Japan Earthquake

Quickie said:

I agree. I think the same also happened in the Indonesian 2004 earthquake and tsunami. I find it kind of odd the media just headlined the confirmed death count while putting the much larger missing numbers in smaller print, almost like making them of lesser importance although most of these missing victims likely have also died in the quake and tsunami. Alright, maybe it's one way of lessening the worries of the relatives of the missing. Fair enough.

I wonder how well did the tsunami warning system worked. So far there's no report of the failure of warning system but still it looks like they weren't enough time for the victims to escape from the tsunami. Perhaps, the reason could be because some victims were not trained to respond as quickly as they should.

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I believe the people had between 30 seconds to 3 minutes to flee, but running often isn't a top priority after a big earthquake because of aftershocks.
The tsunami made about 1-8 km inland depending on where they were, people with high physical fitness could probably cover 1 km in 3 minutes, but there is the question whether it is physically possible to run 8km in 30 seconds......
I actually believe the Japanese people are probably the most well trained to respond to earthquakes and tsunamis, I dare say any other population would probably have suffered more.

What really surprised me is how the Japanese government only prepared 120,000 bottles of water for the 1.4 million families without water, if Naoto is trying to make an international joke out of himself then it is not funny.
I don't blame the government for settling people near shore because they don't have much choice, but they should at least be prepared to face the consequences.

Tokyo Governor: Earthquake Was Divine Punishment #ishihara_damare

Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara has told the press he believes the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit Japan on Friday was a form of divine punishment:

“The identity of the Japanese people is selfishness. The Japanese people must take advantage of this tsunami as means of washing away their selfish greed. I really do think this is divine punishment.”

Ishihara was contrasting the “selfishness and greed” that he perceived in Japan with the identity of the United States with “liberty” and the identity of France with “liberty, philanthropy, and equality [sic].”

With the media focusing on more important earthquake news, his outrageous statements are not getting much attention yet. However, Twitter users are trying to spread the word about Ishihara using the tag #ishihara_damare (“shut up, Ishihara”).

China donates 11,764,700 liters of diesel and 13,560,000 liters of gasoline to Japan


China is freely giving 10,000 tonnes of diesel and 10,000 tonnes of gasoline to Japan. One metric ton of diesel is 1,176.47 liters. China is donating 11,764,700 liters of diesel to Japan. One metric ton of gasoline is 1,356 liters. China is donating 13,560,000 liters of gasoline to Japan.


Chinese oil refineries will be working overtime to produce 11,764,700 liters of free diesel for Japan. (Pictured: ShaanXi Changyou Petroleum & Chemical Co.,LTD)


Chinese oil refineries will be working overtime to produce 13,560,000 liters of free gasoline for Japan. (Pictured: ShaanXi Changyou Petroleum & Chemical Co.,LTD)



"China offers diesel and gasoline to Japan-Xinhua
Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:49am GMT

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) - China will give 10,000 tonnes of diesel and 10,000 tonnes of gasoline free to Japan to help the country battle shortages, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.

State oil firms PetroChina and Sinopec will provide the fuel to Japan, Xinhua said, adding that China will offer more aid based on the needs of Japan.

China has already donated 30 million yuan ($4.56 million) of relief supplies to Japan, the first batch of which has already left Shanghai, including quilts and tents.

Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday Beijing stood willing to offer further help. (Reporting by Jiang Yan and Tom Miles)"

If the Fukushima 1 N plant situation is not controlled by May... Very soon, bringing radioactive materials southwestly towards South East Asia thru rain and the monsoon wind. I might be wrong but there might be this possiblity.

Kind of off topic, but this video is making the rounds on youtube.
[video=youtube;jP-sSeqPywI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-sSeqPywI&feature=related[/video]

I have witnessed how destruction change the lives of many Japanese they almost lost what they have worked for,their livestock, homes, cars and even their love one's! this calamities were not new for them, it was said that Japan are always prepared for this kind of calamities but yet we could not tell what will happen next despite of the their preparation.

I deleted that video. let's move on and discuss the earthquake not viral videos.

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U.S. Calls Radiation ‘Extremely High;’ Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese government had offered. He said American officials believed that the damage to at least one crippled reactor was much more serious than Tokyo had acknowledged, and he advised Americans to stay much farther away from the plant than the perimeter established by Japanese authorities....

Radiation detected on US citizens returning from Japan, damn.

Mashan said:

Radiation detected on US citizens returning from Japan, damn.

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It's expected, but it's nothing to worry about