Rebuilding Relations with Japan

            As we all know, about a week ago Japan was hit with an enormous earthquake followed by a 30 foot tsunami. Ever since Japan has been struggling from this unfortunate natural disaster, the United States has begun what it calls Operation Tomodachi (Friend in Japanese), one of its largest relief effort in years. This operation consists of the U.S. Military and Navy constantly dropping off supplies such as food, water, and clothes to survivors on a school in a ruined Japanese village. At first, the survivors “looked hesitantly from the windows” but soon realized what was going on and rushed out to help unload all the supplies. All the survivors were very grateful and some embraced the Americans. One 37-year old secretary named Junko Fujiwara said, “They are like gods descending from the sky.” At this point in time, approximately 20 American ships have been sent off as well as the Ronald Reagan(“a nuclear-powered carrier whose helicopters are busily ferrying supplies to survivors”)to Japan’s northeastern coast and will continue to help Japan during its struggle until the country can get back on its feet.