Tag Archives: earthquake

Fun Link Friday: Energy Conservation Posters

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paula

Even in the face of disaster, one thing Japan doesn’t lack is morale. That, and an innate sense of cute culture, both of which we see in this week’s Fun Link Friday feature. What are we looking at? The fantastic … Continue reading →

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Emergency Assistance Fund for U.S.-based Japanese Students

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paula

Know any Japanese students studying in the U.S. who were hard hit by the disasters last month? Do they need financial help? Send along this information! The deadline (April 4) is fast approaching! — The Institute of International Education (IIE), … Continue reading →

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Urgent need for Japanese speakers

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paula

The National Language Service Corps has expressed an urgent need for Japanese speakers for earthquake/tsunami relief efforts. Please refer to the following webpage for information: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/looking-for-japanese-speakers-with.html http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/2011/03/urgent-need-for-japanese-speakers.html General blog site with announcements: http://nlscorps.blogspot.com/

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Reminder: earthquake/tsunami relief links

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paula

Things have been crazy this week as I fly around the country touring universities, but after this weekend regular posts will resume. In the meanwhile, there are a number of great resources for earthquake/tsunami relief that I’ve been pulling out … Continue reading →

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Disaster Relief: Bach Collegium Japan Concert

Posted on March 17, 2011 by LM

Reposted from UMS Lobby. The University of Michigan’s University Musical Society will donate 50% of all new ticket purchases to the Bach Collegium Japan concert on Thursday, March 24 in Hill Auditorium (map) to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake … Continue reading →

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Links concerning the earthquake/tsunami relief

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paula

So as to not edit and re-edit a post on this page, we are posting various relief effort links concerning the earthquakes/tsunami in Japan on our Facebook page. We encourage you to circulate these links and look into how you … Continue reading →

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Earthquake Relief

Posted on March 11, 2011 by LM

This is Leah Zoller, writing from Ishikawa prefecture. On Friday, 11 March 2011, at 2:46 pm JST, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Miyagi Prefecture. There is extensive damage, flooding, and fires in Northeastern Honshu. A tsunami has hit the coast … Continue reading →

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