Japanese tsunami

In a few months, these stories will be old hat, perhaps.  But for now, it's fascinating to see what washes up next on our shores from the Japanese tsunami from last year.

The long, voyage of the Ryou-un-Maru has come to an end.  Friday, a US Coast Guard Cutter armed with a cannon opened fire on the derelict vessel and sent her to the bottom of the Pacific.  The ship, which turns out had been designated for scrap in Japan, was swept out to sea by last year's tsunami...

Oceanographers say this is the tip of the 'debris-burg'  coming to the Pacific Coast from last year's Japanese tsunami--and it will affect the Pacific Coast along Canada, Washington and Oregon.

Seattle Mariners Right Fielder, Ichiro Suzuki, has donated 100 million yen (about $1.25 million) to the Japanese Red Cross to assist with the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts, report the Kyodo News Agency. Ichiro signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 and is the second Japanese-born everyday position player in Major League Baseball.

The damage cleanup should be starting in Japan following the Tsunami that wreaked havoc on the Japanese coast. But now the people are facing a new crisis.

For Another powerful example of  the forces of nature, from the BBC, another new video of the tsunami hitting the coast of Japan.  Incredible! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12725646