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Tri-ring · 2011-03-11, 08:09

Just up dated my online TV schedule and it seems as if they canceled Toaru and is going to air a special disaster program.
It seems as if TV Tokyo will still air Gosick though.

solomon · 2011-03-11, 08:12

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

Nope rush hour is 17~20.

One big problem right now is one of the nuclear reactor is leaking water and the core may become exposed that may lead to a melt down.
Ohhh, boy! !

That's Fukushima Daichi right?

I did read in the Asahi about warnings and fear about radiation leakage.

MeoTwister5 · 2011-03-11, 08:13

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Originally Posted by omimon

Well the higher ups are saying that there's no problem with nuclear pants so we can only hope for the best.

Nuclear pants would be awesome.

Anyway here's a slightly amusing little ditty (NSFW Sankaku duh), of course YMMV with what you consider to be amusing at a time like this.

SaintessHeart · 2011-03-11, 08:14

USD-JPY fell close to 100 pips in the past few hours since the quake. Meaning which money is flowing into Japan.

If this is a red herring (false rally), no amount of salvage by the banks and finance ministry is going to do anything to help. The JPY already dropped to real low this week and only rallied due to the quake. If money flows out of the country it isn't going to be pretty for rebuilding efforts.

solomon · 2011-03-11, 08:18

Fuji TV is doing free streaming on site

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/index.html

They say Japan Airlines flight cancelletions are around 90 domestic, 12 international, also say death toll nationwide at 77

Evil_Sephiroth · 2011-03-11, 08:19

About nuclear risk.....is a sort of fake from mass media..

Lot of nuclear plant automatically stop..and the is a little fire in a turbine room.

Nothing really dangerous.

Hope all can turn back to normality is little time..

Normally japanese people are good in case like this.

Good luck^^

SaintessHeart · 2011-03-11, 08:20

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

One big problem right now is one of the nuclear reactor is leaking water and the core may become exposed that may lead to a melt down.
Ohhh, boy! !

The automatic shutdown of the reactor DID work right?

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Originally Posted by solomon

That's Fukushima Daichi right?

I did read in the Asahi about warnings and fear about radiation leakage.

The last time Japan had an earthquake, I read that they have to shift the Nagoya reactor to another place because it is resting directly on a tectonic crack.

Decagon · 2011-03-11, 08:21

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

USD-JPY fell close to 100 pips in the past few hours since the quake. Meaning which money is flowing into Japan.

If this is a red herring (false rally), no amount of salvage by the banks and finance ministry is going to do anything to help. The JPY already dropped to real low this week and only rallied due to the quake. If money flows out of the country it isn't going to be pretty for rebuilding efforts.

I imagine it won't be that great for them when they go spending that money in China for cement and steel.

solomon · 2011-03-11, 08:23

The Fuji TV Casters have helmets on, didn't see that on General TV and none of the other staff in the background have em on.......little silly if you ask me.

Tri-ring · 2011-03-11, 08:25

Scram down automatically shut the reactor down( inserting carbon control rods) but since the fuel rods are still hot, so if coolant water leaks to critical level fuel rods will cause a melt down that may result in releasing radioactive material.

solomon · 2011-03-11, 08:29

Hawaii water levels rising in outer islands

Live stream;

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/...nav=menu55_1_1

FNN just said in Sendai area they estimate 200-300 dead due to waves.

Malkuth · 2011-03-11, 08:32

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

Nope rush hour is 17~20.

OMFG

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Originally Posted by Decagon

I imagine it won't be that great for them when they go spending that money in China for cement and steel.

Depends on the industry, Sony and Toyota would be delighted for example. Actually, most corporations in Japan will be, since a huge chunk of their profits comes from exports. People will have some problems, but I don't think they spend so much in imported goods anyway. And certainly this is a short-term effect, so it shouldn't affect industries importing resources for processing.

By the way, this is probably one of the last opportunities for Kan's administration to regain some popularity by handling successfully the crisis.

SaintessHeart · 2011-03-11, 08:34

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Originally Posted by Decagon

I imagine it won't be that great for them when they go spending that money in China for cement and steel.

Right now that is the only viable option since China often overproduce and has incredible surpluses.

The only worrying thing is that those assholes are manufacturing and supplying those stuff provide low quality goods (LQ cement is simply as more sand less other clay minerals - because adding more sand decreases cost) due to political tensions. Steel shouldn't be much of a problem since Japan has their own domestic manufacturers, but the raw materials tend to come from China.

But the thing is the only other place where Japan could get iron from is Australia, and according to live charts, the AUD/JPY is uptrending since last year, only to go in red today. It HAS to go below the point of 81.5 before there is any real discount in purchasing materials before it is worthwhile to switch to Australia as a favoured import destination of iron pellets.

And that energy crisis in Mideast isn't doing much for import costs. Technically speaking, my opinion is that the JPY has to rally up to USD-JPY = 75.xx (USD is the main currency, so the money has to flow right and USD has to lose value) before Japan can recover without going into deeper debt.

