Photo of the day (JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

A child wears a U.S. military cap while interacting with a female U.S. military member at Teizan Elementary School, which is being used as a makeshift evacuation shelter, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2011. (Mainichi)

[NYC_SKP]

1. Gosh, children are so resilient. And they have a capacity to make the best of a miserable thing.

There is so much adults can learn from them.

Thanks for posting this, AsahinaKimi!

K/R

[aquart]

2. The kid has a facemask.

Why?

[MineralMan]

3. Lots of Japanese people wear them, and did even before

Fukushima. Now, they have more reason, but they've done it for years. It's a crowded country, and the masks have been used to protect against things like colds and flu for a long time.

[Lucky Luciano]

5. Some people use it for the sprngtime allergies.

My wife's mother (from Japan) wore one while recovering from a cold because it would be impolite to spread whatever bug she had.

I still can't get used to the masks. Japan is an extremely fashion conscious country, but the masks are decidedly unfashionable!

[AsahinaKimi]

6. Unfashionable ...

Not Necessarily ...

[Lucky Luciano]

8. Haha...I stand corrected...but still don't like the masks! nt

[Terra Alta]

4. Such a beautiful photo.

Thanks for posting this.. the people of Japan are in my prayers daily. I visited Japan in 2001 and would love to go back again.

[Renew Deal]

7. I bet that soldiers family is very excited if they've seen this photo.

:patriot: