WTF 8.9 Earthquake + Tsunami in Japan
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Syrup Beaver
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just emptied my playstation store wallet. they are allowing you to buy a red cross theme for what ever donation amount.
good deed done. up up and away!
good deed done. up up and away!
Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-yakuza-idUSTRE72O6TF20110325
Yakuza groups have been sending trucks from the Tokyo and Kobe regions to deliver food, water, blankets and toiletries to evacuation centers in northeast Japan, the area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which have left at least 27,000 dead and missing.
Yakuza are better known for making money from extortion, gambling, pornography and prostitution, as well as for the often-elaborate tattoos covering much of their bodies.
But disasters bring out another side of yakuza, who move swiftly and quietly to provide aid to those most in need.
As with the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake, government workers were slow in reaching afflicted areas, and the 300,000 or so survivors, so yakuza groups stepped in quickly, and in many cases, were first on the ground.
Such actions stem from yakuza knowing what it's like to have to fend for yourself, without any government or community support, because they are considered outcasts.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-yakuza-idUSTRE72O6TF20110325
Yakuza groups have been sending trucks from the Tokyo and Kobe regions to deliver food, water, blankets and toiletries to evacuation centers in northeast Japan, the area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which have left at least 27,000 dead and missing.
Yakuza are better known for making money from extortion, gambling, pornography and prostitution, as well as for the often-elaborate tattoos covering much of their bodies.
But disasters bring out another side of yakuza, who move swiftly and quietly to provide aid to those most in need.
As with the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake, government workers were slow in reaching afflicted areas, and the 300,000 or so survivors, so yakuza groups stepped in quickly, and in many cases, were first on the ground.
Such actions stem from yakuza knowing what it's like to have to fend for yourself, without any government or community support, because they are considered outcasts.
gotta keep the people you deal crack to alive. it's called protecting the income stream. *drums clang*
Really interesting article
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mar2011/fukushima-triumph.html
I wish it would have been updated since we now know the nuclear rating has been uppped to a 5.
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mar2011/fukushima-triumph.html
I wish it would have been updated since we now know the nuclear rating has been uppped to a 5.
Between the radiation and crude oil spills plus everything in the middle east were looking good for that 2012 end of the world party.
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