hashiriya1 wrote:I just got a text from my fiance. She was concerned because while the earthquake happened while her sister and nephew were in the air on the way to Japan from San Francisco. The quake struck at 2:45PM and they were due to land at 5PM. The runways at Narita were shut down, then they opened one of the runways. This caused a traffic jam in the sky. Flights with the least fuel had priority, so they had to circle around. That must have been unnerving. They were then stuck at the airport because their connecting flight to Komatsu was delayed. They finally made it to Komatsu. Now the woman can relax a bit now that all of her family is accounted for.
That's good, I was gonna give you a call earlier to show some support, I know your day must have been chaotic
I was going thru the hundreds of pictures online. I found this one:
The red building on the left is a retro game shop in Ishinomaki (Miyagi Pref) that I often frequented and some racketboy members got their goodies from there (especially Modman). I hope the guys inside got out in time.
hashiriya1 wrote:I was going thru the hundreds of pictures online. I found this one:
The red building on the left is a retro game shop that I often frequented and some racketboy members got their goodies from there (especially Modman). I hope the guys inside got out in time.
Wow, I know you guys must be crushed when you see a place you visited and loved reduced to this
hashiriya1 wrote:I just got a text from my fiance. She was concerned because while the earthquake happened while her sister and nephew were in the air on the way to Japan from San Francisco. The quake struck at 2:45PM and they were due to land at 5PM. The runways at Narita were shut down, then they opened one of the runways. This caused a traffic jam in the sky. Flights with the least fuel had priority, so they had to circle around. That must have been unnerving. They were then stuck at the airport because their connecting flight to Komatsu was delayed. They finally made it to Komatsu. Now the woman can relax a bit now that all of her family is accounted for.
That must have been a stressful end of the flight. I'm glad they made it.
vash23n wrote:5th strongest recorded quake, strongest in recorded Japanese history
7th, at M8.8. Wikipedia, and its sources, are not accurate. This number was an early speculation that is now outdated. Still a HUGE quake!
23 foot tsunami hit Japan (not sure where or when, heard it on KYW a few hours ago)
7 foot tsunami in Hawaii (saw briefly on CNN this morning)
I read the wave was about 10 metres (about 30 feet?). It hit around Sendai (NE part of Japan's main island). I have no idea about Hawaii.
What I found interesting is how non-Japanese media is mistranslating Japanese, and making things seem worse than they really are (still bad!).
I always hear about the Earth's axis shifting after these huge events, but never get a satisfying article going into detail - what does it mean, in what direction, any effects or is it just a fun fact? Seems like most articles say "scientists say this recent quake caused the axis to shift" and that's it.
Yeah, I usually don't put too much weight on statements like that unless they are WELL backed up. A quote or two from a popular media source (well respected or not) is not good enough.
Holy crap 30 ft?! I was thinking that might have been one that was wrongly reported.
I just noticed Satoshi Tajiri was trending on Twitter, and it appears most of Twitter thinks he's dead again. Even though five hours ago, Nintendo confirmed everyone working for them was alright.
Gosh, second time in six months with rumors of Tajiri's death. He's outdoing Paul McCartney!
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