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I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s like they got small kids to re-enact Battle Royale. o_O

Incidentally, I recommend that you watch this movie.  I’m not usually into that genre of film, but it was just so absurdly awesome, it’s kind of hard to resist.

It has Takeshi Kitano (I mean, come on, it’s Takeshi) and also Kô Shibasaki whom I loved in Go, and which is one of my favourite Japanese films along with Quill (Saddest. Movie. Ever. (TM)).

dorothymantooth:

cvxn:

toliveanddieinlondon:

This is Hideaki Akaiwa. When the Tsunami hit his home town of Ishinomaki, Hideaki was at work. Realising his wife was trapped in their home, he ignored the advice of professionals, who told him to wait for the army to arrive to provide search and rescue.

Instead he found some scuba gear, jumped in the raging torrent - dodging cars, houses and other debris being dragged around by the powerful current, any of which could have killed him instantly - and navigated the now submerged streets in pitch dark, freezing water until he found his house. Swimming inside, he discovered his wife alive on the upper level with only a small amount of breathing room, and sharing his respirator, pulled her out to safety.

If he had waited for the army, his wife of 20 years would be dead.

Oh, and if that’s not enough badassery for one lifetime, Hideaki realised his mother was also unaccounted for, so jumped back in the water and managed to save her life also. Since then Hideaki enters the water everyday on a one man search and rescue mission, saving countless lives and proving that two natural disasters in a single day, and insurmountable odds can’t stand in the way of love. This man is my hero.

お疲れ様でした

Update: Why the fuck would somebody strip out the link to the story? PEOPLE! COME ON!

(Two more links to the story at the site linked to in the pic.)  This dude deserves a fucking statue in his honor.  Made out of gold.

I don’t know about the statue, I’m sure there are other things which could better honour his selfless acts, but I agree with the sentiment.

This man is a hero.

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motherjones:

Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri weeps as Japanese officials finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people.

That’s a nice sensationalist headline.  Here is some advice for you Tumblr folk and whoever else reads this post:

For the love of journalistic integrity, stop reading and propagating the Daily Mail. Seriously.

Here, go read some other posts by publications I consider more trustworthy than the Daily Mail (and The Sun) which also discuss this press conference:

Reuters: TEPCO connects line, can get power to Daiichi plant

NYPost: Japan crew fixes power cable at Fukushima nuclear power plant in race to stop radiation

Bloomberg: Japan’s Prime Minister Says Crisis Remains ‘Very Grave’

(via thedailyfeed)

Help Japan.

How to Help.

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fredrin:

;_;

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suitep:

Japan earthquake - Central Tokyo sky clowded over with smoke.  (by natsco)

I took this photo of the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum.

Yes, it’s made of glass.  The irony of this was not lost on me.

If you’re ever in the area though, I highly recommend visiting the museum.