lets just hope that the nuclear power plants doesn't explode again and cause another Chernobyl

Japanese Emperor Akihito has addressed the nation, in a rare live TV appearance he stated he was praying for the people, expressing he is ?deeply worried?, and thanked all involved in the huge international effort to provide relief and rescue to over 500,000 displaced people.

I sat glued to the early morning (4 am) BBC news programmes as the last remaining engineers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant were temporarily evacuated because of excessive radiation levels, in a race against time to avert a nuclear catastrophe, as another fire broke out in one of the reactors, billowing smoke and steam.

Japan Does Not Face Another Chernobyl......

From the Wall Street Journal.......

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576198421680697248.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_News_BlogsModule

From The New York Times .... Precautions Should Limit Health Problems From Nuclear Plant?s Radiation

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/world/asia/16health.html

the end of the world is near!

fisrt the superior countries and then trhe rest of the world! D:

*dramatic music*

Quote:

hey everyone! I am safe and well but of course, completely heartbroken over what has happened in Japan..Luckily my husband and I were in America attending a wedding when the earthquake hit so we missed this whole catastrophe by a few days..However, we were just informed yesterday that we cannot return to Japan as our exchange program at Waseda University has been terminated in light of these events...

CSU tells its students to leave Japan
UC, Oregon State and Stanford have also recalled their students home...
I am frantically trying to find a way to get all my stuff from my Tokyo apartment..These are sad times but I am just thankful that my friends and their families are all alright...

I'm so sorry sokuri, I couldn't believe it when I read that CSU cancelled. I really hope my university lets me stay on at Waseda. This has all happened so fast, I just hope everybody stays safe.

From my Bruv... fma245 livejournal ...

http://fma245.livejournal.com/


lots of twits with a range of info and personal messages from jpop celebs with regard to there safty and support for the relief efforts....

Utada is up there on 12/03

18:42:29: RT @JpopAsia: [BREAKING] Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, YOSHIKI And Other Celebrities Send Messages Of Support http://www.jpopasia.com/rd


Edit: above link does not work for me ...
try:

http://www.jpopasia.com/news/ayumi-hamasaki-utada-hikaru-yoshiki-and-other-celebrities-send-messages-of-support::5446.html

The rapper who mentioned Utada in his English rap from this thread

http://utadanet.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4539

was in Tokyo, Japan, during the March 11th, 2011 8.9 earthquake! His name is Josh Sehrer and he filmed the earthquake and tsunami but appears to be (in his youtube film called "Japanese Girls Worship Me") partying during the destruction!!

This is my first post, I like Utada and BOA.

Here the video of Josh Sehrer during the 8.9 earthquake very drunk and talks about Kingdom Hearts.

http://www.youtube.com/earthquaketokyo#p/u/0/WOfCE33EXiY


Pray for Japan but not Josh Sehrer!

Mew