Japan earthquake

It seems now the media attention on Japans earthquake issues has fallen, the locals based not wanting to sell newspapers can get the real word out without media spin. It has been over a month now since the earthquake which effected many parts of Japan. Although based in Fukushima myself, due to lack of work, and the minor nuclear threat I was moved down to the Chiba prefecture next to Tokyo.

The Chiba area around Tokyo bay is all built on reclaimed land so was moved quite a bit during the earthquake which knocked the earth 4 degrees off it’s axis. Sand and water has come through cracks, but that isn’t stopping everyone rebuilding it as before.

Here is an image I took just outside a train station I got off at on the Sobu line – I can’t remember the exact stop as I was just looking for something to do so got off at the busiest looking station):

Fixing the problem quickly

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Not Running Away

March 31, 2011 · 12 comments

It appears I’m one of the closest foreigners to the March 11th earthquakes to talk about it and get media attention (I did an interview for BBC world news and several friends spotted me in Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe – one benefit of travelling and getting friends from around the world is they can tell you they’ve seen you when you’re on worldwide news!).

Japan is getting back on it’s feet in general, but the Sendai area is obviously still devastated. I have returned to the Fukushima area after a couple of weeks in Tokyo so I thought it’s about time I chip in and give my opinion and thoughts on the matter to the gaijin and tourists of Japan.

Japan earthquake panic

As Per Above

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