Three days after a massive earthquake struck northern Japan - followed by a devastating tsunami - between 1,200 - 1,700 are presumed dead.
However, there are according to NHK as of 5 pm local time Sunday March 13 more than 10,000 people still missing.
Japanese Self Defense, police, and rescue squads are being joined by help from around the world: teams from South Korea, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the United States, Turkey, and many other nations are pouring in.
Western Japan was spared any damage. Osaka experienced small tremors, and in Kyoto it was a day like any other. No tremors, no shaking, nothing. It was a beautiful early spring day.
Back in the northeast of Japan, more than 200,000 people are thought to be staying in 1,350 temporary shelters.
Perhaps the most ominous news is the release of radioactive material following an explosion at a Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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