Having worked for Canon for seven years and during that time worked closely with Canon Inc. in Tokyo, the images that have appeared on TV in the last couple of days have been truly heart-breaking.
They’ve been expecting “The Big One” for many years but I doubt anyone was expecting it to be this severe. From working with the Japanese, they would be the most prepared nation on the planet for this type of disaster. The buildings seem to have pretty much survived the earthquake, but the devastation to the NE of Honshu caused by the Tsunami is unbelievable and you just wonder how anyone could have survived the 10 metre wall of water sweeping through, taking with it everything in its path. Then, add to this the risk of a nuclear disaster at Fukushima … it just doesn’t bear thinking about.
Thankfully all the guys I used to work with appear to be safe but they are understandably very shocked, shaken and really worried about their friends and family who they cannot contact.
I just hope and pray that all your families are safe.
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