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gomi_sweet: For those going to bed in places still experiencing aftershocks, please go to bed in your street clothes, and keep your shoes beside your bed. So even if there is a power outtage, you will still be able to prepare, even by the light from your mobile. Praying non-stop for your safety.
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xx: Please RT this! 【Please RT】 For young people reading twitter, please let the elderly and others know about all these updates! Even if it’s trivial talk, just talk! It’s also ok to talk about your fears
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ha_mami: Holding flashlights straight up helps you to illuminate a larger area. Because batteries are precious, please save them up by sharing your lights with others around you.
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umemiu: Many all over the world are using this hashtag #prayforjapan, and worrying about us. Hope this will give hope to all those affected. Please spread.
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craftman: The explanation given by BBC London University’s professor… made me cry. Really. In summary, he said that a quake on such a scale, with so many people affected, could only be withstood by Japan, no other country. Geography and history aside, we have much to learn from the Japanese peoples’ idiosyncrasies, discipline, autonomy, and cooperativeness.
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craftman: What we have now is comparable to the bad civic situation in places like Afghanistan and Egypt, as well as the chaotic situation in New Zealand. During evacuation, we just have to be aware of our surroundings, and try to get home by walking in a disciplined manner.
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chikappa1108: Praying now that the human tragedies which occurred during the Osaka-Kobe quake don’t happen again. As night falls, everyone, please be more aware of your surroundings.
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callaway_win: Wrapping a thin plastic bag around your flashlight can help to disperse the light and illuminate a larger area!! Please spread this information! This will help all those who feel afraid in the dark!!
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mayu_lucky117: Give hope to all disaster victims… >> #prayforjapan Please pray, even photos will help to encourage them.. http://www.i4pc.jp/prayforjapan
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rieppe114: During the Osaka-Kobe quake, there was definitely a lack of material aid, and so it was hard to live in the evacuation centres. But what helped us through that was the fact that we were all connected. Humans just cannot live alone.
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aya79goldy: 【Evacuation Facilities】 11/3/12 01:38 The Government Office is opening more venues. NishiShinjuku Elementary School and Shinjuku Nursing School are now open. 【Please forward】
ayu_19980408: 312/1:57 RT

me0709me: 【Please RT】 It’s nighttime now. A lesson learnt from the Osaka-Kobe quake: for this next 1 week, sleep in your street clothes + place your shoes by your pillow (for easy escape outside). The same goes for children. (glass pieces on the ground are dangerous) Also, place things like your glasses, contacts and valuables next to you!
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maami10020602: Sunrise on 12 March, Hakodate 04:23, Aoyama 04:24, Akita 04:28, Morioka 04:24, Ishimaki 04:24, Kisennuma 04:23, Yamakata 04:28, Sendai 04:26, Fukushima 04:28, Tokyo 04:33. No matter how dark tonight will be, dawn will definitely come!
ayu_19980408: Please hold on!!

mikajohn: From tomorrow on, water rationing carts will be going round. But mobile phone charging carts are also essential.
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mikajohn: When I was a middle school student in Miyagi Prefecture, there was an earthquake. It happened after school. Block fences toppled in front of my eyes. It’s been 33 years since then. Of course, water will be restored in 2 days, electricity in 3, and gas in a week. But this is an unprecedented disaster. Dawn, please come soon!
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yuuki1002a: 【Speednews】 The information about the prolonged power outtage for Tokyo Metro is false, they have officially announced that services will return by the end of the day. http://mainichi.jp/select/weathernews/news/20110312k0000m040187000c.html
ayu_19980408: 312/3:13 RT

ayu_19980408: It’ll start to get light in about an hour. Until then, I plan to continue retweeting information, and let my voice be heard, as much as I can. To everyone who is in the dark, feeling cold, frightened and anxious, please hold on! You are not alone!!

