Earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, North East Japan (11th March 2011)

[RobBright 35]

Dunno - I would probably shit my pants and cry in both situations.

[muikabochi 208]

 

I think in the real situation, those come a bit later.

[Chriselle 158]

Originally Posted By: muikabochi

No I don't think it is.
Maybe the moving bit.
But a big part of the horror of an earthquake is the fact that it comes totally un-announced, and it happens in the very place where you live/work - makine you feel exceptionally unsafe.
Not some simulator.

Well sure...all that kinda goes without sayin though, right?

One things for damned sure though...20 seconds in that simulator had me immediately off to Cainz for supplies to earthquake proof all the heavy crap that could fall over in my house. If nothing else it was a motivator.

[muikabochi 208]

Goes without saying for some, yes. But I tend to find that people who have never experienced a strong quake just don't get it, even if they have taken a ride in one of those things. That's all.

 

[grungy-gonads 54]

Where do you find these things anyway?

[big-will 7]

Yeah never seen one.

Would be an experience for sure.

[Chriselle 158]

Originally Posted By: big-will

Yeah never seen one.
Would be an experience for sure.

Inquire at your city office. The trucks should be busy making the rounds.

[mina2 6]

Dunno, they have a fair bit of competition from The Earth at the moment.

 

[muikabochi 208]

Had a bit of a shake wake me up this morning, a north Nagano quake aftergit.

Nothing major but hadn't felt anything for over a week here so that was disappointing!

[SnowJapan 178]

We are putting together lots of helpful info about all this, along with comments and reports from people who live in snow resort areas. Well, we hope to anyway. Please help out if you are such a person!

 

http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/409853/Tohoku_earthquake_tsunami_info.html

 

Thank you.

[mina2 6]

Dike time!

 

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Plans have been announced to build a makeshift dike to help prevent further damage from aftershocks or tsunami at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

 

The joint headquarters of the government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. aims to complete the dike and other preventative measures by July, as it believes aftershocks and tsunami are the greatest threats to ongoing efforts to end the crisis.

 

Based on experts' advice, TEPCO is envisioning the possibility that a magnitude-8 level aftershock and seven- to eight-meter-high tsunami could occur east of the March 11 quake's focal area.

 

If such disasters took place, tsunami are expected to approach from the southeast of the plant and enter an area that is four meters above sea level. The waves are then expected to move further upward, flooding the areas around the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors--located 10 meters above sea level--in water one to two meters deep.

 

TEPCO plans to build a makeshift dike, one to two meters high and 500 meters long, 10 meters above sea level in the southeast part of the plant's grounds.

 

The makeshift dike will comprise metal wires bent into basket shapes and containing stones. Impermeable sheets will be sandwiched between the containers to prevent tsunami from proceeding deep into the plant.

 

TEPCO aims to complete the makeshift dike by the middle of June.

[BagOfCrisps 24]

Originally Posted By: cal

This is the 6 main tv channels as the main event happened.


NHK wins!

How does that warning thing work btw - ie. letting people know about an earthquake before they rocknroll?

[Tubby Beaver 209]

yeah....the warning comes out at varying times before the quake happens......if you live far from the epicentre then you feel the shaking after the warning but if you live near the epicentre then I reckon sometimes you must be reading and feeling at the same time

[muikabochi 208]

Yes depends where you are.

 

For some of the stronger aftershocks of the north Nagano one last month, the warning came up on the tv AFTER we felt the shaking - because we were close.

[sanjo 2]

In that first week that system was going a bit mad, some wrong calls.

Can see how it can help, but personally I could do without it!

[BagOfCrisps 24]

Interesting.

[@tokyo 14]

A recent survey of more than 100 major domestic firms has revealed further evidence of just how seriously the March 11 disaster damaged the nation's economy, with crippled supply chains, a nationwide mood of self-restraint and expected electricity shortages hindering corporate activities in a wide range of industries.

