The siren went off and my phone was going crazy. Then the ground shook like a ship in rocky seas. Apparently another strong 6.4+ earthquake hit nearby Iwaki and Fukushima. In my dullness of thought, I failed to roll off my bed. ⋯

After reading the Japan Times Article on “Plant springs new radioactive leak.” I find myself saying: “I told you so!” What genius thought that a “silt fence” was actually going to prevent the radioactive materials from ⋯

（日本語は英文の下に続いています。） All spaces created in the triangle of life. In a couple of summary lines: Don’t get under furniture—you might be crushed Get just to the side of the desk, table, bed, sofa etc Don’t stay in your car, ⋯

Past Japanese nuclear accidents: ​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Japanese_nuclear_accidents It would appear that the majority of nuclear plant “accidents” in Japan are found at TEPCO owned/operated plants. Would someone do ⋯

Here’s an article to think about: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20110419hn.html (Who pays for nuclear nightmare?) Seems like bullshit to me… The Japanese people have historically taken it up the ass with gritted ⋯

The below sites are a good source to monitor for the situation in Japan and around ⋯

The below sites are a good source to monitor for the situation in Japan and around ⋯

This man-made disaster continues to unfold as I watch in horror the decisions coming from TEPCO… http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110406a1.html (Seawater radiation shoots far past limit) The repercussions of TEPCO’s ⋯

What!??!! This is outrageous! What are these buffoons at TEPCO thinking??? According to the Japan times, they plan to (or currently have) dump over 10Ktons of contaminated and irradiated water into the ocean! Not only that, but ⋯

With recent events threatening to literally shutdown Eastern Japan, I’m concerned about how the blackouts will affect me this summer. I may find myself buying a lot of UPS devices to power my home. While the April weather is ⋯

It’s been 24 days since mother-nature re​leased the M9.0 quake that was shortly followed by the 14m high (37.9m in some places) tsunami upon Japan. After the first week, things were limited and uncertain. The flow of ⋯

While visiting the mall over the weekend with my girlfriend, another large aftershock visited the popular shopping megaplex. ​I watched a mother grab hold of her infant and clutched him closely to her chest as the overhead ⋯

​Hindsight is said to be 20/20… It would be hoped that in hindsight we would learn to avoid past mistakes. In reading the JapanTimes, I find myself irritated with how the information is revealed. Now that things appear to be ⋯

As we approach the third week of nature’s disaster upon Japan, we find the aftermath of these connected events plaguing us. From the M9.0 quake to the resulting tsunami and the weakened nuclear reactors in Fukushima, it goes ⋯

Looking at the USGS site that covers Japan, I can see all the earthquakes are focused along the deep oceanic trench where the Eurasia plate and the Pacific plate meet. In the last 10 days alone, we have experienced over 300 ⋯

These last several days are only the beginning of what I’m certain will be a very trying and difficult time for Japan. Not just economically, but in all facilities such as food, medical assistance, and resource distribution. ⋯

The damage to the power plants in Fukushima are having wide and deep unexpected impacts. Services to many trains are suspended indefinitely. A few trains are running at 30% capacity. My train routes are completely down. Many ⋯

Got tell you that M9.0 quake on Friday was beyond scary! Until you are in the middle of one at the top of a high-rise building, you have nothing to compare it with. The buildings were swinging at least a couple of meters in ⋯