Hi, George-san, how are you doing? I am surprised to see how precise Japanese you wrote and these sentences can covey us how deeply you sympathize us, Japanese. I read the article about the articles that one of the elderly couple lost their son by this tsunami. They have been looking for something under rubble. They came across the journalist and said to him, “You’ve come here all the way to cover the situations in the afflicted area. We’ve lost our son who was so good and really hardworking. I would often take him to the hill and show him the beautiful sunset when he was a little kid. We always thought he was a hardworking son. However, we couldn’t say he was really good and hardworking while he was alive. We regret now that we should have told him he did a good job and he was hardworking. If you have your family, don’t be shy you should tell your family how much you love your family and how deeply you love your family. We couldn’t do this. We appreciate you for listening to us.” The journalist thought no matter how harsh situations they are, they never forget to concern for others, who are really strong. The others are about the Self Defense Force. When one of Japan Self Defense Force found the body under rubble as old as his daughter is, he couldn’t help crying. When another Japan Self Defense Force found the bodies of the mother and the child holding tightly, they broke into louder outbursts of tears. We are encouraged by the stories spoken by disaster victims and other people. We'll rebuild Japan. See you, Ikuko

Thank you, George! It seems to me that the old virtues still remain here to see the news on TV.

そういっていただけるうれしいです。私も日本のそういう所が好きです。 I was also able to realize how fond I actually am of the country because of the hard times they are having now. Sadly, there are always people who do run to crime and selfishness at these times, but hopefully they will stay in the minority.