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Here\u2019s a link to a nice article on Canada\u2019s CBC News website titled,\u00a0\u201cRepairing Japan\u2019s image, one teacher at a time: \u00a020 former teachers return to view progress in Japan six months after the earthquake and tsunami<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(By Amber Hildebrandt)<\/p>\n \u201cJapan is employing an unusual method in its attempt to rejuvenate its faltering international image after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the country exactly six months ago on March 11.<\/p>\n It comes in the form of a petite, brunette teacher from Canada:\u00a0Tanya Gardecky<\/a><\/strong>, 25, of Aurora, Ont.<\/p>\n Or rather in the form of 20 foreigners from around the world who once taught English in the devastated regions and now have gone back, on Japan\u2019s dime, to view the progress for themselves.<\/p>\n Each was once a teacher with the government-funded JET Programme and taught in the public school system.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n