Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the Triple Disaster. Several programmes on TV were devoted to the coverage. I’ve been told to hide in the bathroom in the event of an earthquake when I’m at home. I think I’ll hide in the bath. I have a pretty sturdy desk at work to hide under.

I found this description of one person’s experience in Tokyo quite interesting. The bits about the western media (over) reaction and how people behaved were particularly illuminating.