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Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Russia is quick to help and show solidarity with Japan
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| © RIA Novosti. Ruslan Krivobok |
As the scale of the Japanese earthquakes became clear, Russia was quick to offer support to its neighbour.
Although relations between Moscow and Tokyo have been frosty in recent months, with the territorial dispute over the Kurils dominating the recent political agenda, the aftermath of Friday’s massive earthquake has prompted an instant response.
And help has come from the general public as much as from officials, aid agencies reported.
Fast response
Red Cross staff in Primorye, the Far Eastern Russian region which faces Japan, reported that the phones were ringing off the hook as the scale of the catastrophe became apparent.
“Even when there have been tragic events in Russia we have not seen such a massive response,” the Primorye Red Cross regional offices told Komsomolskaya Pravda.
“The phone has not stopped ringing for three days.”
In the same region many families have opened up their homes to help Japanese families whose houses were destroyed by the quake and the subsequent tsunami which lashed the coastline.
Vladimir Ostapyuk, chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Union of Afghan Veterans said: “We sent an invitation to the Japanese government suggesting that victims of the natural disaster could be taken into Russian families.”
A hotline was set up on Monday morning (Sunday evening, Moscow time) and 50 host families have already been found, RIA Novosti reported.
Across Russia people have been laying flowers at Japanese embassies and consulates in a show of solidarity with the quake-stricken country.
Photos: gzt.ru
Official response
Russia will increase supplies of liquified natural gas to Japan, deputy PM Igor Sechin confirmed during a televised meeting with Vladimir Putin.
And Sechin also said there was the potential to increase supplies of coal at a time when Japan faces nationwide energy shortages due to the shutdown of its nuclear power plants.
Putin added: “Japan is a friendly neighbour, and despite various problems we need to be reliable partners.”
Meanwhile President Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to those caught up in the disaster via his Twitter account, and added that he had ordered the government to provide assistance.
Source: themoscownews.comDonate to Red Cross
In US you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 for Japan earthquake and Pacific Tsunami. Online: american.redcross.orgJapan earthquake and tsunami relief
You can also give toward Japan relief today at newly launched dosomethingnow.com
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People express love and support for Japan through art
Sunday, March 13, 2011
People express love and support for Japan through art
In response to the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan, many people around the world are showing their love and support through art.
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Pray for Japanby ~S-n-o-w-L-i-l-y |
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Rising Sun, Rise Againby =xpedr0 |
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pray for japanby ~uzu-maki |
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Pray for Japanby ~Bianchina |
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Pray For Japanby =TenshiBakaNeko |
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PRAY FOR JAPANby ~jokaSmile |
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Pray For JAPAN ...by *aoao2 |
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Minute of silenceby *Dragonfly113 |
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Pray for JAPANby ~ZombieTeddyBearz |
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Pray for Japanby ~bramhistory |
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Sasuke-Pray For Japanby *Cassy-F-E |
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pray for Japanby ~Mion-Michaelis |
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stay strong, Japanby =mayukichan |
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Donate to Red Cross
In US you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 for Japan earthquake and Pacific Tsunami. Online: american.redcross.orgYou can also give toward Japan relief today at newly launched dosomethingnow.com
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Heaven on earth: beautiful flower festival in Hitachi Kaihin Park, Japan (17 photos)
Over 4.5 million blue nemophilas were blossoming over the hill "Miharashi No Oka" during "Nemophila Harmony" flower festival in Japanese Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki.
Nemophila is a genus found in the flowering plant family Hydrophyllaceae.
Most of the species in Nemophila contain the phrase "baby blue-eyes" in their common names. N. menziesii has the common name of "Baby blue-eyes".
Nemophila menziesii, the Baby blue eyes is a common annual herb of California, Oregon, and Baja California. It is a spring-blooming wildflower that gets its name from the bright blue flowers of two of the three varieties that are recognised. It is also cultivated in gardens. It can occasionally be found outside its native range as an introduced species, in Alaska, for example.
Nemophila menziesii, the Baby blue eyes grows virtually throughout California at heights from sea level up to almost 6500 feet (2000 metres). It grows in many types of habitat.
The plant is variable in appearance. The leaves are lobed and oppositely arranged. The flowers are blue or white.
Etymology: Nemophila means “woodland-loving.” It comes from the Latin word nemus, which means "grove" and the Greek word philos, which means "loving".
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