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VOA's Steve Herman reporting from Sendai, Japan

Steven L. Herman

Steve Herman has been covering the earthquake & tsunami disaster on the ground since March 11. He speaks Japanese, having lived there for 18 years. He is VOA's Seoul bureau chief.

Lwin Htun Than

Lwin Htun Than, Chief of VOA’s Burmese Service, was a student leader during the 1988 uprising against Burma’s military government and fled through the jungle to reach Thailand. See what he has to say inside.

Setareh Derakhshesh

Setareh Derakhshesh is a lead anchor on VOA’s Persian News Network (PNN). See what she has to say inside.


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Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Cars and other Debris swept away by tsunami tidal waves are seen in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit the area Friday, March 11, 2011

VOA’s Steve Herman has been reporting, tweeting, and photographing the ongoing disaster from Japan almost non-stop since he rushed to the scene from his home base in South Korea.  Fluent in Japanese, Steve’s informative tweets have attracted attention from a host of other media. His followers (1,000+ daily) are responding and re-tweet many of his messages, which have sometimes come in at the rate of 20 an hour. Follow him on Twitter @W7VOA.

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