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March 14, 2011 07:00 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0QVRJCuN6aE/japan-quake-and-tsun-1.html
Japan quake and tsunami: one family, reunited
"Shoko Ono, the 23-year-old who took the $800 taxi ride from Tokyo, completes the last part of her journey to her parents' house on foot. The family dog welcomes her to a home largely undamaged by the earthquake, and a mother stunned by her arrival. There's no hugging or kissing, just gasps of surprise and shock as she stands and bows to her parents. They bow, too -- the emotion of the moment palpable, even though nobody touches anyone."—NPR All Things Considered (audio here)....Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0QVRJCuN6aE/japan-quake-and-tsun-1.html
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