Rare Video: Japan Tsunami | National Geographic 

Huge respect to Japan,the way they stand again and again after so many natural calamities.

I'm japanese. thanks for all disaster relief. when I 14years old , this disaster has occurred. I have the good fortune to Live 10 years. I can't forget all grace, kindness. I'm not good at English. but I thought I should be write my feelings, gratitude. I wish happiness will come to all people. thanks.

I am one of those who survived the Aceh tsunami in Indonesia in 2004, it was terrible that the initial wave on the coast was 30 meters and swept everything that existed, until now it cannot be forgotten, may your country be protected from disasters like this, let's pray

I could not help but feel a strong sympathy and deep respect for the Japanese people, still thriving on top of such calamities as Tsunamis, Earthquakes, .... !

Fun fact: Japan was the first country to respond when we had a massive earthquake here in New Zealand. Funny how Australia is meant to be our sister country and yet another country half way across the globe managed to get here and help before a sister country that's a 6 hr flight at most. Much love and respect for Japan ♥ Arigato

Humans: throws trash in the ocean Ocean: Right back at ya buddy

Almost 13 years later, and Japan faced yet another earthquake on New Year’s Day. Praying for everyone in Japan and surrounding areas. ❤

I have visited some of the impacted areas twice over the past few years. The Japanese people worked so hard to rebuild and bring life back to these areas. Very resilient and absolutely impressive!

Me and my husband were there in Tokyo....when this happened....experienced about 650 aftershocks after that in next 3 days .....but japan was back on it's foot from next day.....salute to the spirit of Japan

One important lesson I’ve learned from watching tsunami videos; when the water leaves, I leave.

Another 7.4 or 7.6 magnitude earthquake recorded today 1.1.2024. I pray for Japan 🙏

It has been 12 years since the earthquake today.I am Japanese. When the earthquake occurred, I was in an elementary school in Kanagawa prefecture, next to Tokyo. Although it was far from the epicenter, we felt a very strong tremor. I remember being very shocked when I first saw the footage of the tsunami.Many people lost their lives due to the tsunami. Tsunamis can happen anywhere on Earth. I hope that this footage will be used to help reduce the number of people who lose their lives in tsunamis.

See you in 8 years when this is recommended again

RIP my friend. He died while trying to evacuate through tall building yet hit his head hard to the ground, left unconscious. Already been a decade....

Japan is the strongest country. Japan is a inspiration of many countries . I hope their efforts to prevent disasters will be succeed.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

It's Jan. 1 and Japan has been hit by another tsunami

RIP to all those people that died

Japan is like cursed country. So many crazy things happen but their people still can handle it and fix it more faster than other country. Respect japan

I’m watching “The Days” and remembering this tragedy. Japan is a special country. They’ve been thru so much but they are a brightness for our world. We love you, Japan. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 ❤️

I can't imagine having to watch a city you grew up in just get swallowed and destroyed, and taking the lives of loved ones in the process. May everyone Rest In Peace.

Rest in peace everyone who died. My uncle was one of them who perished

If you are Japanese, just know you are from one of my favorite countries and I am so sorry this happened but it's good your safe❤

I am from Turkey. We had 2 earthquake magnitute 7.7 and 7.4 only in 9 hours different. We lost 42k people around as officially it's been announced but as me, all others don't trust this number. We are sure we lost much more. Just respect to all japan construction engineers and related foundations who loves people, and believe nature is more stronger than whatever construct. Only clue is to be fair, which we dont have in Turkey unfortunately.

It's good that RU-vid recommended me this, even as Japanese we tend to forget major events like this and it's good to get a reminder of how unforgiving nature can be.

Who else thinks Japan is one of the most resilient country on the planet?

The big one happened on the New Year’s Day in Japan too. Even though there wasn’t this big tsunami, many people have died and there are still people who are stuck under the collapsed houses. I just hope things get better soon Please well-prepared and gather information for natural disasters, my friends in all over the world 😢

Watching this as soon as I heard the news on the earth quake today off 7.3

I am Japanese. When the earthquake struck, many Japanese people were encouraged by the support and kind words. I'm really thankful to you. Next is our Japanese turn. I'm most happy that nothing happens, but if something goes wrong in your country, I'll do my best to support you! I used a translator, so I'm sorry if the English text is wrong🙇‍♀️

It's ten years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. We Japanese could NEVER recover from the damage of the earthquake without help from all over the world. We will definitely return the favor. Thank you.

When this earthquake occurred, Taiwanese people, the U.S. military, and people from all over the world helped. Thank you so much

Big shoutout to Japan they’ve been through so many natural disasters and they get back up again.I just love their community🫶🏻

Tectonic plates: *bump together* “whoops, my bad” “No problem bro” People on the surface:

Who else getting a bunch of disaster videos as recommended after the recent earthquakes?

