Those who perished remembered on Pearl Harbor's 71st anniversary
Thousands are expected at the US Navy base in Hawaii Friday to commemorate the lives of those lost in the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press / December 7, 2012
In this US Navy file photo, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 during World War II. Two men can be seen on the superstructure, upper center. The mast of the USS Tennessee is beyond the burning West Virginia.
More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.
Just in case anybody forgets... Please don't. The United States was attacked. We were a nation at peace, until that day... We as a nation were mere observers, watching from afar...the happenings in Europe, as nation after nation fell to the Nazi onslaught.
Then Japan, of all countries... Japan attacked us.
Few Veterans who fought in that war, live on... Many die every day, and by next year, the last handful will pass on as well. Let's take a few minutes today to honor those who fought, and fell at Pearl...
Uke said
5:34 PM, 12/07/12
Uh-oh... Not this again!
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
7.3-magnitude temblor triggers tsunami alert
Long, deep quake off Tohoku rocks buildings in capital; Tepco reports no reactor problems
AFP-Jiji, Kyodo
Authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast coast Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently.
Commuters at Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture consult their cell phones and wait for trains to resume service after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan. KYODO PHOTO
They said tsunami up to 1 meter high could sweep ashore in areas badly hit by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated a large swath of the Tohoku region coast, killing thousands.
A 1-meter wave was seen in the Ayukawa district in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, shortly past 6 p.m., NHK said. In addition, a 20-cm wave was logged by a tsunami gauge off Kinkazan in Miyagi.
It wasn't immediately clear if the waves caused any damage.
Residents in cities along the Sanriku coast were advised to evacuate to higher ground.
Those include Rikuzentakata, Ofunato, Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, as well as Miyagino and Wabayashi wards in Sendai and Ishinomaki and Iwanuma in Miyagi Prefecture.
Telephone operator NTT said the network in the areas was jammed with the weight of calls.
A presenter on NHK repeatedly told viewers to get to safety.
"Remember last year's quake and tsunami," he said. "Call on your neighbors and flee to higher ground now!"
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.3. It said the temblor struck a relatively deep 36 km under the Pacific.
The epicenter was 284 km east of Sendai, or 459 km northeast of Tokyo, according to the USGS.
There was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, U.S. monitors based in Hawaii said. Officials in both Indonesia and the Philippines said there was no threat of a localized tsunami.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said there were no reports of any problems at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
"No abnormalities have been recorded on instruments at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's six reactors," a Tepco spokesman said. "All workers were ordered to take shelter inside buildings at the Fukushima plant.
"No abnormalities were confirmed with the radiation monitoring posts at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were seen with the water processing facilities."
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda rushed to his office to monitor the situation.
East Japan Railways Co. (JR East) temporarily suspended all services in Miyagi Prefecture.
Bullet train services on the Tohoku and Joetsu shinkansen lines were also halted to check for damage.
The Tokaido Shinkansen Line briefly suspended services between Tokyo and Odawara, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo was reported to be operating normally but Sendai airport was closed.
The tsunami warning was lifted at around 7:20 p.m.
FMB said
7:05 PM, 12/07/12
any Japs on here....?
Snippy said
1:01 AM, 12/08/12
I mean, uh, not meant in a racist way, uh, you know, of course.
The Krink said
11:36 AM, 12/08/12
Snippy deserves an award for current avatard. "It's the Tin-Man in rage" shot. I know Snippy has been adding to his Tin Man jpeg collection over the years. Killer avatard man.
Those who perished remembered on Pearl Harbor's 71st anniversary
Thousands are expected at the US Navy base in Hawaii Friday to commemorate the lives of those lost in the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press / December 7, 2012
In this US Navy file photo, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 during World War II. Two men can be seen on the superstructure, upper center. The mast of the USS Tennessee is beyond the burning West Virginia.
US Navy/AP/File
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
More than 2,000 people are gathering at Pearl Harbor on Friday to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.
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Just in case anybody forgets... Please don't. The United States was attacked. We were a nation at peace, until that day... We as a nation were mere observers, watching from afar...the happenings in Europe, as nation after nation fell to the Nazi onslaught.
Then Japan, of all countries... Japan attacked us.
Few Veterans who fought in that war, live on... Many die every day, and by next year, the last handful will pass on as well. Let's take a few minutes today to honor those who fought, and fell at Pearl...
Uh-oh... Not this again!
7.3-magnitude temblor triggers tsunami alert
Long, deep quake off Tohoku rocks buildings in capital; Tepco reports no reactor problems
Authorities issued a tsunami alert for the northeast coast Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently.
They said tsunami up to 1 meter high could sweep ashore in areas badly hit by the March 2011 tsunami that devastated a large swath of the Tohoku region coast, killing thousands.
A 1-meter wave was seen in the Ayukawa district in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, shortly past 6 p.m., NHK said. In addition, a 20-cm wave was logged by a tsunami gauge off Kinkazan in Miyagi.
It wasn't immediately clear if the waves caused any damage.
Residents in cities along the Sanriku coast were advised to evacuate to higher ground.
Those include Rikuzentakata, Ofunato, Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, as well as Miyagino and Wabayashi wards in Sendai and Ishinomaki and Iwanuma in Miyagi Prefecture.
Telephone operator NTT said the network in the areas was jammed with the weight of calls.
A presenter on NHK repeatedly told viewers to get to safety.
"Remember last year's quake and tsunami," he said. "Call on your neighbors and flee to higher ground now!"
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.3. It said the temblor struck a relatively deep 36 km under the Pacific.
The epicenter was 284 km east of Sendai, or 459 km northeast of Tokyo, according to the USGS.
There was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, U.S. monitors based in Hawaii said. Officials in both Indonesia and the Philippines said there was no threat of a localized tsunami.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said there were no reports of any problems at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
"No abnormalities have been recorded on instruments at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's six reactors," a Tepco spokesman said. "All workers were ordered to take shelter inside buildings at the Fukushima plant.
"No abnormalities were confirmed with the radiation monitoring posts at the Fukushima plant. No abnormalities were seen with the water processing facilities."
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda rushed to his office to monitor the situation.
East Japan Railways Co. (JR East) temporarily suspended all services in Miyagi Prefecture.
Bullet train services on the Tohoku and Joetsu shinkansen lines were also halted to check for damage.
The Tokaido Shinkansen Line briefly suspended services between Tokyo and Odawara, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo was reported to be operating normally but Sendai airport was closed.
The tsunami warning was lifted at around 7:20 p.m.
any Japs on here....?
in rage" shot. I know Snippy has been adding to his Tin Man jpeg
collection over the years. Killer avatard man.