Hopefully the local private companies are willing to do more charitable work outside of the financial markets so all these data here are irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by Malkuth

Depends on the industry, Sony and Toyota would be delighted for example. Actually, most corporations in Japan will be, since a huge chunk of their profits comes from exports. People will have some problems, but I don't think they spend so much in imported goods anyway. And certainly this is a short-term effect, so it shouldn't affect industries importing resources for processing.

By the way, this is probably one of the last opportunities for Kan's administration to regain some popularity by handling successfully the crisis.

Kan is at a crossroads now. Being an ex-finance minister and someone with financial knowledge, he has to appeal to the companies in the long-term and people in the short term (maybe medium term since people change their votes, but companies pull out from the country and never come back).

Pulling cash from the treasuries for disaster relief means that the investment money from the local companies (corporate taxes, government bonds, and state-private enterprise loans) are being thrown into saving infrastructure. The problem is, does he save the companies' infrastructure or the people infrastructure first?

There is one foolproof move he can make : restore power and water ASAP. Afterwards, the cash-assist problems are going to get a little messier - I would suggest he hit these stuff in the order of importance : People/Citizen > State-owned enterprises > Asian Enterprises > US Enterprises > European Enterprises (Germany > Britain > France). By securing the state-owned enterprises after saving his people, he should get more local votes to keep him in place, thus stabilising the political arena. The Asian enterprises should help keep material import costs low, so export costs will go down and exports will increase.

After that, the few problems with regards to currency should fix themselves and allow an appreciation for the yen for the rest of this year and into next - from then which new foreign investment should roll in.

Alchemist007 · 2011-03-11, 08:35

I can only hope that everyone is ok, but damn is that impossible with that tsunami included.

RRW · 2011-03-11, 08:38

300 bodies found in a beach in Seidan

RRW · 2011-03-11, 08:41

News: Anime/Manga/Game Events Cancelled After March 11 Quake (Updated)

Malkuth · 2011-03-11, 08:42

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Originally Posted by rrw

300 bodies found in a beach in Seidan

Shit, that's bad, where did you read this? any links?

Langus · 2011-03-11, 08:43

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Originally Posted by rrw

300 bodies found in a beach in Seidan

Did you mean Sendai? Jiji Press is reporting it. (Edit: It's now being reported on official TV news channels)

The body count on this is going to be sizeable. People just didn't have enough time to avoid the first wave of the tsunami.

They are still having tsunami warnings on the TV ordering everyone on the coast to evacuate. Pretty scary stuff.

MeoTwister5 · 2011-03-11, 08:43

Edit - Oops. Will fix this post later.

solomon · 2011-03-11, 08:45

なんまいだ、なんまいだ, Rest in Peace.

It is fairly chilly in Tohoku region at this time of year right?

It's amazing how the casters keep up with all the people who are injured or passed away and continously update it NATIONWIDE

Yea, Fuji TV just talked about the hundreds drowned, they still don't know why this number is so high they say.

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SaintessHeart NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~ Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 35	USD-JPY fell close to 100 pips in the past few hours since the quake. Meaning which money is flowing into Japan. If this is a red herring (false rally), no amount of salvage by the banks and finance ministry is going to do anything to help. The JPY already dropped to real low this week and only rallied due to the quake. If money flows out of the country it isn't going to be pretty for rebuilding efforts. __________________ When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus. Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

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Evil_Sephiroth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lavagna (GE) Age: 37	About nuclear risk.....is a sort of fake from mass media.. Lot of nuclear plant automatically stop..and the is a little fire in a turbine room. Nothing really dangerous. Hope all can turn back to normality is little time.. Normally japanese people are good in case like this. Good luck^^ __________________ "Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."

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2011-03-11, 08:09	Link #141
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	Just up dated my online TV schedule and it seems as if they canceled Toaru and is going to air a special disaster program. It seems as if TV Tokyo will still air Gosick though.

2011-03-11, 08:18	Link #145
solomon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suburban DC	Fuji TV is doing free streaming on site http://www.fujitv.co.jp/index.html They say Japan Airlines flight cancelletions are around 90 domestic, 12 international, also say death toll nationwide at 77

2011-03-11, 08:23	Link #149
solomon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suburban DC	The Fuji TV Casters have helmets on, didn't see that on General TV and none of the other staff in the background have em on.......little silly if you ask me.

2011-03-11, 08:25	Link #150
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	Scram down automatically shut the reactor down( inserting carbon control rods) but since the fuel rods are still hot, so if coolant water leaks to critical level fuel rods will cause a melt down that may result in releasing radioactive material.

2011-03-11, 08:29	Link #151
solomon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suburban DC	Hawaii water levels rising in outer islands Live stream; http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/...nav=menu55_1_1 FNN just said in Sendai area they estimate 200-300 dead due to waves.

2011-03-11, 08:45	Link #160
solomon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suburban DC	なんまいだ、なんまいだ, Rest in Peace. It is fairly chilly in Tohoku region at this time of year right? It's amazing how the casters keep up with all the people who are injured or passed away and continously update it NATIONWIDE Yea, Fuji TV just talked about the hundreds drowned, they still don't know why this number is so high they say.