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Japan: An Appeal

The Russell Foundation has received the following appeal from our friends in the Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo). Dear friends, Thank you very much for your warm messages and support to us. Your messages are of great encouragement to us and all victims of the disaster. We have translated your messages into Japanese and passed them on to the victims and all Japanese people. The damage caused by earthquakes and subsequent tsunami is so horrible. All buildings were swept away. Thousands of bodies are found every day. The number of those dead and are missing is expected to be more than 11,500. The evacuees have increased more than 450,000. They are forced to stay at shelters with not enough food, water, cloths, oil for heaters and gas for cars, etc. In addition to that, the frightening accident of Fukushima power plants is threatening the safety of people and their uneasiness is growing. The municipalities and citizens of the damage struck areas have so far given strong sup...