{"id":83,"date":"2009-01-04T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T02:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2009\/01\/04\/tsunami-advisory\/"},"modified":"2009-02-23T23:42:20","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T14:42:20","slug":"tsunami-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2009\/01\/04\/tsunami-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"

I happened to turn on the TV this morning to see if there was anything interesting on the tube (although I shouldn’t use “the tube” anymore because there are no tubes in modern TVs). I guess I’m just kind of stalling \/ denying that I have to work tomorrow. I’m in total chill mode. I rarely watch TV in Japan because, well, I don’t understand it. I know that watching TV is a good way to learn a language but I feel like a Peanuts character listening to an adult<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When I turned on the TV I noticed a map of Japan with yellow highlights on the south facing coast line. I knew there was an earthquake in Indonesia<\/a>, so I wondered if it was a tsunami warning. My prefecture is on the coast, but I am nowhere near the coast. However, I was curious. I went to the Japan Meteorological Agency<\/a> website and sure enough, there was a tsunami advisory.<\/p>\n

\"Tsunami<\/p>\n

I’m not trying to make a tsunami sound exciting. It isn’t like a snow storm or something. As a matter of fact, I got a very stressing text message in 2004 from a good friend who was on Phi Phi island in Thailand when the tsunami hit (by the way, my friend started a charity as a response to the disaster). However, part of this blog is to report what is going on here.<\/p>\n

Since the time I’ve discovered this tsunami advisory and started this entry, the tsunami has already arrived. It appears to have been between 10 to 20 centimeters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I happened to turn on the TV this morning to see if there was anything interesting on the tube (although I shouldn’t use “the tube” anymore because there are no tubes in modern TVs). I guess I’m just kind of stalling \/ denying that I have to work tomorrow. I’m in total chill mode. I … <\/p>\n

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