Please PRAY FOR JAPAN so that no more big Earthquake struck Japan. There is a potential for nuclear catastrophe! Please PRAY FOR JAPAN to be safe from nuclear radiation.

These sentences are from a recent Japanese Government television advertisement.

心は誰にも見えないけれど心遣いは見える。思いは見えないけれど思いやり誰にでも見える。あたたかい心も、やさしい思いも、行いによってはじめて見える。

Translation1: We can not see someones heart but we can see someones care. We can not see someones mind but we can see someones considerateness. Warm hearts and friendly feelings can only realized with your deeds.

Translation2: "No one can see your heart, but everyone can see the care you express for other. No one can see your thoughts, but everyone can see the considerateness you have for other. Warm heart and kind feeling can be seen for the first time by your deeds only." (Mohibul:Yes, It's difficult to translate the Japanese rhythm. If it were me, I would translate it like this. Btw, 思い（おもい-omoi）means thought, mind, feelings...重い（おもい-omoi）means heavy, weighty...pronunciation is same but kanji is different.)

Powerful thought. Google MT fails to translate it but produce some garbage (I cant call it a sentence). Well some sweet Japanese language rhythms are lost in my translation, but anyway its better than the Google MT for others to understand! It really represents the Japanese spirit of helping other people with warm hearts. Lets learn the warm behave from Japanese people and help Japan in this situation.

Researchers identified this Japan earthquake as once in a millennium. From history similar level earthquake last happened in the year 869 when around 1000 people died! But more than thousands people died in this earthquake. Many people need shelter. Please pray for Japan and give your hands to recover.

Many Bangladeshis from Tohoku University are rescued from Sendai area, They will be staying in Bangladesh Embassy tonight in Tokyo. Anyone nearby please help them.

For those who want to know some of the practical ideas of Saori to help Japan, here are three of them.

1. Sending photos or messages online: Especially photos that give people hope would be nice. Many Japanese are translating messages from outside Japan and it encourages people suffering from this horrible disaster. You can post on Twitter, facebook, or other online communities. If you don't know where to send, you can send it to me.

2. Buying Japanese products and services:

Economic loss from this earthquake is estimated to be massive. Actually, stock price is going down after the earthquake. It will take some time to start normal economical activities. If foreign people buy Japanese things, It will be easier to recover from this sooner.

3. Donating money to the responsible organization:

Groupon, Yahoo, and other big companies launched online donation system. It costs incredible to recover from this disaster, your money will be used wisely and surely makes difference.

Google initiative: http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Facebook Cause: http://www.causes.com/campaigns/154523

Comparing to others, my Earthquake Experience in Tokyo was a very safe one. Being in Japan for one and half years helped me to take earquakes easily, I would rather enjoy the shaking. But this time I was afraid. I was in my home, 4th floor, when the biggest Earthquake with 9.0 strucked Japan on 12th March 2011. It stayed around 5 minutes and I understood it was special. My laptop, book shelf was shaking and some books started dropping which made me more scared. I tried to get out from my home, but it shaking so violently that it was difficult to run in a straight line. For the first time I though it might be the last day of earth and all the buildings will get destroyed! After 5 minutes the Earthquake seemed stopped but still the world was shaking in my mind. Then I got outside of the house and find other Japanese friends are scared too! One Japanese old man was saying that is his first time experience as well! Womens with their children from the neighborhood came to the nearby park which is open and looks safe. I was calling from my mobile frequently but calls failed due to network convergence!

Thanks to WiFi, I could access to internet to connect with other friends. It was horrible  for others as the train lines stopped working for one day to avoid accidents. Our Gasline stopped, but current and waterline was ok. For some areas everything was ruined with the tsunami. I was in Chofu, Tokyo which was not effected with Tsunami.

The earthquake continues like giving alarm on every hour! The University instructed us to stay in open place. So I was walking to see the situation in neighborhood. For the first time I saw Traffic Jam caused in Tokyo. So many people were waiting for bus and train. As there was no train to go back some people had to stay in the train station or a temporary place nearby. The whole night was sleepless for many people.

Overall it was like a nightmare and Japan is fighting to overcome from this situation. Researchers identified this Japan earthquake as once in a millennium. From history similar level earthquake last happened in the year 869 when around 1000 people died! But more than thousands people died in this earthquake. Many people need shelter. Please pray for Japan and give your hands to recover.

Please Continue Praying and Help to Recover!

For more news visit:  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2Hr-1l1MM

Move the slider to compare satellite images, taken by GeoEye, from before and after the disaster.

 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?hp%3Fsrc=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB

"Estimating from the occurrence of aftershock so far, the possibility of aftershocks with magnitude of 7 or higher is 70% until 10 a.m., 16March, followed by 50% until 10 a.m., 19 March." : www.jma.go.jp

Selected Twitter Messages to show the situation around Japan:

 http://www.facebook.com/notes/jun-shiomitsu/japan-quake-as-seen-from-twitter-translated-by-me-so-quality-questionable/10150121176733830