Good morning. Here’s the latest from Japan: ______________________________ OVERVIEW Radiation Levels Still Safe | The Tokyo area remains free of harmful radiation levels. Updated Saturday 7 pm Power Plant Struggling But Better | Efforts that have been criticized were not foolish, and better assets are coming online. Evacuations Proceeding, Unnecessarily | The call to evacuate […]
Category Archives: Japan
In the Quake Zone
The ground here in Sano, Japan is still shaking as I write at noon on Saturday, March 12, 2011, the day after the largest earthquake in the nation’s history. It struck 21.5 hours ago. I was working at my desk as usual when my shoji — sliding doors of translucent veneer in the case of […]
Land of The Setting Sun
After just eight months in office, Japan’s prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, resigned last week. The public reason given was the continued presence of the US military base on Okinawa, but the real reason was the deteriorating financial picture. Nobody knows what to do as Japan threatens to blow up on a scale that would make […]