sunflower_JJ: Thank you ayu. I’m at an evacuation centre now. It’s funny, because I have no medication for my hay fever, so I can’t really breathe very well, so I’m not asleep. As long as my phone’s battery lasts, I will look at everyone’s tweets and feel better. Please support me.
ayu_19980408: ☆

ayaya213pepu: ayu-chan, thank you (;_;) I’m alone, I feel so helpless.
ayu_19980408: We’re all here!

kahlua_ack: Sunrise Hakodate 04:23, Aoyama 04:24, Akita 04:28, Morioka 04:24, Ishimaki 04:24, Kisennuma 04:23, Yamakata 04:28, Sendai 04:26, Fukushima 04:28, Tokyo 04:33
ayu_19980408: It’ll be dawn soon, don’t give up!

m_sue023: To those who are with infants. Please place something as a cushion under the infant’s head, a towel will do. During the Osaka-Kobe quake, infants were killed because they were not flung around without any protection. Don’t let them die for nothing.
ayu_19980408: Please also help anyone who is with an infant.

teamayu0408: 【Notice!】 In past quakes, many people have died from economy syndrome. Please try to exercise your ankles, massage your calves, and move around a little! It’ll be dawn soon (>_<)
ayu_19980408: Let’s try to move around a little!

yuyu_2434: Unrelated to the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake, a magnitude 6 quake has just occurred in Nagano! The epicentre is over Niigata Prefecture! Please spread this
ayu_19980408: 312/4:06 RT

masumi0220: At 3:59am, a quake of magnitude 6.6 with epicentre 10km underneath Niigata Prefecture! But there is no need to worry about aftershocks for this quake! Please RT!
ayu_19980408: 312/4:07 RT

aiki0720: At 4:08am, a magnitude 4 quake at Irabaki (>_<)
ayu_19980408: 312/4:13 RT

re_dis_un: These timings are wrong. Hakodate 04:23, Aoyama 04:24, Akita 04:28, Morioka 04:24, Ishimaki 04:24, Kisennuma 04:23, Yamakata 04:28, Sendai 04:26, Fukushima 04:28, Tokyo 04:33. The correct sunrise times should be 1.5 hours later.
ayu_19980408: –>

mikajohn: It’s better to gather all your survival kits. My pack includes milk for children, a change of warm clothes, my contact lens, flashlight, lighter and water.
ayu_19980408: Everyone, let’s start preparing too!

SAPPIxAYU: ayu… We are not alone, right?
ayu_19980408: You’re not alone! Let us give encouragement and support to each other. The last thing left in this world is love!

morimotochie: Everyone’s hearts are so anxious. Everything is so chaotic and devastated. But we need to stay calm. Let us give support to each other.
ayu_19980408: Yosh ☆

mikajohn: Let us prepare some food first, just in case a power outtage occurs. If we do so, we’ll be alright for the next few days. Again, let us prepare, just in case we lost our water and electricity.
ayu_19980408: OK!!

momo0429talovee: ayu-chan, it’s shaking at Niigata. But dawn will come, right? We’ll all meet and smile someday, right?
ayu_19980408: We’ll meet. Let’s meet, ok? Surely!!

maami10020602: ayu-chan, the sun is rising…
ayu_19980408: And it will definitely illuminate all those things we don’t want to see. But let us all continue living in this new day!!

kosuke_1226: Timings for sunrise （http://www.nao.ac.jp/koyomi/） → Tokyo 5:57, Sendau 5:54, Morioka 5:53, Nagano 6:04, Niigata 6:01! Let’s hold on together! Is ayu in Japan?
ayu_19980408: Yes I am! Let’s hold on together!!

iPhone_PR: iPhone’s 「Disaster NoticeBoard」 is now up on short notice! Aftershocks will still be continuing. Please tell that to everyone around you! http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id425650996?mt=8
LinKurokawa: Please spread.
ayu_19980408: 312/5:26 RT

kana560723: My heart is so tired and I can’t sleep. I’m not the only one, right?
ayu_19980408: Yes, everyone is really anxious. But the dawn is coming! I think that will somehow bring strength into our hearts again!!

mari0v0: Dawn is coming! Very soon!
ayu_19980408: Very soon!

