What's up Japan?

Since the gigantic earthquake and tsunami hit the Tohoku region of Japan, I've been following NHK news, which is an equivalent of BBC news in Japan. I decided to translate some positive news in English. Not associated to NHK. This is my translation (and thoughts).

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