Many of you have seen through the media, scenes of devastation from the Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake that occurred at 2:46 p.m. (0:46 a.m. EST) Tokyo Time on Friday March 11. The quake centered in the Pacific Ocean about 120 km off the coast of Sendai City, 350 km North of Tokyo; numerous major aftershocks and related earthquakes, cased a series of massive tsunamis that devastated a 450km stretch of the Pacific Coast well to the North of Tokyo. The tsunami claimed many lives, injured others, while over 300,000 people sought safety in evacuation centers. Another 200,000 residents were evacuated to avoid possible exposure to radiation from a major coastal nuclear power station damaged by the tsunami. While Tokyo escaped major damage, life is far from normal when so many have friends and relatives severely impacted by the disaster. The shortage of electric power is yet another reminder on people who prided in reliable power supply.
I am inviting 1818 Society Japan Chapter Members to share their experiences with 1818 Society Members HQ and the rest of the World. I am also inviting 1818 Society Members from HQ and eslewhere to share their thoughts on these pages.
We, Japan Chapter, decided to help victims due to the Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake that occurred at 2:46 p.m. (0:46 a.m. EST) Tokyo Time on Friday March 11 through the channel one of the most reliable and action oriented NGO (Civic Force
(http://civic-force.org/english/index.html) which is already aggressively helping sufferers in the north eastern regions of Japan.
Japan Chapter donated 10% of accumulated member fee in order to express our sharing sense of coexistence as human being.
Masayoshi TAKAHASHI (President of 1818 Society Japan Chapter)
By: Masayoshi TAKAHASHI on March 23, 2011
at 1:23 am