Monday, April 11, 2011 5:24:21 AM
Japan rattled by another 7.1-magnitude aftershock, warning for 3-foot (1-meter) tsunami issued
By Associated Press, Monday, April 11, 4:54 AM
SENDAI, Japan — A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northeast Monday and sparked a fresh tsunami alert on the one-month anniversary of the massive temblor and wave that devastated the northeastern coast and unleashed a still-unfolding nuclear crisis.
Photos .. the first one ..
(/The Associated Press) - Japanese men make their way through the flooded street at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Monday, April 11, 2011. Exactly a month ago today a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan’s northeastern coastal region. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
The 7.1-magnitude aftershock briefly forced Tokyo’s main international airport to close both of its runways. The epicenter was just inland and about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex said the latest quake had no impact on the plant.
A warning was issued for a three-foot (one-meter) tsunami, the same as for after an aftershock that shook the northeast coast last week. That quake generated no tsunami.
People at a large electronics store in the northeastern city of Sendai screamed and ran outside, though the shaking made it hard to move around. Mothers grabbed their children, and windows shook. After a minute or two, people returned to the store.
There were no new reports of damage. Aftershocks have repeatedly rattled the disaster-weary region, but there is little left in the northeast to ruin. Last Thursday’s 7.1-magnitude aftershock, which had been the strongest tremor since the day the original quake hit, did sink hundreds of thousands more households into darkness, however. Most of that electricity has been restored.
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it generated on March 11 are believed to have killed more than 25,000 people and caused as much as $310 billion in damage. The nuclear power plant they disabled has been spewing radiation since, and even a month on, officials say they don’t know how long it will take to cool reactors there.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-rattled-by-another-71-magnitude-aftershock-warning-for-3-foot-1-meter-tsunami-issued/2011/04/10/AFvsZSHD_story.html
Safes, cash wash up on Japan shores after tsunami .. AP
In this photo taken on April 7, 2011, a broken cashbox
sits in the debris in tsunami-hit city of Ofunato, …
* Earthquakes Video: Month after quake, Japan homeless get houses AP .. http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/24854970
* Video:Japanese PM visits devastated city Reuters .. http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/24854054
By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, Associated Press – Sun Apr 10, 11:29 pm ET
OFUNATO, Japan – There are no cars inside the parking garage at Ofunato police headquarters. Instead, hundreds of dented metal safes, swept out of homes and businesses by last month's tsunami, crowd the long rectangular building.
Any one could hold someone's life savings.
Safes are washing up along the tsunami-battered coast, and police are trying to find their owners — a unique problem in a country where many people, especially the elderly, still stash their cash at home. By one estimate, some $350 billion worth of yen doesn't circulate.
There's even a term for this hidden money in Japanese: "tansu yokin." Or literally, "wardrobe savings." .. more ..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_earthquake_lost_money
By Associated Press, Monday, April 11, 4:54 AM
SENDAI, Japan — A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northeast Monday and sparked a fresh tsunami alert on the one-month anniversary of the massive temblor and wave that devastated the northeastern coast and unleashed a still-unfolding nuclear crisis.
Photos .. the first one ..
(/The Associated Press) - Japanese men make their way through the flooded street at an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the port town of Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Monday, April 11, 2011. Exactly a month ago today a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan’s northeastern coastal region. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
The 7.1-magnitude aftershock briefly forced Tokyo’s main international airport to close both of its runways. The epicenter was just inland and about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo. The operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex said the latest quake had no impact on the plant.
A warning was issued for a three-foot (one-meter) tsunami, the same as for after an aftershock that shook the northeast coast last week. That quake generated no tsunami.
People at a large electronics store in the northeastern city of Sendai screamed and ran outside, though the shaking made it hard to move around. Mothers grabbed their children, and windows shook. After a minute or two, people returned to the store.
There were no new reports of damage. Aftershocks have repeatedly rattled the disaster-weary region, but there is little left in the northeast to ruin. Last Thursday’s 7.1-magnitude aftershock, which had been the strongest tremor since the day the original quake hit, did sink hundreds of thousands more households into darkness, however. Most of that electricity has been restored.
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it generated on March 11 are believed to have killed more than 25,000 people and caused as much as $310 billion in damage. The nuclear power plant they disabled has been spewing radiation since, and even a month on, officials say they don’t know how long it will take to cool reactors there.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/japan-rattled-by-another-71-magnitude-aftershock-warning-for-3-foot-1-meter-tsunami-issued/2011/04/10/AFvsZSHD_story.html
Safes, cash wash up on Japan shores after tsunami .. AP
In this photo taken on April 7, 2011, a broken cashbox
sits in the debris in tsunami-hit city of Ofunato, …
* Earthquakes Video: Month after quake, Japan homeless get houses AP .. http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/24854970
* Video:Japanese PM visits devastated city Reuters .. http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/24854054
By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, Associated Press – Sun Apr 10, 11:29 pm ET
OFUNATO, Japan – There are no cars inside the parking garage at Ofunato police headquarters. Instead, hundreds of dented metal safes, swept out of homes and businesses by last month's tsunami, crowd the long rectangular building.
Any one could hold someone's life savings.
Safes are washing up along the tsunami-battered coast, and police are trying to find their owners — a unique problem in a country where many people, especially the elderly, still stash their cash at home. By one estimate, some $350 billion worth of yen doesn't circulate.
There's even a term for this hidden money in Japanese: "tansu yokin." Or literally, "wardrobe savings." .. more ..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_earthquake_lost_money
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