I spent the first 24 hours after the 'big one' alone in my apartment, I was relieved when I finally got in contact with everyone I knew, and the phone lines became less clogged.
It was so hard to relax, the paranoia coming from the news, the aftershocks coming every 5 minutes or so, but I was very greatful for the contact and support everyone gave through facebook and other means.
Here's a demonstration of a little aftershock, smaller than the one I experienced in Nottingham in 2008:
No, I haven't put away my christmas tree yet
People have been mass-buying food and as a result, the supermarket and convenience store shelves are empty, like a scene from an apocalyptic movie!
A novel shower method; no hot water.
Today I finally got out of the house, and had a picnic with some friends under plum blossom trees.
Aeon was closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but I will be going to my Japanese school on Monday for my classes. Looks like Tokyo's starting to get back to normal.
Just to make sure my family have some perspective, Sendai (the closest city to the epicentre) and the nuclear plants are far north of Tokyo, so the tsunami pictures you're seeing were taken far from Tokyo.
Source: BBC
The next issue over the coming days will be the 3-hour scheduled power outages in Tokyo to conserve electricity. I have two torches, and I'll make sure it's a productive time. Let's hope it doesn't affect Aeon.
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