y0ssy61: 「Please spread」 JR trains will start running again from 7am 12/3 onwards. Yamanote Line will start again around 8am. More details in this URL http://www.jreast.co.jp/
ayu_19980408: 322/5:37 RT

ayu_19980408: The sun has risen. This is the real beginning. Let us stay focused and calm, and while giving support to those around us, let us do all that we can in this new day called today!!

ayu_19980408: Words from a CNN expert. “Japan’s citizens are miracles. Though we are unsure of the number of casualties yet, it would have been so much worse if this occurred in any other country. With no more than 5 minutes warning of a quake 500x stronger than that which struck Haiti, they had an unbelievable response. These people are all prepared. This country is ready for anything that comes”

DissizKoichi: From both CNN and BBC. “One of the world’s worst earthquakes hit the country which is the most prepared for it. Though there were sacrifices, no other country will be able to match their speedy accurate response. The Japanese are restrained by society, but they have broken out of it this time.” Let us be proud of being Japanese, and remain calm and rational!
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ayu_19980408: Let’s fight this together! RT 3/12 10:11 According to predictions by Tokyo Electric Power, there will be a shortage of a maximum of 3 million kW of energy at around 6~7pm today. Let us all conserve energy during the period! (Detailed announcement from Tokyo Electric Power → http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/betu11_j/images/110312a.pdf)

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ayu_19980408: Free translation service is up! –>

ayu_19980408: To everyone in the A TEAM. We will be on break today as well, so please stop work. Your life is the most precious thing, so I wish for everyone to put your own safety first.

ch1h1ro46: Shuccha! Please spread! Viber is an essential item. It’s a free application that allows you to make free calls on an iPhone (www.viber.com/dl) This will lighten the communication lines, so please spread this information
SHUYA_Mizuno: RT
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tsuchan1002111: In a certain convenience store, the next shift of workers are not coming in… So the staff from the previous shift is forced to continue working!! But these people still told me “I’m working hard because of the earthquake” with a smiling face… I will work hard too… Everyone, please do so too…
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mtnn_89: Another mobile translation service!! http://www.excite.co.jp/world/ http://translate.google.co.jp/m?hl=ja
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chopakotan: 【Please spread】 A large-scale person finder site! http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=ja
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info2takamasa: Will you spread this please? 【Please spread】 From evening on, we’ll be having a lack of power. Please switch off all public billboard signs. Please spread this before it’s too late.
yzw036: Please spread!
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rieleon1981: All the lights in shopping complexes are still on, even though there’s no customers. Isn’t there going to be a lack of power situation?
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beney_02: 【Please spread】 To those in affected areas, please keep a permanent marker close to you. Write your address, name and telephone number of any visible skin area, like on your arm. Also leave messages on places that you pass by (eg a house’s wall), so we can trace you if you go missing.
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fuckyoubbg2010: To all the apparel, F&B, cloth and drug companies in Japan, please give us your support through providing some goods. As a Japanese, I beg you!!!
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emi20021023: Animals have lives too. Animals cannot get information and updates like us, so they must be frightened… If you see some near you, please help them if you can…!
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love_boring: Save a piece of bread you would’ve eaten, save a pack of juice you would’ve drunk, save a movie you would’ve watched. These can help the victims. Even one yen is enough. Please help out.
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evoluya: ayu-chan, a charity service has begun!!! 【JEN】 http://jenhp.cocolog-nifty.com/emergency/2011/03/post-128a.html
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kome0326: There are surely many people who think “I can only pity those who are in trouble” or “I can’t help with anything” during a disaster. That is not true. Everyone is frightened and helpless. It’s normal to feel upset and shocked. It’s not your fault, don’t be so hard on yourself.
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teamayu10021231: Do all you can. If we can accumulate the strengths of each individual, we will be unimaginably strong. I will do all I can!!! I hope everyone will help out too. Let’s work together!!
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masason: Let us pray for all those who have lost their lives in this disaster. All SMSes sent within this week will be free, so everyone can announce their safety. http://www.softbankmobile.co.jp/ja/news/press/2011/20110312_03/
RYU_UCHIN: @ayu_19980408
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hum_1014: Please let us know the extent of the power outtage! We’re at work now and have no information…!!
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JUNKO_722: 【Power】 Tokyo Electric Power: There will be an intentional power outtage this evening. More details will be available then.
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ue_tatsu: From Japan TV. Tokyo Electric Power is in the midst of investigations about the timing details now.
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mayu_lucky117: I think each city will experience a 3-hour outtage → Tokyo Electric Power has also planned to cut the power off in cities on a shifting basis on the 13th. 「Power Outtage Cycle」 Announcement: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/smartphone/hl?a=20110312-00000672-san-bus_all
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yukiringco: About the proposed power outtage by Tokyo Electric Power. http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/11031217-j.html
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daichi1127: I know I need to give aid. But being under control is also giving aid. Either way, it’s time to prepare for the power outtage tonight!
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rice20000: All I can do now is to conserve energy. My heaters and lights are off, and I’m hiding in bed with my shoes beside me. All these little things done by everyone is really important. Let us all pool our strengths together.
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NHK_PR: Twitter Company has set up a special site just for storing the newest updates about the quake. Access through mobile phones: http://twtr.jp/earthquake More information about Twitter and details can be found at this site: http://blog.twitter.jp/2011/03/blog-post_12.html #jishin
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ayu_19980408: Seems like the friends and family of Satoru and Tomoki are fine. I’m really grateful for all the supportive and encouraging messages from everyone.

