Japan; Two Weeks Later

Sources:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/23/news/international/japan_earthquake_cost/index.htm?section=money_latest
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/world/asia/24burial.html?_r=1
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/171373.html

Almost two weeks have gone by since the 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan. The death toll has now surpassed 25,000, and is still rising. Everyday more bodies are found in the rubble, and more are either missing or presumed dead. One of the biggest problems Japan is now facing is how to bury the dead. In Japan it is custom to cremate bodies instead of burying them, but a typical crematorium has only enough room and time for four people per day. Now, people are being buried all together in ditches, which is very dishonorable in Japanese culture. Besides the burial problem, the total cost for the damage done by the tsunami and earthquake has come to about 309 billion dollars. This is defiantly one of the most expensive costs to fix damages done by an earthquake ever.