34 - Remembering the Tohoku Earthquakehttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10361:34-remembering-the-tohoku-earthquake&catid=52

10 April 2016 I recall and discuss my experience in Tokyo during and after the massive March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

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• Author: Japanatron
• Category: Podcast

My Apartment Earthquake Alarmhttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10274:my-apartment-earthquake-alarm&catid=63

04 July 2015 An example of my apartment complex earthquake alarm going off. As you'd expect it's been sounding a lot since the quake, but I don't always feel the quakes it gets triggered by. It's pretty ominous--especially when it wakes you up in the middle of the...

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• Author: Mondaiji
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Rude Awakeninghttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10065-rude-awakening

25 August 2009 awakening this morning. A loud alarm went off around 6:30am. It was immediately followed by a recorded voice saying, "An earthquake is coming! An earthquake is coming!" It was the nationwide early warning system, and our building's alarm system is tied...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

What Japan Does Well - Construction & Saucehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10127-what-japan-does-well-construction-a-sauce

25 September 2011 is really really good at building stuff and really really good at making mouth-watering sauce. Construction Ask any 9.0 earthquake and he'll tell you that Japan knows what they're doing when it comes to constructing durable buildings. I used to wonder...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

Life in Japan - Why Americans Are So Fathttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10014-life-in-japan-why-americans-are-so-fat

17 January 2009 bits of heaven. An American bag of chips contains enough to feed a family of four for a week. This is great in case of an earthquake or gozilla attack, but not great if I'm trying to show a little restraint. The typical Japanese bag of chips is the size...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

October 2004 - Typhoons, Concerts, and Ninjashttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10028-october-2004-typhoons-concerts-and-ninjas

22 February 2009 one on the way. Fortunately, Tottori doesn't get hit too severely by typhoons. Further south is a different story. Earthquake! There were some earthquakes here recently too. I felt 4 in one day. I woke up to one one morning and said, "Earth!...would...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside

Life in Japan - English-Speaking Internet Service Provider Asahi Nethttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10207-life-in-japan-english-speaking-internet-service-provider-asahi-net

18 November 2013 history with them. The cause was a faulty modem, which was promptly replaced by NTT. My service even survived the 2011 earthquake without much more than a brief hiccup. Coolest for me is that they also offer an optional static IP address, making IT guy...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: General

Tokyo - March 16, 2011 - Plume of Radiationhttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10273:tokyo-march-16-2011-plume-of-radiation&catid=63

04 July 2015 Following the earthquake, a massive plume of radiation hovers over Tokyo on March 16, 2011. It's just another day in Tokyo--people at the mall on a nice windy day.

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• Author: Mondaiji
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