Monster Quake, Tsunami

A magnitude 8.9 earthquake shattered Japan and the 13 meter Tsunami had impacted many lives in this nation country.

One twitter I followed, said there is no way to get home, so he might as well working at the office. Some coworkers celebrated the fact that the building is still standing, by starting drinking beer. (a bit cold for that)

Another twitter said the Shinkansen he was taking to Osaka from Tokyo stopped, due to the loss of power. The train got stuck inside a tunnel and he is thinking to take a nap. (what else to do in the dark car and tunnel?)

However, considering the initial reports, I have to give credits to Japanese government, and Japanese people for their disaster response plans. Not only the country is in order and people started sorting out the aftermath, but the fact that size of monster could have easily destroyed people's spirit.

While living in Japan's most earthquake prone area, in Niigata and surrendering Kanetsu area, I was amazed by the buildings that were built to keep property damage to the minimum in terms of a earthquake. And Hinan Kunren (disaster drills) were held on a regular basis.

Probably with that mindset, Japanese people will be able to stand up again with so many natural disasters affected the country. This time should be no exception.