TsukuBlog | Though Still Dealing With the Effects of the Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, on Disaster Prevention Day (September 1st) We Take Time Out To Remember Past Tragedies AND Consider Ways of Being Better Prepared For The Future
TsukuBlog A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Though Still Dealing With the Effects of the Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, on Disaster Prevention Day (September 1st) We Take Time Out To Remember Past Tragedies AND Consider Ways of Being Better Prepared For The Future 1 September, 2017 Tokyo`s Shita-Machi burning after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923- note Mt Tsukuba on the right By Avi Landau There used to be a cannon, located in the plaza in front of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace, which since 1871 had been used to announce the arrival of 12 noon. On September 1, 1923...
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