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Earthquake Shook Japan - June 2008 地震の揺れ日本-2 008年6月

http://mrt-videos.blogspot.com/Strong earthquake rocks Tokyo region; 2 injuredPosted: 08 May 2008 0037 hrs A man points to the intensity of an earthquake on a seismograph. TOKYO: A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area early Thursday, cutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials and reports said. Japan's meteorological agency warned that more moderate aftershocks could strike, although there were no fears of a tsunami. The strongest earthquake hit at 1:45 am (1645 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean off Ibaraki prefecture, some 100 kilometres northeast of Tokyo. Public broadcaster NHK said that two people were lightly injured, including an 18-year-old boy who was hit by his falling stereo speaker. Power was cut off to 2,100 households, the network said, quoting local officials. The impact was strongest in Ibaraki and adjacent Tochigi prefecture where the earthquake measured lower-five on the seven-point Japanese scale - strong enough to crack holes in weak buildings. "We felt a strong jolt, but there are no reports as of now of any major damage," an Ibaraki police spokesman said. Highway operators said they had lowered the speed limit as a precaution, although they had not detected any damage to the roads from the quake, which struck at a depth of 40 kilometres. The earthquake followed a series of tremors off the Pacific coast early Thursday, including one measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale. The quakes rattled buildings in the heart of Tokyo, where Chinese President Hu Jintao was staying on a rare visit to Japan. Japan experiences 20 percent of the world's major earthquakes and has developed an infrastructure meant to withstand violent tremors. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked central Japan in July last year, killing 11 people and shutting down the world's largest nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said its nuclear power plants were not damaged by the latest earthquakes, according to NHK. Japan lies at the crossing of four tectonic plates and is constantly bracing for the dreaded "Big One" feared to inflict major damage. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo could kill 4,700 people, damage 440,000 buildings and leave thousands of others trapped in elevators, according to a study published by the government in 2006. The last major tremor in Tokyo was the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 which left 142,807 people dead or unaccounted for. Japan marks the September 1 anniversary each year with nationwide disaster preparation drills. - AFP/de地震の揺れ日本-2 008年6月

Author: sickmus
Keywords: Earthquake Shook Japan June 2008
Added: June 20, 2008

2-8/15 PRINCESS MONONOKE [Backstage]w/EnglishSub

In this 8th episode of the 2nd series, we see why Ghibli Producer Toshio Suzuki feels it necessary to carry a Samurai sword around with him. Then, we recognise Miyazaki starts to sound exactly as if an acting supervisor when he explains the details of his storyboards to Genga (Key Animiation) animators. Next, we understand that Miyazaki takes the lessons of the Kobe earthquake in 1995 seriously in a realistic way and gets fully prepared with the available provisions on a company level for a possible disastrous earthquake that's been rumored countless times to come in Kanto region (around Tokyo) sooner or later.Later, Takeshige-san at Art dept. has a meeting with Director to comfirm the details of the backgrounds where there are dramatic weather changes which also should imply Ashitaka's fate. Enjoy the great series then ( ;

Author: riezbien
Keywords: princess mononoke miyazaki hayao ghibli interview animation anime english sub making backstage documentary
Added: February 29, 2008

天皇裕仁 5 (大正12-15年：1923-1926)

関東大震災(1923.9.1)、自警団と朝鮮人・社会主義者襲撃、虎ノ門事件、御成婚(1924.1)、生物学御研究室創設(1925)、大正天皇崩御(1926.12.25)

Author: dqnmental07
Keywords: 昭和天皇 裕仁 大正 香淳 久邇宮良子 関東大震災 Hirohito Emperor Showa Tenno 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
Added: February 9, 2008

Great Kanto Earthquake

Simulation of the 1923 earthquake, at the Disaster Prevention Fair in Yokohama, 16 Aug 2006

Author: jdannan
Keywords: earthquake japan simulation
Added: September 16, 2006

Quake scenario has Tokyo leveled
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in annual nationwide earthquake disaster drills Friday to mark the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that razed Tokyo, leaving more than 100,000 dead. No reports of Godzilla.
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