@Kjeld Duits Hey! I knew you would be here in Miyagi covering the earthquake and tsunami. The photos are really unbelievable. It’s so sad what happened. My husband’s family is living in a town for about an hour away from Sendai to the North. A few days before the quake we went to Tokyo to search for an apartment, since we will move there from April. We were on our way from Tokyo back to the family home by bus on 03/11. We were having a break in Tochigi at a parking lot when the quake came. It was really scary. That day it took us 18 hours to get to Sendai by bus. The streets were really jammed. You can read my blog entry on how we experienced the quake and it’s aftermath if you have any time and if you are interested.

Are you still here in Miyagi? When are you going back to Tokyo? Anyhow, please be careful while taking photos.

This video with info isn’t mine, but in the description it lists all the numbers you can text and from where. $10 will automatically be added to your phonebill.

Thank you for the pictures! Although no close relations of mine live in Japan, I’m praying all the same for all the wonderful people. It’s so sad that this happened in such (for lack of better word) an amazing place. My friend’s father is also in Japan at the moment, covering the earthquake. He was going to be there for a few days, but extended his visit to several weeks.
Are the earthquakes still coming? Stay safe! Keep taking amazing photographs!

Thank-you for the excellent photos, the close up ones are astonishing. The news will be really bad before it improves I’m afraid although I’m recently heard from my host family and friend so they are alright, thankfully. Japan, I wish you safety and much better days :)

@Kjeld-Glad to see you are still safe and everything is ok. Stay as long as you need to, your fans aren’t going anywhere. The situation is really crazy and critical..And I personally would like to encourage everyone to not only pray for and think about Japan, but to also do whatever you can to help out. There are various charities and art auctions, etc that will be happening in order to make that possible..I think its going to be a long recovery for the Sendai area, but even a long emotional recovery for the rest of Japan.

Thank you so much for using my artwork for this cause. I hope that it can be used for good somehow. And Kjeld, I wouldn’t normally do this, (feel free to edit this out, and I won’t post a link) but for people that are indeed interested in ways of donating/art auctions, etc..I have a new section up on my blog that lists lots of creative and fun ways you can all get involved.

Stay strong Japan, we love you.

I feel for all those affected by this tragedy. I wish I could send a print I made, “Japan we care” to everyone in Sendai…hope things get better soon.

What can be said, except that I admire, respect and adore the Japanese people. I am from the other side of the planet, in Madrid, and I am at a loss to know what to do to help. Donating to the Japanese Red Cross is fine, but it seems so little when so much needs to be done.

Please be so kind as to refer to my link: http://divinephoenixegg8.blogspot.com/2011/03/pray-for-japan.html

I definitely pray for Japan. Like the majority of people I was deeply sadden when I heard about what happened in Japan. I wish the best for all the people of Japan.

my heart is with japan

Thank you for these images! Seeing pictures and following your blog help make the situation more real for me. I won’t necessarily say this is the same for ALL Americans, but I feel that as an unaffected American, especially as a North Texan American who has experienced neither an earthquake nor a tsunami, it is hard for me to understand the situation completely, but being able to hear of it from one’s first hand account is very helpful. Also, today in my Economics class, we watched a video someone in Japan recorded of the tsunami in action, and i was shocked. Generally, when I think of a tsunami, I think of vicious waves crashing on buildings and destroying everything. But then, I actually saw what it was like; how the water moves so quickly, and how it is, in essence, like a giant flood.
@Kjeld: You’re a brave man, and I respect you for what you are doing. Stay safe!

Kjeld, I find it inspiring that young cartoonists from around the world are rallying around Japan with their art. http://beautifuldaze.blogspot.com/

God bless… the last picture really… I gotta say