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A Summary of News From Japan: After the Earthquake and Tsunami

by John P.

Oil Refinery Burning in Japan After 2011 Earthquake

Oil Refinery Burning in Japan After 2011 Earthquake

I was trying to read up on all the latest updates in Japan as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami, so I thought I would combine my findings into a blog post to save everyone else a little time surfing around.

Let me know if you find this helpful and I’ll try and do it more often in the future. As for now, on to the updates…

Tsunami Wave Height

Here’s a good look at the tsunami that did all the damage. The following image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) illustrates the expected wave heights and location after the March 11, 2011 Japanese earthquake. Note that the deep purple color is 120cm in height, or about 4 feet.

NOAA 2011 Japanese Tsunami Wave Height

NOAA 2011 Japanese Tsunami Wave Height


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R/C Car + Beer Bottles = Super Mario Brothers

May 7, 2009

Every once in a while I come across a video that you just know took a lot of time to actually set up and produce, like all those Rube Goldeberg videos I post all the time. Well, here is another one along the same lines. These guys in Japan took what looks to be a [...]

Japanese ‘Pushers’ Pack Train Passengers Like Sardines!

September 15, 2008
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Oshiya, or “pusher”, is an informal Japanese term for a worker who stands on the platform of a railway station during the morning and evening rush hours, and pushes people onto the train. This video is a good example of just how crowded it gets on Japanese trains! Do you think this could be the [...]

July 16, 1945 – The Day the Nuclear Age Began

July 16, 2008
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It’s been exactly 63 years, to the minute, since the first atomic explosion ushered mankind into the Atomic age. The Manhattan Project, as it was called, would eventually reign down the most terrible hell on earth, but may also have saved the entire planet from a much worse fate. Here is an incredible one hour [...]

MXC Most Extreme Elimination – The Greatest TV Show Ever!

February 13, 2008
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I kid you not when I tell you that MXC is one of my favorite TV shows of ALL TIME! Unfortunatly this show is not running on cable any more, but luckily I was able to feed my MXC addiction on the Internet. Thank you YouTube! Most Extreme Elimination, later called MXC was a redubbing [...]

Choco Party, Good GOOD!

November 16, 2007

He, he, he. Hmmm. I like chocolate. I like partys. I guess I just never realized how much I like it when you put them both together! You know, over in Japan they don’t even try to hide the sexual overtones in their advertising. They just put it out there for everyone to gawk at! [...]

Japanese Man Trains Synchronized Swimming Goldfish

July 17, 2007

Ok, this seems truly unbelievable – as in, I’m not sure I believe it. But if it’s a fake I can’t detect it either! A Japanese guy has trained 4 goldfish to do synchronized swimming! Yeah, I know it sounds impossible, but you have to see this! He motions with his hands and the fish [...]

49 Incredible 3D Motion Photo Panoramas

May 14, 2007

Wow, Panoramas.dk is one of the greatest sites I’ve ever come across. It features a number of three dimensional panoramas which allow you to virtually look around a given space. This is a technology that can only flourish on the Web since you cannot move around inside a static photograph. There are virtual reality panoramas [...]

Darkest Day in History – Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb

December 31, 2006
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After years of war, US military leaders came to believe that the Japanese military would literally fight to the last man. Although Axis forces were already defeated in Europe and Japan was losing on their front, many US officials believed that bringing an absolute end to the war with Japan was going to be a [...]

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