Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster!!!

[Osakadave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub1oCgVbXqE&feature=player_embedded

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[vitellus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub1oCgVbXqE&feature=player_embedded

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"We want the truth! we don't want the pizza TV show!"

[IkemenTommy]

Ikuko Kunitsuka (she works on Yokosuka...WTF?)

Possibly this person:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ikuko-Kunitsuka/835503573

WTF. Ignorant people like that should die from the toilet paper shortage.

On the sidenote, who would want to name their child Ikuko? I can understand the name Aiko translates to "love child" so would Ikuko be "coming child"? Or "Go".. ah nihongo mendokuse-

[Yokohammer]

I'm in touch with SUNUSA to see if I can go up there to help out. It's a real pain in the ass to get up that way as the main highway is closed off, and rail service is spotty. Any solutions?

Buses are running from Shinjuku to Sendai.

But if you're really serious the best bet would probably be to visit your ward office and see if they can point you in the right direction. There are numerous volunteer centers set up, but there's no point in showing up cold somewhere where you'll just be seen as another mouth to feed. Your ward office might refer you to the Red Cross, a welfare center, or somewhere else where your help would be most needed and appreciated.

[IkemenTommy]

[quote="Samurai_Jerk"]:lol: No shit. If I was really concerned about my health, I'd lose 120 lbs, stop binge drinking and start using condoms. Not while I'm in Korea though. ]
Classic.
Don't be bringing in any kind of fucked up disease while you are over there. I'm more worried about that.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Buses are running from Shinjuku to Sendai.

But if you're really serious the best bet would probably be to visit your ward office and see if they can point you in the right direction. There are numerous volunteer centers set up, but there's no point in showing up cold somewhere where you'll just be seen as another mouth to feed. Your ward office might refer you to the Red Cross, a welfare center, or somewhere else where your help would be most needed and appreciated.

Yeah, as a general rule it's not a good idea to just show up to a disaster zone to volunteer. More often than not you'll just get in the way.

[Samurai_Jerk]

If I had a wife and kids, I'd definitely send them away.

Almost all of my FG and J friends have fled the country or headed to Western Japan. A lot of my favorite watering holes are closed or operating on limited menus too. I bet it's a good time to find a lonely scared girl who couldn't leave and needs some protecting.

I think whether or not people are leaving depends on their company. In my case my boss went back to his jikka a couple of days ago, the office is closed and the company is partially subsidizing travel.

WTF? Somebody red snotted me for this post and left the following comment:

What's your (ex)girlfriend's number, loser?

That doesn't even make sense. There are some wierdos on this board.

edit: Oh, I get it. Someone was offended by the comment about lonely girls needing protection. That might have hurt if I had a girlfriend I'd left behind.

[matsuki]

First of all, what is your source? Second of all, don't start making connections between one person and a random person on FB just because they have the same name. You don't know what kind of trouble you might cause them.

Friend of mine in the US military (based in Okinawa) received that mail this morning from her in response to the voluntary evac effort. As to the facebook profile, the name matches, and she is in the network "Unites States Navy" so likely her. I tried to add her...we'll see what happens.

[edit] confirmed, it's her

For those that missed it:


[color="Red"]"Please close this base ASAP, so that we can provide more electricity and
fuel to the north. Now I see that US military operation is so useless in the
real crisis.

I hope you never come back to Japan."[/color]

Ikuko Kunitsuka (she works on Yokosuka...WTF?)

Her FB:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ikuko...suka/835503573

[Samurai_Jerk]

Friend of mine in the US military (based in Okinawa) received that mail this morning from her in response to the voluntary evac effort. As to the facebook profile, the name matches, and she is in the network "Unites States Navy" so likely her. I tried to add her...we'll see what happens.

[edit] confirmed, it's her

For those that missed it:


[color="Red"]"Please close this base ASAP, so that we can provide more electricity and
fuel to the north. Now I see that US military operation is so useless in the
real crisis.

I hope you never come back to Japan."[/color]

Ikuko Kunitsuka (she works on Yokosuka...WTF?)

Her FB:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ikuko...suka/835503573

Cool. What an idiot.

But what does her ignorance have to do with ignorance in Okinawa? She lives in Tokyo and works at Yokosuka.

[Mike Oxlong]

[AML]

[matsuki]

Cool. What an idiot.

But what does her ignorance have to do with ignorance in Okinawa? She lives in Tokyo and works at Yokosuka.

She intentionally sent this to my boy in Okinawa. (we all know how much some people love having the military bases there) In his words, "The main problem for me is that she is a base worker for facilities. Why work on base if you hate us? "

[Samurai_Jerk]

"The main problem for me is that she is a base worker for facilities. Why work on base if you hate us? "

Yeah, that is fucking weird. She must really hate herself. I can totally understand why in principle people don't like having foreign military bases in their country regardless of the reason they're there. But actually working for the "man" doesn't make any sense unless you're a spy which she obviously isn't. Your buddy ought to send that to whoever in HR is in charge of hiring local civilians.

[legion]

AML, I am not going to criticize your decision, but what will two weeks do for you? Do you think that the radiation will miraculously
disappear after two weeks. I have heard another group of foreigners saying the same thing, leave for a week or two, but what is the point. If you are going to leave, wouldn't it be better to head back and try starting over in your home country, or staying and making the best of it.
I'm staying, because I really don't think it is going to be as bad as everyone fears, and this has become my second home, and I can't just leave everybody who can't leave in the lurch. I was here for the good times and will be hear for the tough times.
Again, this is not a criticism of your decision, just my feeling.
CM

plus one

I have a family here, I don't see anything in Tokyo beyond minor inconvenience. Worst comes to worst I do some internet shopping from abroad.

