I think that people are quick to forget about this:
http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2005/September/20050915165123ajesrom9.768313e-02.html
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Japan Proves Truly "A Friend Indeed" After Hurricane Katrina
Japanese government, companies, individuals send assistance to victims
Washington -- If the saying "a friend in need is a friend indeed" is true, Japan is one of the best friends the United States ever could have to provide support while so many Americans are suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Japanese private citizens and the government alike have sent a virtual tsunami of assistance to the victims of Katrina, which devastated 90,000 square miles along the U.S. Gulf Coast in August. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and hundreds lost their lives.
Japan has pledged more than $1.5 million in private donations. The government of Japan has donated $200,000 in cash to the American Red Cross and some $800,000 in relief supplies -- from blankets to generators -- already are arriving to aid the most needy. Japanese firms with operations in the United States have donated some $12 million in total, including Honda Motor Corporation ($5 million), Hitachi ($1 million) and Nissan (more than $750,000).
Considering this article was written in 2005, I'll leave the term "virtual tsunami of assistance" alone.
But yeah... For all the support Japan gave us just 5 years ago and some people are dumb enough to say "herp thts wut u get 4 perl harber!"... @#%^ them.
Edited, Mar 17th 2011 9:21pm by Mikhalia 