mikajohn: According to news from my hometown, everyone who hasn’t been affected by the tsunami is now staying calmly indoors.
ayu_19980408: Having information about safe places to go will be good!
odayoshio: This is not broadcasted on TV! Why can’t they tell us where to go to be safe? I want to know where’s safe!
ayu_19980408: Yea, I think so too.

gomi_sweet: Hmm, to everyone who’s safe in Tokyo, this coming power outtage is very important. The power of prayer is amazing.
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namiotaequalize: This 「Suggestion: How to survive the 12th and 13th, for people in Kanto region」 is very useful. I’ll follow it too. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/next49/20110312

kayo_19980408: I can’t stop pacing. I want to do something. I want to save someone. I want Japan to smile again. I’ll pray for your safety.
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ikuuuu1015: ayu, let’s work hard together (T-T)
ayu_19980408: Let’s! Let us all work together however we can!!

NHK_PR: 【Response to Nuclear Disaster】 ▼ Hide in your homes. ▼ Close doors and windows, and switch off fans and airconditioners. ▼ When outside, wear a mask, or use towels or hankerchiefs to cover your mouth and nose. ▼ Wear a jacket, do not expose your skin. ▼ When you come back in from outside, change your clothes and wash your face and hands. ▼ Do not consume water from water pipes or wells, or vegetables grown outside.
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ayulovelove: Shall TA make wristbands to sell for fund-raising? It’ll be a physical reminder of the incident for us.
ayu_19980408: Of course, everyone at TA is doing their best of give support. From morning, lots of staff have been working non-stop, but because our parent organization is still not functioning as per normal, please wait a little longer for an update.

ayu_19980408: To everyone at TA ☆ Please spread the message at TA to all TA members. Because I wish to continue retweeting the latest updates about the quake, please help me out!! Thank you for always.

masukko: Please RT. Here’s a site on how to spot fake news on Twitter, as well as a list of confirmed fakes. http://www.yukawanet.com/archives/3598689.html
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ayu_fukuoka0111: Conserve energy, let emergency vehicles pass on the road, don’t get taken in by fake news, don’t forgot to give thanks, don’t forgot to lend a helping hand, eat while you can, smile at children and tell them everything’s ok, talk to the elderly. And stay calm.
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amgin888: Please spread. All the news that you see about affected areas and evacuation centres on Twitter, please let the elderly, foreigners and lone individuals know. Let them know how they can help too. Smile at them, talk about trivial things. 「Share」 yourselves.
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maiiimaiimai: Radiation leak. Please take note. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110312/k10014629021000.html #nhk_news
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DECADE_1105: [To child victims] You must be frightened and anxious. But it’s alright. All us Kamen Riders are not fighting alone. Your dad, your mum, the policeman, the Civil Defense, they’re all fighting to protect you too. So it’s alright, cheer up.
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(Kamen Riders is a famous anime show in Japan.)

