In a restaurant near Ueno in the urban area, burdock rice is still not on. The two ladies in stockings and half skirts are using the Apple iPad to check out the latest outage information and video of the disaster area. As usual, strangers do not talk to each other, and they are only whispered occasionally. But when asked about the earthquake, everyone seemed to be an expert.
Our reporter Ni Zhigang Cao Lingxi
Huang Suyun, Cai Yan, Tokyo Report
Blackout Causes Tram Stop
At noon yesterday, when the reporter arrived at Narita Airport in Tokyo, he found that there were a lot of passengers at the airport and the passengers waiting for the bus lined up in long lines.
Zhang Nianci, a Chinese student who arrived on the same plane, told reporters that in the past, passengers mostly chose trams (equivalent to Chinese light rails) to go to Tokyo, but due to power outages, trams stopped. According to the broadcast announcement, at least until 5 pm to resume traffic.
According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper report, due to the impact of the earthquake disaster, Tokyo implemented the regional power cuts at 6:20 pm the same day, and a large number of companies stopped production. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced at a press conference on the evening of the 13th that he approved Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. to take measures to cut off power in a planned manner in the power supply area under its jurisdiction from the 14th.
After power curtailment, Japan's JR company yesterday suspended its entire line of the No. 1 line. Many private subway companies also responded to calls to close some of the more remote lines. The 52-year-old Mr. Shibashima, who works at the waterway bridge in the center of the Tokyo metropolitan area, started working at 7 o'clock in the morning. He usually gets up at 5:30 on weekdays and arrives at the work site at 6:20. But yesterday he first transferred to Shinjuku by bus, and then It took only 20 minutes to arrive at the Suidobashi by taking two trains. In order to avoid waiting for the tram for a long time, more office workers chose the combination of bicycles and trams to go to work.
The power outage caused some traffic lights to stop, and local traffic police began to direct traffic on the road.
The power outage caused a large number of trains and subways to stop. It also led to abnormal congestion in trams and subway stations during operations. The reporter saw the Shinjuku tram station and was full of people from start to finish, but the order was still very good and there was no apparent confusion.
Shopping mall consumer goods snapped up
Takada Yamada, principal of the Nitto International College in Kanagawa Prefecture, who escorts journalists to purchase things, told reporters that due to the earthquake, daily consumer goods such as food, batteries, flashlights, toilet paper, etc. in local shopping malls and supermarkets are almost out of stock.
In Shinjuku, an electrical supermarket, the reporter saw that, in addition to some of the 5th battery, other batteries are almost out of stock. In the usual brightly lit supermarkets, only a part of the lights were on the day.
Zhang Nianci’s mother lives in Tokyo. She told reporters that her mother said yesterday that she had snapped up the last two bags of rice in the local supermarket and that other foods were also stored in large quantities.
Yamada Yoshiaki told reporters that there was a case of out-of-stock consumer goods. On the one hand, the disaster-stricken areas needed a lot of disaster-relief-related products. On the other hand, Tokyo citizens were worried that prices would rise, causing people to snap up.
However, he told reporters that although it was out of stock, prices of other products did not rise except that some of the products that were promoted had recovered their prices. “This is a business ethics issue and businesses cannot dare to raise prices.†Shantian Fang Ming said it would be difficult to say whether the next batch of commodities will increase prices.
Tokyo people do not want to go to the disaster area
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter did not succeed in booking the room through multiple channels. Finally, it was sought after by Asako Asao, managing director of Japan's Toei Gasoline Co., Ltd., to book a room in a relatively remote hotel in Banqiao, Tokyo.
Asakawa Jinko explained that it may be that the new explosion of the nuclear power plant in the disaster-stricken area led to the tension in the room caused by a large number of people in the disaster area to withdraw to Tokyo.
For nuclear pollution, the Japanese have always been highly sensitive. When they make a reservation, the waiter listened to the translation and said that the reporter wanted to go to the disaster area and showed a very surprised expression. When reporters asked people to contact the car driver and the translator to the disaster area, they were all rejected, and the guide of a travel agency responded more decisively: "I will not go if I am killed."
Many foreigners working in Tokyo began to withdraw. A foreign staff report newspaper hired by a domestic financial newspaper said that their country has issued an alert to their expatriates to withdraw from Japan, so he hopes to withdraw from Tokyo.
However, most of the Tokyoers who are contacted by reporters still believe that Tokyo is safe. They think that nuclear pollution will not pose a threat to Tokyo for the time being.
Yamada Fumada explained to reporters that the explosion of a nuclear power plant is an explosion caused by the burning of hydrogen and there will not be much problem.
However, Asako Asahine was very careful to remind reporters to go out to prepare umbrellas. She said that rain may contain elements of nuclear pollution.
