thanks for the pictures and glad to hear you're back from Japan safely.

RegentCid: Thanks for sharing. This really puts into perspective the amount of work to be done to clean up the destruction that was left behind by the earthquake and tsunami.

@ RegentCid: Shashin arigatou! The photos really saddening.

[color=red]Breaking NEWS Report:
EarthQuake!!

4月11日午後8時42分、福島県中通りで震度5弱の地震を観測した。
震源地は茨城県北部、震源の深さは10km、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは5.9と推定される。

<地域最大震度>
震度5弱　福島県中通り
震度4　福島県浜通り 福島県会津 茨城県北部 茨城県南部 栃木県北部 栃木県南部 群馬県南部
震度3　宮城県北部 宮城県南部 宮城県中部 山形県村山 山形県置賜 群馬県北部 埼玉県北部 埼

<市町村震度>
震度5弱　須賀川市 中島村 浅川町 古殿町
震度4　郡山市 白河市 二本松市 鏡石町 天栄村 泉崎村 矢吹町 棚倉町 矢祭町 塙町 鮫川村 石川町 玉川村 平田村 いわき市 喜多方市 湯川村 日立市檜山 高萩市 北茨城市 笠間市 ひたちなか市 茨城町 大子町 常陸大宮市 那珂市 城里町 小美玉市 土浦市 石岡市 つくば市 鹿嶋市 鉾田市 常総市 つくばみらい市 大田原市 那須町 宇都宮市 芳賀町 栃木那珂川町 桐生市
震度3　加美町 色麻町 涌谷町 宮城美里町 白石市 名取市 角田市 岩沼市 蔵王町 大河原町 村田町 柴田町 宮城川崎町 丸森町 亘理町 山元町 仙台青葉区 石巻市 東松島市 上山市 山辺町 中山町 南陽市 白鷹町 福島市 桑折町 国見町 川俣町 大玉村 西郷村 三春町 小野町 田村市 福島伊達市 相馬市 楢葉町 川内村 双葉町 新地町 飯舘村 南相馬市 会津若松市 下郷町 北塩原村 西会津町 磐梯町 猪苗代町 柳津町 会津美里町 南会津町 水戸市 常陸太田市 大洗町 東海村 古河市 結城市 龍ヶ崎市 下妻市 取手市 牛久市 潮来市 美浦村 阿見町 河内町 八千代町 五霞町 境町 守谷市 坂東市 稲敷市 筑西市 かすみがうら市 神栖市 行方市 桜川市 日光市 矢板市 塩谷町 那須塩原市 足利市 栃木市 佐野市 鹿沼市 小山市 真岡市 西方町 茂木町 市貝町 壬生町 野木町 岩舟町 高根沢町 さくら市 那須烏山市 下野市 中之条町 前橋市 高崎市 伊勢崎市 太田市 館林市 渋川市 安中市 吉岡町 玉村町 明和村 千代田町 大泉町 邑楽町 みどり市 熊谷市 行田市 加須市 本庄市 羽生市 鴻巣市 深谷市 久喜市 埼玉美里町 上里町 春日部市 草加市 越谷市 志木市 八潮市 三郷市 幸手市 吉川市 宮代町 杉戸町 松伏町 さいたま大宮区 さいたま中央区 さいたま岩槻区 東金市 旭市 神崎町 多古町 香取市 山武市 千葉中央区 市川市 野田市 成田市 柏市 流山市 浦安市 印西市 東京荒川区 東京足立区 東京江戸川区 横浜西区 横浜中区 横浜港北区 長岡市 三条市 加茂市 見附市 田上町 南魚沼市 新発田市 村上市 燕市 五泉市 弥彦村 阿賀野市 阿賀町 胎内市

なお、この地震による津波の心配はない。

Latest Update!!
4月11日午後10時46分、群馬県北部で震度3の地震　津波の心配なし
4月11日午後10時46分、群馬県北部で震度3の地震を観測した。
震源地は長野県北部、震源の深さは20km、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは3.8と推定される。

<地域最大震度>
震度3　群馬県北部
震度2　新潟県中越 長野県北部

<市町村震度>
震度3　中之条町
震度2　草津町 長岡市 十日町市 栄村

なお、この地震による津波の心配はない。


福島・茨城で震度6弱　福島・いわき市で住宅3棟が倒壊　3人救出、4人がいまだ下敷き


11日午後5時16分、福島・いわき市周辺を震源とする震度6弱の地震があり、いわき市内で住宅3棟が倒壊し、4人が住宅の下敷きになっていて、消防が救出活動を行っている。