There is a lot of love for the people of Japan who are facing many kinds of natural disasters and turning around again.

I was born in Japan and my heart sank when I saw all of the videos. I really want to return to Japan and visit those cities affected by the Tsunami.

My dream has always been a beachfront house but this makes me rethink things.

Japenese comments:- "Sorry if my English is wrong". Me :- confidently Making comments with no Grammar Sense. Huge respect for you japenese people 🙏.

I always admired the Japanese people for their kindness, grace and perseverance. The magnitude of this catastrophe was incomprehensible. Truly astonishing. I wish them all the best and pray that they have found peace. This was a monster the proportions of which are on a biblical scale. Just unbelievable.

آللهم سترك و عفوك و رضاك … الحمد لله الذي خلقنا في بلد لا تشهد زلازل و لا فيضانات ..

Can't believe this was 10 years ago. I remember my 9 year old self reading Attack on Titan while this wild Tsunami hit Japan. Props to the Japanese people and their government for getting back up even after all these calamities.

But Japan always stands, tall and proud, even after facing thousands of obstacles. Really a different breed. Respect to the Japanese people. Keep inspiring the world.

RU-vid is going to recommend this to everyone now.

This tragedy and the subsequent aftermath showed the dignity of the Japanese people as the coped with rebuilding their lives and communities. Respect .

Luckily my dog was wearing a name tagged and was saved by a group of highschoolers that time and called me right away. My dog likes to go outside for a stroll always.

I just got an ad that said, “Nature is beautiful.”

At around :54 seconds I saw someone running ahead of the wave just amidst the buildings and my heart sunk. 😔may everyone affected find peace and serenity.

Today Again Japan Hit Earthquakes 🥺

8 years ago: *rare video* in 2020: *46 million views*

Reading some of these comments makes me feel sad 😔

This didn’t age well at all…

So much respect to the people in japan ...you people are the strongest 🙏

Cameraman never dies.

Prior to this tsunami, Japan was the world’s second largest economy! This natural disaster really destroyed their economy. I do hope the people of Japan have recovered well from this natural disaster ever since. I also want to wish good health to everyone around the world these days. God bless you all.

AND NOW ON JANUARY THE FIRST 👀

I'm just crying for all the animals and pets that were left behind

Hi, I’m Japanese and I was 4 years old when this happened. I guess I’m fluent in English because I lived in America before. I decided to write this because recent reports say that there’s going to be a very big earthquake coming up in Japan in the next 10 to 30 years. By the way I’m copying and pasting this to most of the Great East Japan Earthquake videos I can find, so that many people can read it :) 4 years old is the age when I was in preschool (or kindergarten?), and I was on my mom’s bicycle (in japan, there are these kinds of bicycles called mamachari that most moms with kids have, and they have seats where kids can sit at the back or the front). Anyways, I don’t remember what I saw or felt at that time because I was so young plus I was sleeping... but my mom recently told me that the utility poles were shaking sideways, even though we lived in a place that was about 400km (248.55 miles) away from where the earthquake occurred. and I think you guys know, but Japan suffers from A LOT of earthquakes. Earthquakes with the magnitude of 1 to 5 are quite normal for us because they happen all the time. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not scared of them. We definitely get scared and worried because we know big, tragic earthquakes can happen. Some people have traumas, because their mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, friend, or pet passed away from an earthquake. or maybe because they witnessed big earthquakes or tsunamis before. In this 3.11.2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, more than 22,000 people have been reported dead or missing. Every Japanese citizen pray and mourn the loss of the victims on March 11th. Humans actually lose their lives from natural disasters like this, and in this case of earthquakes, people can die from 1)drowning from tsunamis 2)hit/squashed by furniture that fell to the ground (suffocation) 3)burned to death (by fire) 4)other diseases caused when a person spends their time at the evacuation shelter too much (this especially happens to old people/ the elderly, because they often have chronic illnesses/diseases.) I don’t know where you’re from, but some of you might think “wow this is so scary, but big earthquakes won’t happen in my country. we’re totally fine.”. I know, I really know- that earthquakes are rare in some countries. But I feel like it’s still better to prepare for them. In Japan, buildings have become stronger than ever, and citizens have prepared things just in case. Most of us have emergency kits/bags to bring outside when disasters happen. In Tokyo Disneyland, all employees participate in evacuation drills that are held about once in two days. What I’m trying to say is, preparation is necessary.. but even if we prepare a lot, sometimes we can’t win against nature. Sorry for writing this long. Thank you for all of the support - with money, materials, or words - people all around the world have given us. STAY SAFE FROM COVID!!

