As all of you probably know by now, Japan has been severely damaged by powerful earthquakes, the worst being yesterday at magnitude 8.9. Sendai and its neighboring areas have also been affected by resulting tsunamis, as you might have seen in pictures, videos and news reports.
Here are some info and links you might find useful if you want to update yourself. Links here include news posts, streaming sites of Japanese news channels, earthquake monitoring sites and
donation links in case you want to extend your help. Fandom links are included, too.
We also open this post to any commenters (members, non-members, anonymous people) so that you can leave your wishes of safety and well-being to our producers, singers, dancers, musicians, and generally everyone having a difficult time in Japan. Feel free to leave messages below in both English and Japanese. We'll be linking this site in twitter and other social networks so they might be read.
We also welcome additional information as well as other links that we could add to this list. Thank you.
( informative sites, donation drives, and other info )If you have any messages or wishes, especially if you do not have twitter to directly address people in Japan, please feel free to leave them in the comments below.
ETA:
Nico Nico Douga has set up a fund-raising movement for the victims of the earthquake. The proceeds will go to Red Cross Japan. You need to watch and support Foo-san's video with Nico Points. Each point is equivalent to 1 yen. Watch the video
here. For an English explanation, please click
here.