What man would leave his wife behind Beyond lame.

Over here on the Navy Base we have been processing tickets non-stop for family members to leave.....

My girls brother is heading back to Japan next weekend to be with his wife, he has been here since Christmas.
If that guy is actually leaving his wife behind then i definitely agree with you Choon, not a real man.

Meh.
Plenty more in the sea.

@Mark: Are people following any kind of advisory on that,
or is it their own personal choice?

Right now there is nothing mandatory, but a line of accounting has been provided so the tickets are paid for by the government.

I'm hearing that schools will start up again Tuesday or Wednesday, but I'm thinking the class sizes are going to be very small.

All the Japanese schools are still open afaik.
I'd been wondering if they would close them
but so far they were only closed on the Monday after the quake.

Love this comment by 'sputnik' on the Reuters live feed:

"I am more and more disturbed by the government phraseology of
"no immediate danger to human health".
By nature, radioactive contamination does not pose an immedeate threat - unless it's very high -
but a long term one."

One up in Nakano is closed.
Hasn't been open since the earthquake.
Noone knows why.
Ken & his staff are quite young,
so maybe they've gone to do volunteer work.
Fingers crossed.

In hopefully unrelated news, my DENTIST has been asked to go up to Fukushima.
I'll leave you to work out why.

There is some good news ~
Police rescued an elderly woman and her grandson from under debris in Ishinomaki City today (Sunday),
9 days after the initial earthquake and tsunami on March 11th:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_29.html

Oh, and: US Military - Operation Tomodachi Relief To Japan http://www.pacom.mil

Phase 1 of the authorized departure of eligible family members will begin PROCESSING at noon today, Monday, March 21. Phase 1 is Category 1 personnel ONLY whose last names are from A-E. Category 1 personnel are: - ALL expectant mothers - ALL families with children up to age 2 - ALL families with special needs children. Only personnel in Category 1, whose names are from A-E should report to the Fleet Recreation Center at noon for processing. Please do not bring your luggage. More information will be provided as you process. If you elect not to depart with your respective phase you will not depart until Phase 5. Stay tuned for more information.

Wow, that is insane!

This was inevitable, I guess. Tokusatsu tweets: http://over-ti.me/?p=713

Convenience stores are running out of BEER now.

This is getting serious.

Late but wishing the best to everyone in Japan.

Just nice to know you're alive, mate.

Dog protects other injured dog in the tsunami.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI

Baww time, Skullbrain:


Swamped bus a tomb for kindergarten children:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110322004945.htm

12-year-old Yuki escaped tsunami by running up hill, later reunited with brother:
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BN ... 69549.html

IDEA: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=38621&p=595634#p595634

Alice, I heard that the new boom is that beer protects you from radiation.

if that's true then i'm impervious to radiation

Received these in the mail today. Hope for Japan Uamou's. Proceeds go to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help out with those affected by the March 11th Earthquake and Tsunami. If you are interested in purchasing one. You may contact Studio Uamou at info@uamou.com. They are 3000 yen each plus shipping.


Hope for Japan Uamou by chimply kaiju

^ Oh, they're nice!
Poor Uamou ... He's lost Boo!

Good news: One up is open again & everyone there is okay.
Apparently they were only closed because they thought their glass
showcases might be a danger if there was another quake.
Sorry if I worried anyone, but I was worried myself
because all the other stores in Nakano were open as usual.

Headline from Australia (as reported by crashblossoms.com):

Japan Launches Monster Rescue Effort

another Earthquake?!


http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/japan.tsunami.advisory/index.html?hpt=T2


you guys ok over there??

Yup. No reports of damage or casualties.
Things like this are happening every day at the moment.
Sometimes we feel the jolt in Tokyo, sometimes we don't.
Over 300 tremors since March 11, more than 60 of magnitude 5+.

I don't really understand the mechanics of it,
but I think aftershocks are less likely to produce tsunami than a primary event is?
Anyway, these are mostly just BIG aftershocks, that's all.

Having said that, the one that did all the damage in Christchurch was an aftershock too.
Just have to hope they don't get any big ones near the nuclear plant.

A good cause to support:
http://fig-lab.com/daikaiju/

Breaking News:

Japanese Govt to spray N-Plant with Sarkozy's Sperm
Sticky material should keep down radiation.



Teams working on the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are going to use French President Nikolas Sarkozy's sperm to try and prevent radioactive dust from becoming airborne or being washed into the sea.

The hydrogen explosions earlier this month at the Number One and Three reactors spread contaminated dust and debris over a wide area.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company will begin spraying his jizz in certain places from Thursday. It is water-soluble and it is hoped that it will contain the contaminated dust.



TEPCO will use 9000 liters of semen to produce a 60000 liter solution. It will be sprayed around the Number four and six reactors using water trucks.

TEPCO will study whether the spraying prevents the dispersal of radioactive material. If successful, it will expand the scope of the spraying.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy shows his fapping-hand
before being whisked away to an undisclosed location to start work here, Thursday.
Sarkozy arrived to "Jizz for Japan", his office said.

NHK, Thursday March 31 2011, 16:57 (JST)

I don't think that's true.