A large number of foreigners return home
Different from Japanese people hoarding food, many foreigners in Japan have chosen to return home as soon as possible, and the Japanese authorities have also started overtime work on this sudden return to China.
Yesterday, Yuan Ganming, a Chinese student at home, repeatedly asked to spend 94,000 yen to buy a return ticket. When he changed his car at noon yesterday and rushed to the Shinawatra Tokyo Immigration Bureau to apply for a re-entry visa, he found that the team had been evacuated. Two hundred meters away from the Authority on the side of the road.
“At the time I saw so many people who were stupid. There are many people inside. Most of them are Chinese students studying abroad and Korean students. Even though the Japanese have been working very efficiently, there are too many people waiting in line today and they are in the third place. After an hour, it finally came out of the building to the authority.†At 8 o'clock in the evening, Yuan Qianming finally completed a visa, and the immigration bureau, which usually leaves work at 5:30 am on time, has been working overtime for foreigners waiting in line.
In Hunan:
Everyone is discussing nuclear radiation
“I am not afraid of the earthquake and tsunami, but I am afraid of the invisible radiation.†Yesterday afternoon, Jiangxi’s Min Xiao Song, who was working at the auto parts company, was hurried and he kept talking about “No. 1†and “No. 2â€. The earthquake was caused by the fact that the government and the people had sufficient experience and preparations, but the invisible radiation caused by the explosion of nuclear reactors was confusing.
In addition to the unblocked main roads yesterday, many trams stopped running. Xiao Song lived near the two countries' stations. Usually, the trams arrived every two or three minutes. Today, he waited 30 minutes before waiting for a flight. It was very crowded. Xiao Song stated that he may only be able to ride a bicycle to work, and his girlfriend is ready to stay at home instead of going to work.
"Do you know if it's going to rain, you must wear a mask." Xiao Song also took out his mobile phone and showed reporters the Japanese text message he received the day before yesterday. Xiao Song said that there were rumors in these two days that harmful gases were adhering to the clouds and harmful substances were entrained in the rain. Later, Japanese COSMO company sprang up. Xiao Song said that this text message was continuously forwarded on both the mobile phone and TWITTER. There were also Chinese people who forwarded it through QQ. His mobile phone received it twice.
“The effect of the radiation is so great. This is not good.†Xiao Wang, a Chinese student studying at the University of Tokyo, carrying a shoulder bag and pushing her black-rimmed glasses up, I’m going to a classmate at 5:30 in the afternoon. At the farewell party, many students are ready to leave home.
Xiao Wang said she thought that if the host of the nuclear reactor did not explode, there would be no problem with safety, so she hadn't thought about returning to China, but she said that if any of the three nuclear reactors exploded, she would definitely buy the airline tickets immediately. Family.
"I want to go. My husband said nothing and feels no desire to go." In a QQ group in Hunan, everyone is discussing the topic of nuclear radiation, and the beautiful and innocent girl Vicki (a pseudonym) is worried about radiation effects. Health, and even worry that it will "make your face look long." Another Xiangtan boy whose screen name was “Taiwan†said: “My girlfriend kept pushing and I was a bit panicked.â€
Japanese street:
People wearing masks everywhere
Since the reporter arrived at Narita Airport in Tokyo on March 13, they have seen many people wear masks. Yesterday, in the streets of Yaesu, women with children, young people carrying bicycles, and office workers hurrying in windbreakers wear masks.
Keiko borrowed money from ATMs of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Co., Ltd. Today, the bank's cash machines are used normally, and there is no phenomenon of queuing withdrawals due to fear of cash withdrawal. Keiko said that wearing a mask is because it is raining to hear the weather forecast. In Japan, if the air is polluted, it is common to pack your hands and face on rainy days.
Yesterday, the Japan Meteorological Agency predicted that there may be rain. Mr. Hirotaka, who lives in the Tokyo area, expressed his worries to reporters: “I feel that radiation is terrifying and scary.â€
Pingchi said that he occasionally thought of running away. If the nuclear reactor continues to explode, he must escape even if he walks. Pingchi's tone is very peaceful, he said, he is at home through the NKH and the Internet to understand the radiation information, will take refuge under the instructions of the government.
"The possibility of a panic caused by an out-of-control nuclear leak is unlikely." Pingchi also said that he believes that these incidents will not happen because of radiation accidents that cause traffic accidents and trampling. He believes that the government will release information in a timely manner and will issue evacuation when the evacuation occurs. Instructed, as long as you follow the government's instructions to do just fine.
Pingchi smiled and said that in addition to the impact of the tram stop, there is no abnormal feeling in other aspects of Tokyo. Watching TV at home is a bit humbling, but when you go out, you still see that the mall is still open. When you go out and see that the shops are all open, you feel at ease.
Author: Ni Zhigang Cao Lingxi