8.9 Earthquake hits Japan, creates massive tsunami

Thank you everyone.
I'll pass along your condolences and well wishes to my friend and his Family.

MetalSymphony said:

Very Sad news guys.

My friends Sister-In-Law and 1 year old nephew have been identified as amongst those killed in the Tsunami caused by the Sendai quake........
8(8bawling::bawling:

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:O_O:

Wow. I'm very sorry to hear that. My condolences goes out to you & to your friend for their loss.

Prayers and condolences to you,your friend,and his family,Symphony

Sympathies to your friend and his family MetalSymphony

For those interested here's an interactive map of the quake and the areas impacted

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/japan.quake/map/?hpt=T1

Every time I think about this it just makes me really sad. I think the fact that I have several Japanese instructors and several close Japanese friends here in the U.S. with me makes it worse. One of my friends is from Nagoya, which was no where near Sendai, but she is really upset because she wishes she were in Japan to help...I can barely watch things about this event anymore without getting sad and tearing up. The Japanese truly are some of the kindest and most caring and polite people in the entire world.

Appears that there might be a second tsunami on the way. A reporter on CNN needed to cut his transmission short because they were being told to find higher ground.

Aoi Kurenai said:

Appears that there might be a second tsunami on the way. A reporter on CNN needed to cut his transmission short because they were being told to find higher ground.

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Fox News is saying a 10 ft wave was spotted :O_O:

What do you think?

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Aoi Kurenai said:

Appears that there might be a second tsunami on the way. A reporter on CNN needed to cut his transmission short because they were being told to find higher ground.

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oh man, is this keeps going on, Japan would be no more :disappoin

This is just getting too much...I can't put it into words...

dchoc said:

What do you think?

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She's generalizing by lumping all asians in one category when I can tell you without her saying it she's referring to Chinese people. She needs to learn theres a difference between Chinese and Japanese (and to be honest they don't even like each other that much). My university has a large number of Chinese students, and I deal with some of the same problems she described on a daily basis. While insensitive I feel her main criticism of talking in the library is valid. I mean people get mad at each other all the time if they're talking loud in the library.