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Today marks 11 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. To keep the memories from fading, I am posting my tweets from that day. They remain in chronological order. The memories come back vividly in real time. There are tweets in both Japanese and English.

Japanese Tweets

  • @kthrtty STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN is also quite good. posted at 00:35:28
  • An example of an unforgiving society. A modern-day Jean Valjean. RT @masanork: If she had kept doing it as a side job, I don’t think there was any need to make her quit / Science teacher is a “major porn actress”! Students find video, causing an uproar (Yukan Fuji) htn.to/t8n8AJ posted at 09:50:16
  • Um… RT @47news: Penalties for creating viruses; related bill approved by Cabinet bit.ly/dFndIC posted at 09:51:53
  • Earthquake! posted at 14:48:22
  • Earthquake early warning. Strong shaking will arrive within 30 seconds. posted at 14:48:56
  • The building is creaking and cracking. The exit is secured. posted at 14:51:13
  • The elevators have made an emergency stop. posted at 14:52:59
  • Aftershock now. Vertical shaking. posted at 15:17:58
  • Tsunami 10m H. posted at 15:26:33
  • Ceiling collapse at Kudan Kaikan Hall, involving 600 people. Many injured. posted at 15:49:02
  • Ceiling collapse at bowling alley in front of Yokohama Station. 10 people trapped underneath. Exterior wall of Kanagawa Prefectural Government building has fallen off. posted at 15:50:25
  • RT @motoyaKITO: This is bad RT @OsakaUp: Someone please help! 1-11-7 Hanakawado, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Geek House Asakusa, Room 301 RT @itkz I was in the company server room when the earthquake struck, and the racks collapsed. … posted at 16:25:52
  • Shiodome City Center has closed the entrance on basement level 2 as a tsunami precaution. Use 1F and basement level 1F to enter or exit. posted at 16:50:24
  • Earthquake in Japan. Richter Scale 8.4. posted at 17:01:27
  • “This is the Shiodome City Center Disaster Prevention Center. Due to today’s earthquake, business operations ended at half past 17.” What?! posted at 17:32:27
  • “Correction. Store operations have ended.” Well, of course, lol. RT @_nat: “This is the Shiodome City Center Disaster Prevention Center. Due to today’s earthquake, business operations ended at half past 17.” What?! posted at 17:42:42
  • another shake coming in a minute. posted at 17:44:03
  • Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’s cooling system not working. Emergency state announced. 1740JST #earthquakes posted at 17:50:53
  • Really? Tsunamis should travel up rivers too—is that safe? The basic rule should be to remain in a safe place. RT @CUEICHI: At times like this, once you think you can move, you have to go without hesitation; the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to move. posted at 18:07:47
  • The government’s instruction at 17:40 is to remain where you are. RT @CUEICHI: At times like this, once you think you can move, you have to go without hesitation; the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to move. posted at 18:09:21
  • Finally could get in touch with my daughter. posted at 18:32:37
  • RT @hitoshi: 【For those unable to return home】We unfortunately cannot provide blankets, and there may not be enough space to sleep comfortably, but the manager will be staying overnight, so evacuees may remain until tomorrow morning. Butagumi Shabuan, 7-5-11 Roppongi, Minato-ku, 2F posted at 18:54:42
  • RT @UstreamTech_JP: Regarding coverage of this earthquake disaster, NHK has granted us permission to retransmit its broadcasts on USTREAM. posted at 18:57:00
  • RT @oohamazaki: 【For stranded commuters in Tokyo’s 23 wards】I have compiled as many open evacuation sites as possible on Google Maps. I will update it in real time! bit.ly/tokyohinan posted at 19:51:50
  • The food procurement team has returned. posted at 19:53:49
  • @night_in_tunisi Thank you! posted at 19:54:45
  • Unbelievable. RT @hiroyoshi: Every government building in Kasumigaseki has an auditorium. Why not open them to stranded commuters? posted at 20:29:22
  • The metropolitan and national governments are taking quite different approaches. posted at 20:50:31
  • RT @fu4: RT @kazu_fujisawa: A lot of mobile emails from around 4 o’clock have only just arrived. Only Twitter and Gmail remained stable. This proves false the claim that cloud reliability is inferior to dedicated lines. posted at 20:59:35
  • A friend in Chile contacted me about that. RT @Y_Kaneko: I heard Chile is already on alert. RT @marinepolaris: Please provide tsunami information to Japanese residents in Hawaii, the U.S. West Coast, Chile, and Peru. It will definitely reach them. posted at 21:50:11
  • @iglazer Thanks. Yes, they are fine. posted at 22:10:17
  • The Chilean government has reportedly also put a support system in place. @trinitynyc posted at 22:12:35
  • NHK: Wisdom for Disaster Victims www.nhk.or.jp/hisaito2/chie/… posted at 22:16:27
  • Plant fires in Ichihara and Goi cannot be approached from land. A major fire at the Shiogama oil complex. Explosions too. posted at 22:19:21
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government to open all metropolitan high schools. Preparing to receive people. posted at 22:20:55
  • RT @inosenaoki: The Toei Shinjuku Line resumed service on the entire line at 21:45. Other Toei subway lines have already resumed, though trains remain infrequent. posted at 22:22:36
  • RT @fujita_nzm: 【Latest Odaiba information】Hotel Nikko Tokyo, near Daiba Station, has begun providing complimentary hot corn soup and cold oolong tea, drawing applause. Everyone is calming down, and more people are falling asleep from exhaustion. posted at 22:24:07
  • For earthquake info in English/Chinese etc., tune to 963 for NHK Radio. posted at 22:25:20
  • RT @genwat: The situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant is as reported. If the power-supply vehicle can be connected, good; if not, it is difficult to predict what will happen. It is not a matter of an immediate meltdown. Do not be misled by rumors; let us watch how the situation develops. As it is a BWR, a boiling-water light-water reactor, it is not the type that would emit contaminated graphite. posted at 22:26:25
  • English Earthquake Information site for the evacuation center etc. Plz RT. ht.ly/4cqaj posted at 22:30:20
  • [22:39:52] =nat: Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters: The bodies of 200 to 300 people have been found in Arahama, Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai. 22:40 posted at 22:41:42
  • RT @tokyomx: Railway information. The following have decided to suspend service for the rest of today: JR East, Yurikamome, Tobu Isesaki Line, Tobu Tojo Line, Keio Corporation, and Keisei Electric Railway. (Current information) posted at 22:44:05
  • @mayumine Good! posted at 22:50:58
  • I’m at Toei Asakusa Line Shimbashi Station (Shimbashi 2-21-1, Minato-ku) 4sq.com/hvEZ7Z posted at 23:39:48
  • @ash7 Shiodome is no good. The Asakusa Line is OK. posted at 23:44:31

