The flight from Vancouver to Tokyo was half empty. At this time of year it is generally packed, and I wondered again how wise I was in heading to Tokyo just after a major earthquake, and with the Fukushima reactors running out of control. But I had compelling personal reasons to go, and the US government had not said anything about evacuating Tokyo itself, so I settled into a row with plenty of room. It was almost like my first flight to Japan, back in the 1970s.
The Mood in Tokyo, One Week After
The flight from Vancouver to Tokyo was half empty. At this time of year it is generally packed, and I wondered again how wise I was in heading to Tokyo just after a major earthquake, and with the Fukushima reactors running out of control. But I had compelling personal reasons to go, and the US […]
March 21, 2011
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