いわき市消防本部によると、いわき市田人町(たびとまち)で住宅3棟が倒壊し、あわせて7人が生き埋めとなった。
このうち、すでに3人が救出され、4人の救出活動が行われている。
また、いわき市渡辺町では、県道で土砂崩れがあり、車1台が巻き込まれたが、けが人はいなかった。
一方、茨城県警によると、龍ケ崎市内で46歳の男性が地震の際に転倒して頭を強打し、持病を悪化させて死亡した。
また、牛久市でも、57歳の男性が建設現場の高さ4メートルの屋根から落下し、頭を強く打って重傷になるなど、茨城県内のけが人は6人にのぼっている。
このほか、いわき市全域や福島、茨城県の一部で停電となっていて、復旧作業が続けられている。
According to the fire department Iwaki, Iwaki City 田人 town (and every town) and three buildings collapsed at home, seven people were buried together.
Of these, three have already been rescued, but rescue operations have been four.
The Iwaki Watanabe town, there is a landslide in the prefectural road, was one involving the car was not injured.
Meanwhile, according to the Ibaraki prefectural police, hit the head fell down during an earthquake in the city 龍ケ崎 46 year-old man died of illness to worsen.
Also in Ushiku, fell from a height of 4 meters of the roof construction of the 57-year-old man, and gets seriously hit on the head, Ibaraki Prefecture, injured six people have climbed.
In addition, whole and Fukushima, Iwaki City, power outage and they become part of Ibaraki Prefecture, has been in recovery.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Apr 11 2011, 10:27 PM

In Tokyo now. Still have some slight aftershocks. Very normal to the Japanese

Ohio minna...

Me and my friend already planned since last year to go to Japan for 5 days, 1 month from now (mid may). Hotel already booked and will stay at ueno. But we still not sure want to proceed or to cancel our trip. Since there are still aftershock and heard that the radiation got worsen. The train still not working very smooth and also water/food problem.

Would like to ask you guys opinion if its better to cancel or proceed....especially to whom that is currently in japan?
We plan to go Tokyo area, mt. fuji and probably tokyo disneysea.

This post has been edited by silbizkit: Apr 12 2011, 02:32 PM

konichiwa..just my personal opinion..I'm not goin, at least 1-2 years later may be. Anything might happen.
gambatteh!

hmm...May I know your main reason that makes you think its better not going? ...radiation? food shortage? wont experience actual japan lifestyle?
Actually we more towards not going but just need more insight to make sure that we make a good decision and wont regret it later because we really2 looking forward to go Japan

Anyway, arigato tanoshi.

I think tanoshi mean that the crisis is still happening and not resolve yet. Anything worse might happen later. Also you wont get to enjoy as much as normal times.

the whole country in mourning and the earthquakes are still active. ration power and food. sakura celebration cancelled. love ones still not found ~ 15,000.

and this..

"Japan raises the severity rating of its nuclear crisis to the highest level, but says radiation leakage is a 10th of that from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster."

SOS

after you come bk from japan and there are health issues. whether or not related to the radiation, you will suspect the radiation - true or not.

Lucky I came back already....today news almost can say 90% are Miyagi , Fukushima aftershock....it so active almost can say every 30 minute quake one time.

The earthquake warning news like spam my phone message and my mail box. =.=ll

福島・茨城で震度6弱　気象庁、今後も同じ規模の余震に警戒呼びかけ

象庁は、12日午後2時すぎに福島県浜通りを震源とする最大震度「6弱」の地震は、3月11日の余震の1つとみて、今後も同じ規模の余震に警戒を呼びかけている。
気象庁・長谷川 洋平地震情報企画官は「(午後)2時7分ごろ、マグニチュード、速報値ですけれども6.3。茨城県北部から福島県浜通りの南部くらいまでで、地震活動が活発化しております。本日の地震もその活動領域の中で発生したというふうにみております」と発表した。
12日午後2時7分ごろ、福島県浜通り、深さ10kmを震源とする地震があり、福島・いわき市や茨城・北茨城市で震度6弱を観測した。
今回の地震は、11日午後に震度「6弱」を観測した地震の震源と近く、気象庁は、3月11日の地震の余震の1つとみている。
そのうえで、今後も震度6弱以上の地震が発生する可能性もあるとして、警戒を呼びかけている。
また、これまでの地震で地盤が緩くなっている地域では、土砂災害や家屋の倒壊のおそれがあるとして、あらためて注意を呼びかけている。
Japan Meteorological Agency, the maximum seismic intensity and epicenter Hamadori Fukushima too much at 2:00 pm 12 "less than 6" earthquake, try one of the aftershocks of the March 11, calling for vigilance in the aftershock of the same scale in the future that.
Hasegawa Youhei Earthquake Information Director for the agency "(afternoon) at around 7:02, magnitude 6.3 but are preliminary. In the south of the street to the beach around the northern Fukushima Ibaraki Prefecture, we become seismically active. We observed that the way that occurred in the seismic active region that today is also "announced.
12 at around 7:02 pm, Beach Street, Fukushima, 10km depth in the Earthquake, the intensity was observed in less than six and Ibaraki Kitaibaraki Iwaki City Fukushima.
This earthquake, the intensity in the afternoon 11 "less than 6" were observed near the epicenter of the earthquake, the agency has only one of the aftershocks of the earthquake on March 11.
He added, could cause a seismic intensity 6 lower than in the future, calling for vigilance.
In areas where soil loosened by the earthquake so far, there is as landslides and collapsed houses, and warned again.

