Category Archives: communication

Recommended Reading: BBC – April 12, 2011

It has been difficult to find well-reasoned news articles about the aftermath of the earthquake and the situation in Fukushima. Here is one article that we think is worth reading. The article talks about how the Nuclear and Industrial Safety … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: British Embassy Tokyo – April 11, 2011

It has been difficult to find well-reasoned information about the aftermath of the earthquake and the situation in Fukushima. Here is one web page that we think is worth reading. The latest advice on Japan from the Government’s Chief Scientific … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: New York Times – April 7, 2001

It has been difficult to find well-reasoned newspaper articles about the aftermath of the earthquake and the situation in Fukushima. Here is one article that we think is worth reading. From Safe Distance, U.S.-Japanese Team Draws Up Plan to Demolish … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: Energy.Gov – April 7, 2001

It has been difficult to find well-reasoned blog posts about the aftermath of the earthquake and the situation in Fukushima. Here is one post that we think is worth reading. The Situation in Japan (Updated 04/07/11) Last month, the U.S. … Continue reading

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Communications Updates

TAIRA is still down. There is a problem with the server at the university and the list owner cannot do anything about it. Assume that it will remain down. (Source: List owner’s wife.) (Updated March 15, 2011 at 13:22) The … Continue reading

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Telephone Updates

It is still hard to make phone calls to cellphones or landlines within Tsukuba. It is better to use email or Facebook to contact people in this area. (Updated March 14, 2011 at 09:55)

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Twitter Updates

Here are some Twitter accounts to watch for information. tsukubais (Updated March 13, 2011 at 20:20) tsukubais_int (Updated March 13, 2011 at 20:20)

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Television: TBS on Ustream

TBS is broadcasting the press conferences live (in Japanese). If you can understand Japanese, this is the best channel to watch for up-to-date information. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tbstv

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Television: NHK World

If you want to find out the latest news in Japan, please watch NHK World online. The latest press conferences are translated into English and broadcast here. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

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