 

The Yomiuri Shimbun surveyed 105 leading companies from April 19 to Monday. Forty-nine of the respondents, which will close their books at the end of March 2012, said their business earnings for this fiscal year would be negatively affected by the disaster.

 

An official of an equipment maker based in western Japan said it would have no choice but to drastically review its production arrangements. "We have to consider transferring our production bases and switching to the original equipment manufacturer [OEM] method," the official said.

 

Supply chains for various industries have been cut off because key production bases for makers of semiconductors, chemicals and other products were concentrated in the Tohoku and Kanto regions, which were struck particularly hard by the disaster.

 

Many manufacturers whose own plants or sales bases were not hurt suffered so-called secondary damage because they operated on a just-in-time manufacturing system, in which companies keep their inventories as low as possible.

 

An official of an electric appliance maker said, "Our arrangements for procuring parts and materials were thrown out of whack." Likewise, an official of a food maker said, "We've limited production because of a shortage of packaging materials."

 

Automakers also said their procurement of parts continued to be unstable. Inventories are running out, so one automaker said it would search for other suppliers as a temporary measure, while another said it would consider changing the specifications of its products.

 

Because car parts are supplied by a huge number of subcontracted companies, an official of an automaker said, "The problem can't be resolved just by making deals with more first-stage subcontractors."

 

Many other business sectors were also hit hard, including electric appliances, construction and real estate. An electric appliance maker said it would procure more materials from overseas, and a pharmaceutical maker said it would diversify its suppliers.

 

However, a sizable number of companies were placing their hopes on a quick reconstruction from the disaster. A machinery manufacturer said it had not considered moving its production bases, and an automaker said it needed to use materials made by specific companies to achieve the necessary level of performance and quality in its products.

 

Many of the surveyed companies indicated they would maintain relations with disaster-hit companies, because changes in production systems and business deals directly affect local economies and employment conditions.

 

A transport machinery company said its diversification of suppliers was just a temporary measure and it would resume ties with disaster-hit firms after reconstruction is completed.

 

However, if reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas and damaged supply chains is delayed, the companies may reconsider business practices based on strong ties with group firms and long-time corporate partners.

 

Asked how they would cope with predicted electricity shortages this summer, 31 companies, mainly manufacturers, said they would install their own generators. Twenty firms said they would work with other companies to save power. More than one answer was allowed.

 

A general trading company said it was considering such measures as turning off power on different floors in turn and having all employees leave at the same time.

 

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has set a goal of cutting electricity consumption this summer by 15 percent from last year's peak. It remains uncertain how much power supply capacity will be restored in eastern Japan, and some companies have already drafted energy-saving measures.

 

A food maker said it would shift work hours to nights and holidays, while another said it would temporarily transfer its production outside areas covered by Tokyo Electric Power Co.

 

Methods to balance power conservation and corporate activities vary--manufacturers with generators planned to increase their own power supply.

 

A telecommunication company said it would arrange for employees to work at home using information technology. An electric appliance maker said it will prolong its period of Cool Biz, a program in which employees can come to work in casual clothes.

 

Other companies also said they would reexamine their working conditions.

 

Whether companies' production activities can fully recover "depends on the speed of the recovery of the electricity supply and supply chains," said Ryutaro Kono, an economist with BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Ltd.

 

But a clear road map has not yet been devised.

 

(May. 5, 2011)

[@tokyo 14]

Wonder what the Japanese for "thrown out of whack" is?!

[Tubby Beaver 209]

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[miller 1]

?!

[brit-gob 9]

What's this? They closing Hamaoka because they have raised the % chance of a biggie quake happening around Shizuoka?

 

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[@tokyo 14]

 

What % chance was it before today?

[Karnidge 2]

I think it was the same.

 

But does this mean they think something's about to happen pretty soon.

 

Or just being careful because of what has happened at Fukushima?

[kkk 7]

Which idiot decided to make that thing there anyway?

Isn't it supposed to be almost spot on epicenter region for Tokai?

 

[BillTheBinMan 0]

People here got earthquake insurance?