Im currently at Tokyo. My Tokyo colleagues basically say everything in Tokyo area is fine. Wind direction is currently blowing radiation away, but of course this is subject to change any time. Aftershocks is normal in Tokyo, occur a few times in a day, but barely noticable la, except for the one in 11/Mar.

Today wind blow south......Ibaraki , Tokyo , Chiba , Yokohana all radiation index increase.

To Oneeleven
I doubt it Oneeleven. Was it a lot of mistakes? I realize there are some minor errors. Btw, what do you expect for a simple post just like when people sms others...

LOL

I am not saying myself is that good. As a very basic one, there are differences between talking, texting and writting.

Points:
1)Talking - skip a few words/ simpler form (fast and direct) [consider wrong in essay writting but it is ok to do so when talking. i.e. Will you go there? I will go (without there but it is understood)]
2)Texting - Short forms (basically they are not allowed in essay), somehow like talking
3)Writting - The standard you perceive always (full and complete sentence, no short forms, formal and original)

Do you think that a person talks like 'writting' is good? For me, I will just turn my back on that person as the talk is too lengthy. In fact, this is not only applied to me but others as well. Besides, you seem not like a person who is very good in english although you live in America because I manage to identify your error as well (plural comes to verb-suppose there is no 's' behind the verb, but yours had one which was critical enough compared with any other error; there were other errors as well). Indeed, I have friends who are really good in English and they never say something that shows them are more superior. Even to a very poor one, they will just guide him or her instead of talking craps or acting to be good.

In Chinese layman's term
'Tin Kosong' will always have sound.
Diam-diam Ubi Berisi is the Malay version one and the same meaning with above statement.

It is true that people like to advise someone to give up just like what the books stated. In fact, this shows that person is a very negative one. I end it here and sorry for the statement. Ignore them if you dislike. I am well aware of people should just listen instead of opposing others' advice directly. As the matter of fact, I don't really want to comment on people but I still did it, maybe it was just a choice I made to do so in these few posts. It is rare that I comment on people in real life and anywhere or in any case.

Anyway, you can pinpoint the things as I also want to see, just in case, I may forseen something.


To Tanatos

Oh, else, I wish to say sorry to you Tanatos, my bad. Failing to understand the words you framed caused me misunderstood of you. I shall be more wise and rational next time.

Thanks Guys

This post has been edited by aerismsn: Apr 13 2011, 11:56 PM

Professionalism...? = Japanese sometimes
talk loud? = Japanese dislike
show off = Japanese patriotism
respect = Japanese practise
down to earth we must always practice..

Malays said 'Mengalah tak semestinya kalah, tak mengalah tak semestinya menang'

back to basic....I always check the mirror.
No offence yah...pls keep this thread clean...theres need not to point whose fault whose right...
Lets pray for our friend out there...Pray for Malaysian in Japan also others...PEACE!

LOL

Tanoshi, I am starting to like you.

Thanks
(even its sarcasm to me, always down to earth, let people satisfied and let you win hehehe)

Tanoshi so luck...so fast got ppl like you....I fly over to Japan do volunteer job also no people likes me.....

Lol, I am not that type of person who really cares about win always.

Don't get the wrong idea.

What I really care is the end result. No matter who win or loss, whose fault, I will allways check myself even the problem is caused by another party. Things will be resolved as long as one person finds a way to cope with them no matter whose fault of causing the problems. I rather let others win, if at the end, there is a better result.

I have to admit that I was more democratic for the previous posts. In fact, my emotion is calm always. About the post I replied you, was a misunderstanding due the word framed. Again, I am really sorry. For another post that I typed something referred to everyone was my human error, framed the wrong words. Sorry guys.

I am learning.

This post has been edited by aerismsn: Apr 13 2011, 11:50 PM

whatever it is, this thread is good for everyone includin (i assumed hehhehe) so do your best to look and do some research with all the infos here, you might find something useful for you, in case u r in Japan one sweet day. Said this because I'm one of the survivor when i was livin in Tokyo who is still alive and still breathin till now wink wink