There was a earthquake in Japan, north-east of Tokyo. Its rating was 8.9 magnitude, 5th largest in the world. Officials say 350 people are dead and about 500 missing, but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher.

The nuclear power plant was/is in danger of implosion, and while this all happened a TSUNAMI was stirred up because of the hurricane. Minutes later, the earthquake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami along the northeastern coast of Japan near the coastal city of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. The quake was followed for hours by aftershocks. The U.S. Geological Survey said 124 were detected off Japan's main island of Honshu, 111 of them of magnitude 5.0 or greater.The waves that headed for California were 6-7 feet tall.

A 10m wave struck Sendai, deluging farmland and sweeping cars across the airport's runway. Fires broke out in the centre of the city. The tsunami rolled across the Pacific at 800km/h (500mph) - as fast as a jetliner - before hitting Hawaii and the US West Coast, but there were no reports of major damage from those regions.

Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and severely damaged harbors in California after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific. American troops went to help those in Japan and Hawaii. This all took place around dawn Friday March 11, 2011.

I hope and pray the japanese will recover from this lost, and that Japan heals. God rest those poor unfortunate souls...

~B

my heart went out to japan and all those poor people. my friends and i are putting together a relief fundraiser for them, and we're going to draw kiku on the poster. though it will be an inside joke, at least we can feel like we're doing something.

Actually, the earthquake was rated a 9.0 on the richter scale.
I've also heard from a friend that the Japanese don't like when we draw Kiku regarding the tsunami and earthquake. Oh our poor otaku love is being rejected by them, but we will still show our love! My heart goes out to Japan. T_T

soooooooooooooooooooooooooo saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddd!
:'(

Poor Japan...

wet, shaken, and radiated.
Holy canoli, he's gonna appear glowing neon green in the anime if not in a coma... :(

To think when im finally about to go to Japan it get ruined! T_T

Waaahhh!!*hugs Japan*

STAY STRONG KIKU~

What is with the onigiri (rice ball) in the orner and yeah i feel very sad for japan

T^T

I remember that day. My teacher in Japanese Class told the whole class about it. I was so worried when I saw the pictures of the site in Japan. When he talked to us about the destruction. My reaction to this was sad and scared when I heard about all this. Poor people. Poor Island. But I hope Japan can heal from all this mass destruction.

WAAAAAHHHHH MY POOR LITTLE KIKU -Hugs her Japan plushie-
( Extreme Japan Fangirl )

I was devastated when this happened. I'm half Japanese myself and this actually happened only a year or so after I moved. I was very worried about my Japanese family, but they were thankfully alright. I feel so sorry for those who lost their lives or have close ones who did.
(I even saw an American broadcast on the news repeating over and over that the American troops stationed in Japan were all safe, but they didn't mention the actual Japanese once! I was furious. Thankfully, not all Americans are like that.)
My mom even told me that the Japanese didn't steal any food from stores after the earthquake, and instead bought it.

I personally love the pictures and fanart for this and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside for all the support to my country. ^_^

THIS. IT WAS A DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT /WONDERFUL/ PRESENT MOTHER NATURE!!! >8(

I'm also a quarter japanese and had a friend who had relatives in Japan when that happened. I cried with her when we talked about it in school. :'( But then I helped organize a school jog with her that raised a lot of money! But i didn't know about Hetalia when this happened, but i still cared for Japan deeply because i really enjoy the culture. If i had known of Hetalia, i would have cried BUCKETS more tears at home.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENT MOTHER NATURE! >8(

May you recover from your loss, Japan, and may all the victims rest safely in peace...

I know! I heard about it,my heart really sank when heard about the earthquake T.T