Author Archives: Brayton

Happy Mother’s Day

Long time no see. What have I been up to for the past month or so? Not much. Tokyo at least has pretty much returned to normal. There are no more blackouts. However, pretty much everywhere in Japan has adopted … Continue reading

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My current situation

Right now I’m in Ibaraki. I’m looking forward to Friday. This has become my last day of school. After Friday I will return to Tokyo and be home for a couple weeks for spring vacation. That way at least I … Continue reading

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Alarm Clock

Woke up to sirens this morning. Not sure what is going on but off in the distance something is happening. It is 4:30 and I’m getting ready for work as usual. Going to be a crazy commute this morning I … Continue reading

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Rolling Blackouts

With the loss of the Nuclear Power Plants in Fukushima Prefecture, Tepco, the power company in charge of Eastern Japan’s power, and the government have decided to do area wide rolling black outs for three hours at a time. This … Continue reading

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8.8 Earthquake in Japan – My experience (long and unedited. Will edit in the next day or so)

On Friday the 11 around 2:30 I went to the post office to send money home. At 2:45 is when the quake hit Miyagi Prefecture. I was in Ibaraki Prefecture at the time. My distance from the epicenter of the … Continue reading

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