English Tweets

  • Big Earthquake in Japan right now. posted at 14:54:37
  • Earthquake Intensity in Japan. ow.ly/i/921g posted at 14:59:14
  • All the trains in Tokyo are stopped. posted at 15:08:32
  • Still Shaking. posted at 15:08:48
  • It is one of the biggest shake that Japan had. @shita posted at 15:13:41
  • Tsunami 10m H. posted at 15:26:33
  • 90min past the shake and it is still shaking in Tokyo. posted at 16:25:50
  • Earthquake in Japan. Richter Scale 8.4. posted at 17:01:28
  • another shake coming in a minute. posted at 17:44:03
  • Well, it is 8.8. RT @judico: OMG, 7.9 in Japan. Be safe @_nat_en! #earthquakes posted at 17:48:43
  • Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’s cooling system not working. Emergency state announced. 1740JST #earthquakes posted at 17:50:54
  • Now it is corrected to be 8.8. RT @domcat: Earthquake in Japan. Richter Scale 8.4. (via @_nat_en) posted at 17:54:26
  • Finally could get in touch with my daughter. posted at 18:32:38
  • @rachelmarbus Thanks! posted at 18:36:40
  • Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant – If we can re-install power for the cooling system within 8 hours, it will be ok. #earthquakes posted at 18:39:30
  • @helena_arellano We still have 7 hours to install power for the cooling system. posted at 19:32:26
  • Tsunami is approaching Hawaii now. posted at 22:21:37
  • English Earthquake Information site for the evacuation center etc. Plz RT. ht.ly/4cqam posted at 22:30:20
  • According to the Miyagi Policy, 200-300 bodies found in the Arahama beach. posted at 22:43:00

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