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7.3 Earthquake Occurred Off Hokkaido

Kyle Yates — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:15:05 +0000

A very large earthquake, currently registering at 7.3, just hit 590 km off the coast of Japan. At first there was a tsunami warning, but now the news channels are saying that there is no tsunami from the quake.

The earthquake registered magnitude 3 along the eastern coastlines of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan.

After School Lessons For Tohoku Children

Jason Bartashius — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:12:10 +0000

In response to the tragedies of March 11, 2011 I developed a not for profit project called After School Lessons For Tohoku Children to help children with their educational needs, particularly in the area of ESL. The project is an information exchange website that assists people in finding affordable books and tuition discounts for their children. Furthermore we are trying to match volunteer English instructors with junior high and high school students from Tohoku for free English lessons using Skype.

I live in Kyoto and have taught at private schools as well as at universities. I started this in order to give professionals within a particular field a means to contribute. We must think of education as a long term need.

In regards to the schools and organizations listed in our directory, they are located in a number of different regions in Japan. Refugees from the Tohoku area are moving to different locales throughout Japan and thus we strive to help them in their new environments. The schools listed have agreed to give tuition assistance for affected children. In this way, we hope to create a model that addresses the issues resulting from the triple disasters of March 11, 2011 on a national level. As for the lessons using Skype we have at this time one volunteer based in Australia and thus, there is the possibility for the international community becoming involved. Surely, people are suffering financially and we hope that through these offers their burdens may be lightened ever so slightly.

After School Lessons for Tohoku Children Homepage

Local Aid for Japan Earthquake Disaster

Kyle Yates — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:43:19 +0000

People around the world are searching for ways to help Japan. There are many charities and organizations who do charity work. The problem with those are your money gets spread around toward many efforts. That’s not bad. Lots of people need help. But if you are looking to have your donation more focused on aiding Japan in this time of crisis, your best effort would be to donate money or your own time through CrashJapan.com.

CRASH stands for Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope. Crash is a network supporting Christians to do relief work in Japan and around the world. CRASH equips and prepares churches and missions to be there to help their communities when disasters strike and coordinates Christian volunteers to work with local ministries in the event of a disaster.

Four CRASH teams traveled into the quake zone to scout locations for relief team base camps. Six areas have been identified as optimal sites:

Region 1 – Fukushima
Region 2 – South Sendai
Region 3 – North Sendai
Region 4 – Minami Sanrikucho
Region 5 – Morioka
Region 6 – Hachinohe

To help with CRASH efforts or to volunteer to help CRASH CLICK HERE

5 Meter Tsunami Heading to Miyagi

Kyle Yates — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:23:11 +0000

There is a tsunami alert right now for Miyagi where a tsunami is being tracked. It is between 3 and 5 meters in height.

Police Release Information About Possible 10,000 Missing in Miyagi

Kyle Yates — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:29:07 +0000

The news of possibly 10,000 people missing from a town in Miyagi prefecture turns out to be reliable.

What was once a thriving seaside town, Minamisanriku town, has now been turned into nothing but twisted metal and wood. The town had a population of 17,000, but police say that possibly 10,000 people may have been washed away by the tsunami or buried under the rubble.

TV vs Internet Reports on Japan Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Kyle Yates — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:28:36 +0000

TV news reports on all stations seem to be inline with one another on information and data coming into their newsrooms. Immediately after something happens, whether it be another earthquake or aftershock, explosion or baby found, each station reports it almost simultaneously.

Stations broadcast the most recent earthquake action giving warnings for tsunamis.

Most stations on TV here in Japan have listed currently the total number of confirmed dead at between 1500 and 1800. However, on the Internet there are varying reports being issued.

Kyodo News is reporting that a town in Miyagi may be missing 9,500 people. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen.

Continued Quakes

Kyle Yates — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:01:36 +0000

Earthquakes varying in size are continuing to rock Japan.

Late this morning an earthquake registering at 6.4 magnitude hit the Fukushima area of Japan.

Further warnings of tsunamis have been issued and are continually being issued as quakes continue.

Other areas further away from the original quake yesterday that took place just outside Tokyo are experiencing earthquakes and aftershocks.

Live Discussion on the Earthquake

Kyle Yates — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:25:04 +0000

Created a page where anyone wishing to communicate with others about the earthquake can do so via the page Live. Click the following link or use the link at the top of the page.

https://kansainews.com/live-discussion

Many Villages Completely Washed Away

Kyle Yates — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:02:46 +0000

Along the coastal regions of Japan, many villages have been completely washed away by tsunamis. The number of deaths is currently in the low hundreds, however, the number of missing and dead is expected to be much higher.

More than 3.8 million people are currently without power. Water supplies are currently out from water lines breaking, and temperatures are dropping and expected to be around freezing tonight.

Japan Warning System and Tsunami Warnings Around the Pacific

Kyle Yates — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:28:22 +0000

If few people die from this earthquake and tsunami warning it will be because the warning system helped. Warnings are being posted on TV, radio and websites. Cellular phone services in northern areas of Japan have been cut off. For whatever reason people are unable to get through on cell phones. Land lines are still operating in some areas.

Hawaii has been given a tsunami warning. People in Honolulu have been issued a tsunami warning and have been told to get to higher ground.

Saipan has also been issued a tsunami warning.

Anyone in these areas needs to heed the warnings and get to higher ground.