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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/8/tennis-good-for-our-soul-and-m… ISHINOMAKI, Japan | In a sea of wreckage and chaos, the tennis courts are an oasis of order, providing a sense … Continue reading JAPAN: Ishinomaki tennis club opens amid debris, asbestos risk

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CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON/SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Debris sit atop what’s left of a three-story building surrounded by rubble in the … Continue reading JAPAN: Reconstruction panel calls for foreign ideas, green energy

0441- A wheelbarrow waits on elevated ground above the devastated city of Minami-Sanriku, Japan. Leaders of Japan's reconstruction panel say … Continue reading JAPAN: photos of Minami-Sanriku for reconstruction story

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See the full gallery on Posterous 0410-Yuki Ninomiya, 83, has been staying more than 45 days and nights at a … Continue reading Japan slow to build housing for tsunami survivors

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/982838–japan-s-most-famous-survivo… ISHINOMAKI, JAPAN—The last time Sumi Abe left home, a helicopter pulled her up from the rubble after she had … Continue reading Japan’s most famous survivor goes home, alone

Seiichi Kato, who lives in a tent on his favorite surfing beach, says the members of his surf club, all … Continue reading JAPAN: Surfers show Japan how to get over The Wave

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Displaced Japanese youths see bleak future Tsunami leaves northerners with limited options Kazuki Ishimori, 27, clears debris from his family’s … Continue reading JAPAN: Displaced youth see bleak future

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/15/blucky-lottery-winners-in-jap… TOKYO — After a month of misfortune, Miwako Ikema finally had some luck. Out of 700 applicants, she and … Continue reading JAPAN: Nuclear refugees in 5-star luxury, while most on cold floors

See the full gallery on Posterous KESENNUMA, Japan – The government of Japan is so incredibly well-organized, and its workforce … Continue reading JAPAN: IMF should help Japan

Fishermen hit by radiation threat Disasters devastate seafood industry A vessel still sits in a street of Kesennuma, Japan. The March … Continue reading JAPAN: Fishermen hit by second wave

Japan school a sanctuary above obliterated city Tsunami survivors shelter in unheated rooms Evacuees of all ages use the stairs … Continue reading JAPAN: For survivors, cold nights in most beautiful school in Japan

Hiraushi Yoshitaka, 81, and his wife Kazuko, 83, have been sleeping on the floor of a cold school gymnasium in … Continue reading JAPAN: seniors in cold dorms apply for temp housing

The home in Japan where the tsunami finally stopped Naoki Suzuki, a truck driver, stands near the site of his … Continue reading JAPAN: The home where the tsunami stopped

See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/3/massive-search-mission-japan-f… KAMAISHI Japan | Yasuko Kawahata, 61, welcomed the 20 young Tokyo police officers digging … Continue reading JAPAN: One missing person in a sea of debris

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