60 year old man was rescued by the Japan Self Defense Force 15 kilometers out at sea. He had been adrift on a roof when spotted.
Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Company from other areas of the country volunteered to help in the Fukushima plant. Leaving his wife and daughter, after a lifetime of experience working in nuclear plants, one gentleman was only six months away from retirement when he left for Fukushima.
Uniqlo (chain of clothing stores) employees donated 1 billion yen ($12,408,610) to help the victims. The owner matched that donation from his personal funds and promised to donate as many "heat-tech" garments as are needed.
The Fukuoka government offered free prefecture housing to earthquake and tsunami victims whose houses were washed away or irreparably damaged.
By March 31, 2011 "...about 90 percent of roads damaged by the tsunami and earthquake have been repaired or made passable, and most restrictions that limited traffic on roads to emergency vehicles have been lifted."
At least 52 countries sent aid, from cans of tuna sent from the Maldives to the US military's $90 million Operation Tomodachi.
And today, 7000 households still live in temporary prefab housing.
By March 31, 2011 "...about 90 percent of roads damaged by the tsunami and earthquake have been repaired or made passable, and most restrictions that limited traffic on roads to emergency vehicles have been lifted."
At least 52 countries sent aid, from cans of tuna sent from the Maldives to the US military's $90 million Operation Tomodachi.
And today, 7000 households still live in temporary prefab housing.
