# earthquake in japan today

The place where two earthquakes hit every hour | CNN » Every 30 minutes, Tokyo’s Earthquake Simulator Center prepares people for the worst. (And it’s free!) Cnn.com

Earthquake (1974) Japanese Movie Program Charlton Heston Richard Roundtree VF- | eBay » Publication Date: 1974 (The date in the title refers to the year the title started). white pages. Ebay.com

Trembling Hearts: anime maestro Makoto Shinkai on chairs, cats and car rides • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine » Kambole Campbell talks with Suzume director Makoto Shinkai about navigating the trauma of Japan’s largest earthquake, hiding Miyazaki Easter eggs and animating a three-legged chair-boyfriend.   Letterboxd.com

Michael Lewis Discusses His Prophetic 1989 Article on a Japanese Earthquake » Imaginechina via AP Images (background).In 1988, Michael Lewis traveled to Japan for an article that would appear the following year in an issue of the now defunct Manhattan, Inc. magazine. The piece that resulted, “How a Tokyo Earthquake Could Devastate Wall Street and the World Economy,” was part fact, part fiction: What would the economic fallout be if a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s largest city? Lewis discussed whether the country’s infrastructure was capable of withstanding such a high-magnitude earthquake—pointing out that the complex systems in place then were programmed to shut off in extreme conditions, because they could not be trusted to operate effectively. However, much of the economic toll that Lewis envisioned was predicated on different, more prosperous financial times in Japan. Following the publication of the article, the country entered its “Lost Decade,” sinking into economic irrelevance. But Lewis’s article remains eerily incisive throughout: “Many of Tokyo Vanityfair.com

How a Tokyo Earthquake Could Devastate Wall Street and the World Economy » In the late 80s, Michael Lewis traveled to Japan on assignment for an article that would appear in a 1989 issue of the now defunct Manhattan, Inc. magazine. His piece was part fact, part fiction: What would the economic fallout be if a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Tokyo? Lewis discussed whether Japan’s infrastructure was capable of withstanding such a high-magnitude disaster—as well as how the quake might affect Wall Street. This week, the 22-year-old article resurfaced online—here, in full text, is the original piece. Vanityfair.com

Aperiodic recurrence of geologically recorded tsunamis during the past 5500 years in eastern Hokkaido, Japan » <em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth</em> is a premier AGU geophysics journal, publishing research articles from across the Earth sciences that significantly advance the field. Agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Tokyo Skytree, and the Giant Macross Valkyrie » I went out to visit the Tokyo Skytree for the second time and have a stroll through the Solomachi Mall, probably my favourite mall in Tokyo…. Tokyoexcess.blogspot.com

Japan Update: Nuclear Threat, Rising Death Toll » In Japan, both the death toll and the threat of nuclear hazard to rise. On Friday, the number of recovered bodies stood at about 300; earlier today, Japan’s Kyodo News reported that authorities found about 2,000 bodies on beaches in Miyagi. One Japanese police officer estimated that half the population of his jurisdiction, or about 10,000 people, have been killed or displaced by last week’s quake, which has since been upgraded from a 8.9 to a 9.0. “I think that the earthquake, tsunami and the situation at our nuclear reactors makes up the worst crisis in the 65 years since the war,” Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan told reporters. Vanityfair.com