Due to the large-scale devastation from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , in lieu of a traditional April Fools hoax , Google Japan featured many never-before featured drawings from its 2009 Google Doodle competition , themed " What I Love About Japan " drawn by Japanese schoolchildren , saying " We promised that only the top prize winners would be featured on Google , but as this is the only day where lies are forgiven , we have obtained the other children 's understanding . " As a small concession to the usual festivities , the Google Blog mentioned , " This year 's April Fools joke has been postponed until next year . Next year 's April Fool 's joke has been postponed until the year following that . " Google teleport is a service that allows user to time travel . The site is written in Simplified Chinese . It claims that it can take the user on a journey through time and space in first-person
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
List of Google April Fools' Day jokes