JAPAN: Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis

First reports of friends from Japan mid of last week were not annoying to us. No one could think of the nightmare that came to Japan at this time. Most of all because earthquakes are seen there on a regular basis.

The massive earthquake with 9.0 force and the devastating tsunami, which took the coast of the Honshu island, was a heavy blow for us.

After a couple of mails and a much too long wait for the response, we realized that at least our friends in Japan were well. As were the Tokyo based scooter shops like Kashira Products and Lambertability.

That can't mislead about the disastrous and horrifying situation in Japan. Our good friend Taka from lambretta-magazine-japan.net reports about a state very similar to war. And that lots of the survivors in the destroyed region are now suffering from cold and starvation. This is the terrifying live stream:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

And even if japan does have one of the best elaborated emergency management systems in the world and they haven't asked for international help, we would like to spread the word for the DONATION TO THE RED CROSS:

http://www.drk.de/news/meldung/5544-japan-erdbeben-und-tsunami.html
http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Appeal
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