Lachlan Pitt

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[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

Alerts are "delivered at two levels — an alert and a higher warning. The weather agency issued the lower level alert."

M7 or higher = lower alert level
M8 or higher = higher level warning

#earthquake #地震 #Japan

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

BREAKING: The Meteorological Agency has issued an alert warning about a possible large earthquake around the Nankai Trough – the first ever such alert – following a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck earlier in the day off the coast of Kyushu. https://t.co/B2VAWA5qx3

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

"...the chance of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough is relatively higher than usual, ...but this does not mean an earthquake will necessarily occur within a specific timeframe. The warning is expected to be in place for a week."

#earthquake #地震 #Japan

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

BREAKING: The Meteorological Agency has issued an alert warning about a possible large earthquake around the Nankai Trough – the first ever such alert – following a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck earlier in the day off the coast of Kyushu. https://t.co/B2VAWA5qx3

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

Time and time again, I find myself having deja vu caused not by seemingly more common factors like music or scents, but by specific combinations of temperature and humidity.

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

@RichardMedh @miocoxon Agreed! Within Tokyo, but a convenient, refreshing respite from heat and concrete (esp in Summer), descending down into the valley feels like entering a different world. Lots of little surprises down in the valley too!

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

@donnyjkimball Moved to Tokyo two months later.

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

@donnyjkimball I was living in Miyazaki Prefecture. Flew from Tokyo back to Miyazaki the night before. Two days later 3.13 Shinmoedake erupted.

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

@blueskyburuu @dwvcd Babe?!! *ahem* nabe

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

@blueskyburuu @dwvcd Fellow 'nekojita' here. It certainly is inconvenient😥. Then there's the risk/reward, danger/thrill/pleasure of things like takoyaki and babe😅😬

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

Japan Railway is using AI to combat problems with snow accumulation on bullet trains. #Japan #train https://t.co/JVqgQ010zz

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

I may not have had any Summer temperatures in Hobart yet, but Mildura was willing and able to bring the heat!

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

Interestingly, the carrier landing practice island is close to Tanegashishima, home to Japan's orbital rocket launch site, and Yakushima, a World Heritage Site known for lush greenery, old cedar, and inspiring the forest setting of Princess Mononoke. https://t.co/SZVN8BR0BG

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

As soon as I saw the photo I thought "carrier landing practice". Bingo! Japan to buy tiny island in Kagoshima for ¥16 billion to host US military drills. https://t.co/SN9pp12Gt2

[Mondo Mascots @mondomascots]

OKIKU-chan, the mascot of "Sapporo Hair Catalog", is always looking for a hair salon because her hair grows fast due to a curse.

[Special J 🇺🇦 @SpecialJstorm]

Looking at Japanese magazine covers you can kind of see where Japanese Web design is coming from. Hold on, I think there's a square inch you haven't filled with text yet.

[Lachlan Pitt @LJPitt]

What if you lease the wreath? They could have gone with "Winter リース" and reached Christmassy punned perfection.

[Sailor Totoro「MAKER of SWEETS」 @GregorioNarvasa]

...sigh... the katakana for wreath and lease are the same リース...

[Mulboyne @Mulboyne]

Some photos from Tuesday, of the inside of one the carriages, and the state of the repair yard itself. Those flooded trains will likely be scrapped. There's so much damage, it'll be cheaper to build new ones, rather than repair them. https://t.co/Tnkxf7nyqs

[Mulboyne @Mulboyne]

The flooded area is where those shinkansen would normally be repaired, so they'll have to be moved elsewhere. The trains and carriages are reported to have cost ¥32.8 billion, though it's probably too eary to estimate the repair bill. https://t.co/ovFwdSgtw5

[Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite]

The storage rooms of the Kawasaki City Museum - which reportedly housed ukiyo-e, classical Japanese texts, and even manga - were totally flooded due to typhoon Hagibis. Museum officials are working to catalog exactly what’s been lost. https://t.co/QGuL5ju30l

[Dan Castellano @ninja_padrino]

Standing room only on Tohoku shinkansen, beyond peak GW level - JR graciously offering us refunds on tokyu-ken fare

[せいちゃん @saynosaynow]

「水害にあったときに」生活再建の手引き　https://t.co/SupMdEOedn
RECOVERING FROM A FLOOD DISASTER（English version）
https://t.co/FjqysMhDDa
#台風　#水害
#TyphoonHagibis #flood #disasters