Japanese Self Defense Forces Combat Nuclear Biological Chemical monitoring teams have been monitoring radiation levels to help protect workers fighting the nuclear disaster.
The military NBC units have been using lead suits, that weigh 48 pounds, and special armored cars that are equipped with NBC monitoring gear. They are trying to make sure workers are […] Continue Reading…
Workers evacuated from Fukushima Daiichi immediately after the 9.0 quake/tsunami, say the reactors were already in trouble.
One worker said Reactor 1 suffered a hydrogen explosion the day after the tsunami. He saw white smoke coming from reactor 1 while the tsunami swept by. He also said because reactors were undergoing maintenance they were more […] Continue Reading…
Officials dealing with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, said they will use military battle tanks as bulldozers, to clear away debris from around the reactors.
Japan’s military tanks have NBC protection. In the western militaries NBC stands for Nuclear Biological Chemical. They have filtration and sealing systems to help prevent crews from contamination on the […] Continue Reading…
The 9.0 quake that struck Japan could very easily cost more than $100 billion in damages. Don’t expect that insurance policy to cover it.
Insurance companies might cover as little as $12 billion of losses.
Eqecat, a catastrophe-modeling firm, estimated that the quake may trigger only $12 billion to $25 billion of insured losses.
And […] Continue Reading…
Fears of radiation contamination in fish supplies has Sushi restaurants dropping fresh fish from their menus.
So far, the prevailing winds have been blowing radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, out over the Pacific Ocean, prompting concerns by those who rely on fish from the ocean.
Those concerns are also being expressed by […] Continue Reading…
A week after the 9.0 quake, computer system problems continue for Japanese banks.
Mizuho Bank is unable to process salary payments for more than half a million people.
Also, Internet banking and ATMs would be offline over Japan’s upcoming three-day weekend.
On Thursday, Mizuho bank’s nationwide ATM network of more than 5,600 machines went offline until midday, […] Continue Reading…
As a result of the ongoing disaster in Japan, General Motors suspended all nonessential spending and global travel, a GM spokesman announced.
In addition, GM will suspend production in Spain, and cancel two shifts in Germany.
Even a small supplier of products that are fed to a bigger supplier that feeds the automaker’s assembly plants can […] Continue Reading…
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation in English) has covered hundreds of natural disasters in Japan. NHK has eight broadcasting centers, 46 local stations, 14 helicopters on permanent standby all over the country, and 460 remote-controlled cameras at ports and other key locations from which it can beam live footage at any moment. (wow, I […] Continue Reading…
Kazuhiro Takahashi could be taken for a transient, scavenging for food, but he is just another hungry victim of Japan’s tsunami trying to find food for his family.
“I am so ashamed, but for three days we don’t have enough food. I have no money because my house was washed away […] Continue Reading…
Hours after the first shock waves hit, several of the largest crime groups in the Japanese mafia, opened their offices to those stranded in Tokyo, and shipped food, water, and blankets to the devastated areas.
The Inagawa-kai (the third largest organized crime group) sent twenty-five trucks filled with diapers, ramen, […] Continue Reading…