One year has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan. I know this is a cliche saying but it’s hard to believe a year has already passed. It’s still hard to think that 19,000 people the died that day. Today I was performing close-up magic a event and at 2:46PM everybody paused for a moment of silence for the people who lost their lives that day. It was a powerful moment. There have been a lot of issues here in Japan after this event such at the problems of the Fukushima Nuclear power plant, but I feel the country is healing. A lot of great people helped out during this tragedy and are rebuilding the Tohoku region. Sometimes I feel that the problems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have over shadowed the victims of the quake and tsunami. This week and especially  today there have been a lot of TV programs showing many of the untold stories of what happened one year ago and you can’t help but feel really emotional every time you hear these stories or see the images of the distruction.  Although where I live in Japan was not effected by either the quake or tsunami the fact that it’s the same country, a country where I am currently a permeant resident, has made us all here value each other a little more. Here is to the memory of those lost last year.

Aaron