A Thank You From Japan
One year ago today Japan was hit with one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history, followed almost immediately by one of the most powerful tsunamis in recorded history. Since then, that nation and its people have done an incredible job recovering from that disaster, proving once again that there really is no limit to what humans can do.
The video below is their thank you to the rest of the world for the help and support brought to Japan by people everywhere. As they say, “Arigato.”
I say, bless you all for never giving up.
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Great video; thanks for posting it. It shows all the best traits of the Japanese, as I saw firsthand during my 4 years living there; a mixture of humility, hard work, incredible resilience, and appreciation for others. Notice that the person they mourn in the video is an American teacher, rather than one of the tens of thousands of Japanese who perished or are still missing.