[legion]

Disposal mistakes mostly, although radiation is a lot easier to track than BSE.

yep, all the people fretting now will happily be tucking into pork chops from Fukushima this time next year, just when it has worked its way through the food chain.

[Iraira]

[Samurai_Jerk]

I know the hoarding is causing the shortages but is that the only reason or is it also because of disruptions in the distribution chain?

[AML]

Dude...do not McTojo on us!

Haha.

Not having coffee does funny things to people.


Were not running from anything, was planing to leave for spring anyway.

I dont need to defend my exodus.


Ill be back among the FG's in no time.

*edit*
By the way, the lines at immigration were insane!
Next time i update my visa ill get re-entry at the same fracking time!!!

[legion]

Most people I know are leaving because their companies are shut down, they can't get necessities like groceries and diapers, and family in other areas really want them to do so.

My company is still running, we are working from home via email and only going in if absolutely necessary.

We have no trouble getting diapers and our groceries were delivered as usual. Japan imports 60% of its food anyway, this is just a logistical problem made worse by panic buying.

Things will be more or less back to normal for most of us by July.

If anything good comes out of this it will be people will waste less electricity, maybe JR will learn they don't have to put all the lights on along the platform in broad daylight, and shops will learn neon is not vital, and that dick who lives by the park near my house might actually realise they don't need blue fairy lights strung around their house.

[Mike Oxlong]

Haha.

Not having coffee does funny things to people.


Were not running from anything, was planing to leave for spring anyway.

I dont need to defend my exodus.


Ill be back among the FG's in no time.

*edit*
By the way, the lines at immigration were insane!
Next time i update my visa ill get re-entry at the same fracking time!!!

I thought it was milk you didn't have - what, you can't drink coffee without your precious milk?:p

I thought it was FG SOP to get re-entry permits the same time visas were renewed. Does anybody actually enjoy making an extra trip to immigration?:???:

[matsuki]

I know the hoarding is causing the shortages but is that the only reason or is it also because of disruptions in the distribution chain?

From what I heard the oil refineries were down for awhile as well and a bunch of other manufacturing. (Probably true as the news is showing manufacturers in western Japan working 24hours compared to the usual 8 hours, to meet demand.) Keep in mind how most Japanese normally shop (and the inventory maintained to meet that) and then add hoarding and you have a messy (but temporary) problem.

[rooboy]

Dude, you are seriously acting like a little bitch right about now. Did you also get a run in your stockings and was your chiffon cake over-cooked as a result of the earthquake/tsunami? You are so beyond French (apologies to Coligny).

Ha, post of the year so far. Be that as it fucking may, I'm glad McTojo didnt take a 3 day weekend off in those kens. How do I know your interests? Because you've been around other J net forums.

Hope everybody up there's coping, hope everybodys well, even the person who got my other post pulled cause they don't like the truth about Kevvie Rudd and Juliar G.

[Kanchou]

I have been officially cockblocked by a natural disaster. This is...unprecedented.

[FG Lurker]

Ikuko Kunitsuka (she works on Yokosuka...WTF?)

Her FB:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ikuko...suka/835503573

It's March which means it's contract renewal time at the bases. I suspect you'll find that whatever contractor she was working for (there are many on each base) has lost their contract to a competitor and she will therefore no longer have a job after the end of this month.

[AML]

I thought it was milk you didn't have - what, you can't drink coffee without your precious milk?:p

I thought it was FG SOP to get re-entry permits the same time visas were renewed. Does anybody actually enjoy making an extra trip to immigration?:???:

HEY, Milk is an essential ingredient!

(Im currently accepting donations. )

And the reason I didnt get the re entry at the time is because I applied for permanent residency (yes thats right, FG for life) and didnt want to pay twice for re entry. (once for my current visa and again for the permanent visa)

And i wasnt planing on leaving Japan this spring.

[IkemenTommy]

I tried to add her...we'll see what happens.

Good luck and let us know how that goes. You should just fuck her brain out while you are at it.

[SIZE="1"]I see that she studied in Australia (engrish, I presume..). Something about Japanese chicks with Australian engrish accent has alwas been a fuckin turn on.[/SIZE]

[Coligny]

Look like my bathtub when I enter... except that I have a RC aircraft carrier and a submarine to play inside instead of fishing boats... (so WHAT, how wouldn't do a "hunt for Red October" re-enactement given the proper fleet...)

[AML]

I was here for the good times and will be hear for the tough times.
CM

Really need to say that for many FG's, japan is nothing but "tough times"

Some people I know fucking hate japan.
So the mass exodus is like a giant big "Fuck you" from them.

Just remember the name of the site we are all posting on....

[IkemenTommy]

You gotta love our friendly neighbor next door. They seem to all think alike
[SIZE="5"]Japan radiation fears spark panic salt-buying in China[/SIZE]

Long lines and mob scenes ensue at stores amid a clamor for iodized salt fueled by rumors of a radioactive cloud from Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant and the belief that the salt would protect against radiation poisoning.

[AML]

I have been officially cockblocked by a natural disaster. This is...unprecedented.

Details Please!

Coz im getting laid more than ever....(all the extra time off)