ReGaRDiNG FuKuSHiMa...

If you were on Zero Hedge on March 11, 2011, you will remember how much I was moved by the whole Fukushima tragedy and how I became very angry at the Japanese establishment within hours following the initial natural events.

I did not repost these images last year, but now on the second anniversary of the disaster, I would like to share these images in their entirety once again in chronological order.

There is a story that unfolds and for the citizens of Tohoku the story is far from over.

To all those lost souls and those who are still suffering, you have my deepest empathy.

WB7

Soundtrack:

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Regarding Fukushima, as posted on Zero Hedge by WilliamBanzai7...

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Link To Set: Here

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[old naughty]

Sayonara, Lady Barbara.

[diogeneslaertius]

"Not knowing i am pillowed among the crags on Kamo Mountain,

my wife must still be waiting for my return.

'Today, today!' each day I have waited for you,

and now do they not say you are strewn with the shells of Ishi River?

Love is simply a sad lament,

i sing to the clouds as they pass the Ishi River."

[Freddie]

Music for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence was by Ryuichi Sakamoto.  A very lovely tune.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuichi_Sakamoto

He also starred in the film as Captain Yonoi. He was a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra and worked with English band Japan.

[Freddie]

Here it is live.  Wonderful tune. Makes me weep for Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZQYg0vjLxE

[medium giraffe]

Awesome Freddie, Sakamoto is brilliant. +1

This version of Lullaby of Takeda is worth a listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27yQMuTHWc

Some Japanese films to watch before you die:

Seven Samurai

Twilight Samurai

When the Last Sword is Drawn

Ran

Books:

Book of the Five Rings  - Miyamoto Musashi

Hagakura - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa

Shogun - James Clavell

[williambanzai7]

It is a fine example of how a simply melody can be filled with emotional content.

[El Viejo]

I lived in Japan for two years and very much loved my time there. The resilience of those people has always been an inspiration to me. Japan Up!