DECADE_1105: [From Decade to the kids] You may be looking forward to watching Kamen Riders OOO on TV tomorrow, but I’m sorry to say that it may not show on TV. All us Kamen Riders are busy fighting for the disaster victims. So you have to be brave too and support us. Thanks.
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(Decade is the lead character in Kamen Riders)

mikajohn: Thinking of the people and their families in the radiation zone, and how they are coping.
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takapon_jp: The site JustGiving is back. Try accessing slowly, don’t flood the place. I donated 1 million yen. Everyone, please help! -> http://justgiving.jp/c/1576
ayu_19980408: OK!!

tanakayoshikazu: GREE’s fund-raising service has been open for about 2.5 hours, and 100k people have already taken part http://t.gree.jp/?action=public&_grd=r.20348.1#tab=volunteer_top
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m_sue023: There are many sorts of charity going on, but there are some fake sites among them. Please make sure that the site you are donating to will send the money directly to the victims. You can donate through the government or large companies. Let’s be careful and not waste our well-intentioned money.
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xmizzyx: You can donate to the Red Cross Foundation’s Disaster Fund, from the Fami Portal in Family Mart! From the Top Page, 「Donations」 → 「Japan Red Cross Foundation」 → Enter donation amount → Get a receipt and pay for it at the register within 30 minutes. That should work!
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1002_0408_0101: 【Please spread】 At 9:30pm tonight, the whole world will be praying for Japan. Please take part if you can. #prayforjapan
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gomi_sweet: The second night. Instead of worrying about victims, let us pray for their recovery. I still remember how, during the Osaka-Kobe quake, even the toilets were so soiled that I couldn’t even sit down. Anyway, be gentle to women, children and the elderly. I’m in Tokyo, but I’ll be praying.
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gomi_sweet: All of us who are safe can only donate money, or support by buying goods manufactured in the affected areas. I bought some Sanriku seaweed today. (laugh) After that, power outtage, then I’ll pray.
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odayoshio: takapon_jp Isn’t that target amount too low?
takapon_jp: I’ve changed it! Any amount will do!
odayoshio: I’ll try.
ayu_19980408: Thank you!

mikajohn: ayu asked me how to do donations, and I’ve just donated too. Horie Takafumi is saving us from the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake! http://justgiving.jp/c/1576
ayu_19980408: To everyone, it’s really hard to access the site, but don’t give up and keep trying!

cocoron07: Conserving, donating, thinking of your surroundings. Continuing to pray. Things will get done, one by one. Let us fight through tonight too.
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tictaky: Is there anything a high school student can do? Can I only donate?
ayu_19980408: Think about things you can do, and that will become your strength.

yukisanta: PTSD helps not only people, but animals too!! Don’t forget to care for the animals too!!!
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valon83: Please spread. You can donate with your T-points too, not just with money. http://tsite.jp/donation/index.pl?xpg=PCTC0202&amp;bokin_id=88
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kei050121: Everyone’s so calm at the evacuation centre. Everyone is supporting and helping everyone else. Everyone is living while facing forward. I want to tell that to the whole country.
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bedrag: There is something I can do. I can reason, I can think, I can pray, I can wish. I can write, I can rest, I can speak, I am alive. I can donate, I can know, I can learn, I can imagine a bright future. I can laugh, I can persevere, I can believe, I can love. Everybody can do all these things.
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ohsixthirty: For those with iPhone/iPad, please check the free app “NHK WORLD TV Live” for a live stream of NHK World’s quake coverage.
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Miii_chann: I just want to smile happily and live well tomorrow (*^^*) I’m grateful for my life. No matter how painful and bitter, people need to persevere, so that we can create a place where we can grieve and cry in peace.
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