On Saturday, June 14 there was a strong earthquake in Japan at about 8:45 in the morning. It was in Iwate prefecture, which is about 200 miles north of Tokyo. I was in Tokyo in my hotel room on the 14th floor of our 40 floor hotel when it happened. The whole hotel was swaying and creaking from the earthquake. The hotel is built on rollers so it can absorb some of the shock and shift with the movement. It was very scary, and despite having just been told that Japan is the most seismically active country in the world, it was confusing and hard to figure out what was going on--particularly since all the Japanese people around carried on like nothing was happening. Only the Americans were freaking out! 10 people are confirmed dead and more than a dozen people are still missing. This photo is of The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka where I was when it happened.
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Glad you're okay. We were talking about the quake in school today and wondering what your reaction was. I'm sure it was very scary!!
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