Japan

In Wake of the Quake..

Japan has such a beautiful, rich, history. It's full of geisha's, samurais, architecture, battles, food, sports, and culture.

Some Interesting Facts about Japan

Raw horse meat is a popular food in Japan.

Sumo is Japan's national sport, although baseball is also very popular.

Some men in Japan shave their heads to apologize.

Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world.

When moving into an apartment it is often required to give the landlord a "gift" of money equal to two months' rent.

Japan is 70% mountains

There are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan.

1500

Thats 4 earthquakes a day.

It only took 1 extremely strong, longer than normal, earthquake to change Japan's history forever.

March 11, 2011.

8.9- Magnitude of Earthquake

6 Minutes- The Length of the earthquake

50- Approx. number of aftershocks

 10000 estimated dead/ missing

$180 Billion- Estimated cost of rebuilding

30 feet tall- The hight of the tsunami.
Millions homeless

Heartbreak, grief, hopelessness, brokenness, pain, sorrow, and distress.

Unmeasurable

It's so hard to comprehend the full extent of the damage, loss, and despair that Japan is going through.  I couldn't imagine if it happened here.
But one thing I know, is that God is faithful and will see Japan out of the mess and chaos.