Big Aftershock
We just got hit by another big quake. This was a big one. The TV reports say it hit Miyagi, but it was a long and strong quake even here in Tokyo. They’re calling it a “strong 6” in many parts of...
View ArticleBig Quake
We are still shaking… just got through a rather strong quake here in Tokyo. Hard to tell, but it felt like it might have been close by… more soon. Update: they’re reporting it as a “weak 6” in...
View ArticleAnother Strong Earthquake
Woke up about 15 minutes ago to another strong quake. Not the 7.0 of last night in Fukushima, but to a 6.3 in Chiba, just 80 miles (130 km) to our east. I’m beginning to wonder… this many strong quakes...
View ArticleThe Skilled Veterans Corps
Noble, inspiring, logical, and yet sad: A group of more than 200 Japanese pensioners are volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station. The Skilled Veterans Corps, as they...
View ArticleBefore and After
Some before-and-after images taken during or just after the tsunami, and in the past week or so, showing the extent of progress made in the post-tsunami clean-up.
View ArticleGetting a Clear Picture
It’s pretty difficult to get a completely accurate read on how bad things are after the Fukushima reactor. A great deal of this is due to news stories which focus on sensationalism without actually...
View Article6.5
Less than an hour ago, a 6.5 quake (some reports put it at 6.8, but the USGS has 6.5) struck off of Fukushima, causing a 1.5-foot-tall tsunami in areas. The quake shook us fairly well here in Tokyo;...
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A Year Later
It’s 3/11. Last year, it was a Friday, and like today, we were emerging from winter, still cold but warming. I was at school, on the 6th floor of my college’s building with other faculty members,...
View ArticleFukushima: On Whose Minds?
I saw this in Bloomberg today, highlighted on Sullivan’s blog: As Tokyo shook early Saturday morning and loud shrieks from mobile-phone earthquake-warning alarms filled bedrooms around the city, one...
View ArticleFukushima Radiation Causes Serious Loss of Mental Capacity
I get real tired of alarmist reports of Fukushima mutations. A recent one: ‘Mutant flowers’ found near Fukushima. The Mirror warns about how someone in Tochigi Prefecture found “mutated” flowers. Such...
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