Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

On Friday, March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 (upgraded from 8.9) earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near the city of Sendai, which unleashed a 23-foot tsunami leaving death and disaster in its wake.  In the days since we have seen the news updates from the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami to the nuclear crisis.  We have also seen how the Japanese people have come together to support each other.

News and Updates

To see the latest information coming out of Japan, there are a variety of sources to get your news from.  Listed below are several sites where you can keep up to date on the news coming from Japan.

NHK World (English)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

Twitter
@sayaJRCS – Japan Red Cross Society
@RedCross
#Tsunami
#eqjp
#jpquake
#prayforjapan
#Sendai

Facebook
Pray for Japan
Japancast.net

Google responded instantly to this crisis by creating a crisis center page where you can get realtime updates and information regarding the disaster.

2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Crisis Response
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

How You Can Help

From the start, the world has shown their support for Japan by sending messages of support, sending rescue aid workers, and donating money.  Locally, the Asian Association of Hampton Roads has gotten together and are planning fundraising events.  To get further information and to donate, please see their website.

Asian Association of Hampton Roads
http://www.aa-hr.com/

Anime Addicts @ Indian River Library March Meeting

Genre:  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Creator:  Yasuhiro Nightow
ADR Director: Joe Romersa
Voice Actors: Dorothy Melendrez as Meryl Stryfe
Jeff Nimoy as Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Johnny Yong Bosch as Vash the Stampede
Lia Sargent as Milly Thompson
Distributed By:  FUNimation

Rated TV-14
30 Minutes per Episode
2006

Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt - and it's never Vash. Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there's no proof that he’s ever taken a life. In fact, he's a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who's more doofus than desperado. There's a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on - Vash the Stampede definitely ain't your typical outlaw.

Join fellow Otaku to watch anime, discuss manga, and help add content to the A Graphic Invasion blog. Watch a different anime every 3rd Thursday of each month from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The popcorn’s on us.

Ages:  12-18 Years
Location:  Indian River Meeting Room

Anime Addicts is sponsored by FUNimation's Operation Anime.