Literally Noone: RU-vid: You NEED to see this 8 years later

Yesterday 1 jan 2024, tsunami again 😢

After living in Japan for 3 years I still can't believe this volcanic island nation became one of the biggest Asian powers. There are strong earthquakes every few months, and one time there was a small tsunami that caused a bit of damage, although it was very far from Tokyo. It's inspiring to see how every building, even ones built in ancient times like the big pagodas in Kyoto, were designed to be earthquake resistant, and the seawalls built near costal towns are enourmous.

Ik he did not just say “tsunami soup”

After all these 10 years, we find ourselves still struggling. The loss and damage still make us speechless sometimes. However, we never forget the support and warm encouragement we received from all over the world back then we were in the midst of the tragedy. We are moving forward with gratitude for your support. We will convey your great support to our children. thank you so much for your love. from Japan

And now the earthquake came again , 7.2 magnitude. But I'm happy that it's causing less trouble because of the high technology, the way buildings are made is incredible, the engineers deserves a raise and for all the people out there, stay safe. We'll always be with you 💜

God bless and protect Japan! Love from Brazil!!

To be honest Japan has made so many great things and in a better way whole country being hit by such a big disaster and recovering from it like nothing really happened......salute to this country.

When you feel bad for liking

I have seen footage of tsunami 35 years ago at school in Japan when video footage was extremely rare. Two of my classmates had to leave because they could not keep watching. Everyone was so shocked to see it. But it stuck in my mind. Educating the kids are so important.

And now this one is 7.9

The wave was traveling 5 miles per SECOND? That’s crazy AF.

RIP to all the people who lost their lives. This is so heartbreaking

Hele after Turkey earthquakes… and as a Turkish citizen with half of my family living in the affected areas, we certainly havle a lot to learn from Japanese engineers. Earthquakes didn’t kill 50.000+ people. Greed of contractors did.

Rest in piece every person who lost their lives, i cant imagine how scary it must have been

When this appears on your recommended vids 8 years later

I searched for Japanese gift wrapping techniques and RU-vid started recommending disaster videos. I get it. My gift wrapping has been disastrous. Much love to Japan though.

I was watching this live on the internet while it was happening. I had a sister teaching at a school in the Northwest part of Japan. The tsunami hit the east side of Japan where in nuclear power plant was.

Much respect to Japan from India,the way they handled this terrific days are really perfect

Japanese have always taught us how to rebuild and have hope...the most humanly power

tsunami: wrecks an entire city the narrator: “it makes a sort of tsunami soup”

Here in 2024. First day.

It’s so amazing to me to see something like this and just wonder how a place could clean up and start over after these type of catastrophes

Why did everyone else get this recommendation, but I had to actively come searching for it?? God, I feel so left out. :/

Earthquake here in philippine. Were scared. Three days straight :'(

I remember when this happened, it was shocking and scary, even thousands of miles away in Virginia. I can’t imagine how terrifying it must have been for the people of Japan. I was 11 years old, and I remember my school holding an assembly and fundraiser to help with the recovery, it was heartbreaking.

All the video footage from that particular tsunami , other than this is absolutely amazing and terrifying at the same time.

So very scary...I can't even imagine witnessing something like this 😢🙏

The way it just rips away whole buildings is just phenomenal and scary

Watching this exactly 13 years after the earthquake and tsunami. My heart goes out to the victims’ families. Nature can be amazing but deadly at the same time.

Love how japan stays calm in any disaster and rise again 💪🏻

It’s sad to think that the years it takes to build a life can be gone within a second.

I wonder what the fish would think about that:

" what doesn't kill you makes you stronger " is literal def of japan 💪

12 years ago and the quality is so good. Respect.

This is why we should not complain too much about how hard life is to the fact that others went through a lot more. Imagine being in this situation 😫

Literary No one: RU-vid:Look this 7 year old video

Living in Seattle, every time I remotely feel any shaking at all, I immediately start thinking about where I'd run to in a tsunami.

My mum and Dad were visiting Japan at the time and sadly only my mum made it back. I miss him very much

As a Japanese student we prayed for the people who died in school today. RIP

Some people just gave me correction : I was in Kyoto doing car inspection when this earthquake happened. Kyoto located about 360 kms from Tokyo and around 700 kms to Sendai, but the magnitude was so big that almost throw us to the floor. after that our manager call us for emergency meeting room. Before that, we didn't know that the epicentrum located offshore of Sendai. Our manager gave us quick brief, and I couldn't believe what was happened. Some of my friends call their family to check their condition with pale face. After that our factory cut off the air conditioner/heater because the government decide Kansai area must share the electricity with Kanto area. It was unforgettable experience for me. just sharing. sorry for my bad english Thanks for the correction :)

Who came here after Philippines earthquake 😢

Japanese san, great recovery, courage, discipline shown.

The fact that Japan has suffered so much in their past and is still one of the top tier economies in the world is just mind blowing. Edit : there's so much toxicity in the replies like dayum, I'm talking abt natural disasters