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Tokyo quake: Humanity in wine 3

By Wed, Mar 16, 2011 8:19AM UTC View Comments

Having walked for what seemed miles after the quake, my mate and I settled into one of my favorite Tokyo bars, Buchi, in Shibuya. Glasses of sherry were chased by beer, putting us at ease. Phones were down for hours but finally, somebody’s phone rang and everyone cheered as if we had all won the...

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Tokyo quake: Humanity in wine 2

By Wed, Mar 16, 2011 8:15AM UTC View Comments

Getting our thoughts together, my mate and I continued toward the transportation hub of Shibuya. Teeming with people diligently lining for public phones and flocking into bars, we realized that getting out of there was not going to be possible. We headed toward Buchi, which, it turns out, is my favorite restaurant for contemporary casual...

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Live webcams, Tokyo

By Fri, Mar 11, 2011 4:04PM UTC View Comments

Live webcams in Tokyo, here and links to more here, plus a live news stream in English here. Japanese tweets translated (sometimes not so well) here....

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