Taiwan is checking mail from Japan for radiation.
They are also testing imported goods such as electric appliances and household utensils.
Taiwan started monitoring radiation levels on farm produce, marine products and processed food from Japan on March 15th.
So far no abnormal radioactive material has been detected.
A spray pump, that was about to be shipped off to Vietnam, is instead being used at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The Vietnamese company that bought the pump, gave Japan permission to use the pump to help fight the nuclear disaster.
The pump is designed to pour concrete for construction of high rise buildings. It is […] Continue Reading…
Honda said today, that the suspension of car production at its Saitama and Suzuka factories will be extended to 03 April 2011.
They hope to resume motorcycle production at their Kumamoto factory on Monday.
Tokyo Electric officials admit they are having trouble controlling temperatures and pressures in the reactors.
The problem is the salty sea water. While it cools down the reactor, it also increases the pressure in the containment chambers. That’s not good, in fact it’s almost as bad as high temperatures. They are looking into ways to […] Continue Reading…
Attorneys in Japan are dealing with disaster survivors asking for advice concerning paying debts, and even paying employees.
Those asking for advise have lost everything; jobs, homes, businesses, etc.
Apparently there are no legal parameters in Japan for dealing with legal issues that will arise from a catastrophic event.
One attorney, who is also a disaster survivor, […] Continue Reading…
The Exxon/Mobile Shiogama Oil Terminal near Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, resumed operations on Thursday (Japan time).
Local officials in north east Honshu, Japan, say the oil refinery, which makes gasoline and heating fuel, is key in helping local economic recovery after the 9.0 quake/tsunami.
Nissan announced that it might send engines made in its U.S. factory, to Japan.
Nissan lost one of its engine plants in the Fukushima Prefecture after the 9.0 quake/tsunami. The factory made V6 engines.
Now Nissan officials are considering sending V6 engines from its Tennessee, United States, plant to factories in Japan.
Hillary Clinton said that NATO members have agreed to take over the military lead in the action against Libya.
She also admitted that there is no unified military plan among the coalition forces. “All 28 allies have also now authorized military authorities to develop an operations plan for NATO to take on the broader […] Continue Reading…
Video aired on NHK, shows multiple tsunami waves racing inland on March 11.
An hour and a half after the 9.0 quake, video was taken by helicopter, which flew from Sendai City south to Iwaki City.
The tsunami waves swallowed everything in their path. People in tall buildings can bee seen scrambling for the roof tops.
Professor […] Continue Reading…
In one north eastern Honshu coastal town, a city employee manned the emergency loudspeaker system, right up to the very end.
In video from NHK you can hear the woman’s voice echoing through the city (it’s truly haunting when you realize what is going on) even as the tsunami sweeps over all the buildings, including […] Continue Reading…