Kesennuma City Memorial Museum (Ruins of Koyo High School)
Kesennuma, in Miyagi prefecture (Japan), was one of the sea-side cities that was completely devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Triggered by an M9 earthquake off the East coast of Japan, an unimaginable deluge swept through this once peaceful and picturesque fishing town, drowning its life and soul under water and debris. One […]
Of tremors and tides and reactors
April 11, 2011. One month since nature knocked out large parts of Japan with ruthless ferocity. March 11th 2011 started out like just another day in the lives of people here. Crowded trains, busy streets, work, meetings, the usual stuff. People doing what they always do. Everything changed in a matter of a few minutes […]
March 11 Japan quake moved sea bed 24 metres!
The sea bed near the epicentre of the massive earthquake that rocked Japan last month was shifted 24 metres by the tremor, the country’s coastguard says. Sensors found that one part of the ocean floor had been stretched to a point 24 metres east-southeast of its position before the 9.0 undersea quake, which triggered a […]
What is Happening in the Reactor Cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station?
Author: Michio Ishikawa (Chief Adviser of Japan Nuclear Technology Institute (JANTI)) By estimating what is happening in the reactor cores of Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station based on the facts and developments of the Three Miles Island (TMI) accident, I would like to urgently state what are expected to happen from now on and what […]
Japan Nuclear Situation – Informative links
News portals: Reuters live coverage of the nuclear crisis http://live.reuters.com/Event/Japan_earthquake2 Kyodo News live coverage http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/japan_nuclear_crisis/ Television: NHK Television english stream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv japanese television translated in realtime by katz http://yokosonews.com/live/ Live webcam targeted at Fukushima 1 (1 picture every full hour) http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/index-j.html Radiation measures: geiger counter in chiba – live stream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-chiba geiger counter in tokyo […]
Supermarkets running out of stock
As people stock up on food and supplies suffer due to transportation problems, supermarkets are struggling to maintain their inventory. Shelves of most items lie empty by 5 in the evening. In fact, many stores have closed in the afternoon today as they sold out everything very quickly. In a country of plenty, these are […]
All tsunami warnings lifted
All tsunami warnings in Japan have now been lifted.