One Year Later

The big earthquake that devastated parts of Japan happened on March 11, 2011. It's hard to believe that a year has gone by so quickly. There have been many TV programs recently showing the affected areas and how they are looking now.

Here is a video (In Japanese..sorry!) about certain affected areas and how they are looking a year later. 

頑張れ日本！（がんばれにほん！gambare nihon!）
This is a phrase you will hear and see often in Japan. Gambare is something that is said all the time. There is no direct translation into English but it means something along the lines of encouragement - like 'do your best', 'you can do it', 'hang in there', etc. In order to help the country after the earthquake there are signs posted that say 'gambare nihon' which means 'do you best, Japan!'