RobBright 35 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Ok, going to jinx it all: These experts didn't realise that the tohoku region could expect a mag 9 yet they turn around and say it happens every 1,000years or so. They then predict that the great kanto earthquake is overdue and every year that passes, the percentage remains the same? Lets just call it what it is, fortune telling. Yes there are going to be earthquakes. When will a big will (ba-doom-tish) happen? Who knows. It might be tomorrow, it might be next year, it might be in a decade etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 the thing is, there's nothing that we can do if and when a big one happens again, so I don't really understand the point of them coming out with this statement. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Perhaps some insurance companies, people who research quakes, and other related-s see the point in them saying stuff like this Well, I'm ready now. I have spend all of my money, eaten 20 sausages and 30 pieces of bacon on some thick bread buns. With butter no less....... And now I am munching on lots of chocolate. I think I'll finish up with a bowl of lard. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 so they can artificially inflate premiums for something that everyone knows is a risk anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Dunno. But if people are crapping themselves and always hear stuff like this I would think more people are going to take out policies. And on the tv the other night they were advising people to get their houses done up to prepare for the eventuality etc. OK I'll take my cynical hat off now. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 They then predict that the great kanto earthquake is overdue and every year that passes, the percentage remains the same? From what I can remember, the percentage does not stay the same. It has been steadily increasing as time goes on. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There's absolutely loads the national government, local governments, and businesses can do in preparation, so here's hoping it encourages them to do it. Decentralization out of Tokyo is probably the most sensible approach, but don't hold your breath waiting for that one. Loads of tv programs show folks eating at low tables surrounded by tansus and wardrobes full of stuff, with boxes and more stuff, sometimes the telly, on top of them and then sleeping on a futon on the floor next to those "bridal" wardrobes. That's not a very wise thing to do. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Perhaps some insurance companies, people who research quakes, and other related-s see the point in them saying stuff like this Well, I'm ready now. I have spend all of my money, eaten 20 sausages and 30 pieces of bacon on some thick bread buns. With butter no less....... And now I am munching on lots of chocolate. I think I'll finish up with a bowl of lard. Yep they all have something to gain. Kinda like the choco companies declaring "White Day", Pocky making "Pocky no hi" and just last week during a House curry commercial......"kare no hi" Laughed my ass off at that one.. Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yes I saw that. I can feel a thead coming on Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Here we are http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/21260-nani-nani-no-hi/unread/ Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Well, I'm ready now. I have spend all of my money, eaten 20 sausages and 30 pieces of bacon on some thick bread buns. With butter no less....... And now I am munching on lots of chocolate. I think I'll finish up with a bowl of lard. Damn, I have no money left and feel bloated due to too much sausage, bacon and lard. BTW, how is the nuclear plant situation coming on? No dome yet, I fear... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Another big earthquake to wake up to. Wonder if its the tokai line or an aftershock? Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Down in Yamanashi but it felt big here - my room was shaking quite violently! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Was a very shallow magnitude 5.5 Think the depth was only 20kms. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That'll explain it! & a little too close to Fuji-san for my liking! Not that I know if an earthquake could awaken a sleeping volcano!! Just wondering whether there should be a seperate General Earthquakes topic for stuff like this, rather than posting on the Tohoku one?? Any thoughts SJ Admin/mods??? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Go for it Mick, good idea. Didn't feel it here even though Muikamachi was apparently the only place in Niigata to get a shindo 1. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A shindo 1 is just a mere fart of an earthquake though. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yeah for sure. Didn't feel it. Always makes me chuckle how when there's a quake 1000km away, Muikamachi always seems to get a dot on the JMA site! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 OK I have done it http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/21283-the-earthquake-topic/ Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Got woke here this morning by the quake was a shindo 4 here but 5 a little further over. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 OK I have done it http://www.snowjapan...rthquake-topic/ Good work BW! Am going to have a butchers now! Link to post Share on other sites
gnarly-dude 1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Japan's post-disaster reconstruction efforts hindered – by ghosts Numerous reports of ghost sightings have reportedly been made by residents in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture, home to nearly a fifth of all tsunami fatalities. Reconstruction and repair have been put on hold in some instances due to workers' fears that the spirits of the dead who passed away a year ago will bring them bad luck if they continue, according to AFP. Highlighting one half-repaired supermarket, local Satoshi Abe, 64, told the agency: "I heard people working to repair the store became sick because of ghosts. People died here everywhere, here and there. The city is full of such stories." A taxi driver, who did not want to be named, added that he was unwilling to stop in certain parts of the city that were badly damaged in the tsunami for fear of picking up a customer who is a spirit of the dead. Meanwhile, another local woman described hearing stories of people seeing queues of people rushing towards the hills, a replay of their final moment as they attempted to escape the tsunami, according to AFP. As the first anniversary of the disaster approaches, Ishinomaki appears, on the surface at least, to be returning to a new level of normality, with the tsunami debris cleared away in most areas and a growing number of businesses reopening. At the same time, the emotional impact of the massive losses of human life are clearly continuing to take their toll on residents: close to 4,000 Ishinomaki locals were killed in the tsunami out of a total death toll of 19,000 for the northeast region. However, experts described the city's apparent widespread belief in ghosts as a "natural" side effect of a large-scale tragedy which wiped out vast swathes of the community and a potentially positive part of the healing process. "Human beings find it very difficult to accept death, whether they are inclined by nature to superstition or are very scientifically minded," said Takeo Funabiki, a cultural anthropologist. "A sudden or abnormal death, anything other than someone dying in bed of old age, is particularly difficult for people to comprehend. "When there are things that many people find difficult to accept, they can find expression in the form of rumours or rituals for the dead, among other things. The point is that it takes the shape of something that you can share with other people in your society." Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I suppose there will be many coming soon but here's a documentary http://video.pbs.org/video/2202847024 Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Interesting that. I hope there will be lots of good documentaries in the coming week or so. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 One year ago today. Quite wild how quickly that seems to have passed. Though perhaps not for people directly affected. Link to post Share on other sites
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