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I can't believe that it's been ten years since the tsunami that swept over Japan.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing live on the TV at that time, especially on a TV that was about 70 inches as that size was rare to see then (a dime a dozen now). I didn't think it was real, or want to believe it was real, until I was faced with the reality of it on print from the local newspaper which was printed and passed out in the most populous regions / touristy areas of Okinawa in moments.
It looks like bases in Okinawa will be running the tsunami drill alarm for 2 minutes in commemoration. Their announcement states that it'll be heard throughout Okinawa so I am wondering whether it's a combined effort or whether the US is playing it after a moment of silence in respect to Japan.
Does anyone know if the bases in Mainland are doing the same? And whether Japan as a whole will be running the alarms? This is something that I thought would be in the news here to not alarm people when it goes off.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing live on the TV at that time, especially on a TV that was about 70 inches as that size was rare to see then (a dime a dozen now). I didn't think it was real, or want to believe it was real, until I was faced with the reality of it on print from the local newspaper which was printed and passed out in the most populous regions / touristy areas of Okinawa in moments.
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
I can't believe that tomorrow will mark 10 years since the most devastation that I witnessed on live TV struck Japan. I just so happened to drop my pregnant wife off at Main Place while I ran an errand where they had a TV on and everyone looking at a wave sweeping over Japan. I asked if it was...
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It looks like bases in Okinawa will be running the tsunami drill alarm for 2 minutes in commemoration. Their announcement states that it'll be heard throughout Okinawa so I am wondering whether it's a combined effort or whether the US is playing it after a moment of silence in respect to Japan.
Does anyone know if the bases in Mainland are doing the same? And whether Japan as a whole will be running the alarms? This is something that I thought would be in the news here to not alarm people when it goes off.