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Video: Japan tsunami debris starts to hit Canadian coast Add to ...

As much as 20 million tons of debris is estimated to have washed out to sea when the tsunami struck Japan in March. Now the first traces are appearing on the other side of Pacific ocean, on U.S. and Canadian shores. One oceanographer, predicting the arrival of big items like boats and even houses, is encouraging beachcombers to publish photos of their finds to help reunite the Japanese and their belongings