Blood donors on rise

Blood donors on rise

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Donors have blood drawn at Ehime Red Cross Blood Center in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2011. The number of blood donors in Japan has been increasing since a historic earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11.

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