VIDEO: North Bay Town Reaches Out To Sister City In Japan
The crisis in Japan is causing heartache in the Napa Valley because its Japanese sister city of Iwanuma, home to the Sendai airport, was hard hit by the tsunami.
Jana's Dispatches From Japan
Following the massive earthquake in Japan, KTVU Channel 2 News reporter Jana Katsuyama flew there to add a Bay Area voice to the stories of tragedy and recovery coming out of the region.
KTVU.com's Dispatches From Japan section
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VIDEO: Foreigners Quietly Leaving Japan In Wake Of Disasters
Safely returned from Tokyo Wednesday night, KTVU reporter Jana Katsuyama talked about her departure from still reeling country and how many foreigners were quietly leaving Japan in the wake of the multiple disasters that have struck the nation
VIDEO: Evacuees Fill Tokyo's Shelters
KTVU’s Jana Katsuyama returned from Tokyo Wednesday, but before she left Japan, she filed this report on how the concerns over radiation exposure are growing and affecting daily life.
VIDEO: Store Shelves Going Empty In Japan
KTVU’s Jana Katsuyama reports from Tokyo on how store shelves have begun to empty in the wake of the massive killer quake and tsunami. And just days after the northeastern of Japan is hit with natural disasters and threats of nuclear meltdown, it begins to snow there.
VIDEO: Growing Nuclear Crisis Looms In Japan
Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down after radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain on the scene as both residents and visitors contemplated leaving the country in crisis.
VIDEO: Japan Facing Major Aftershocks, Colder Weather
In addition to the growing crisis surrounding the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan was facing major aftershocks and colder weather that was going to severely impact the up to 450,000 people staying in temporary shelters in the wake of last week’s earthquake and tsunami.
VIDEO: Fire At Nuclear Plant Increases Radiation Dangers
Jana filed this reporter Wednesday morning in Japan, where a fire at a nuclear plant began ramping up earlier that day, forcing thousands more to be evacuated from their homes and further increasing radiation danger in the northern part of the country.
VIDEO: Aftershocks Rock Japan
KTVU’s Jana Katsuyama was in Tokyo when the city was struck by an aftershock measuring 6.1. She reported Tuesday on how people there coped with the damage, power outages and even more unnerving aftershocks.
Tuesday in Tokyo - a BIG aftershock, shortages, etc.
March 15 - Tuesday in Tokyo
WOW. Just had another aftershock…this one felt big.
I was on the phone talking to KTVU’s Morning Executive Producer Bobbi Polos about 10:30 p.m. or so, when suddenly the SKYPE computer and camera started swaying with the table. Then I realized the whole room was moving. Much bigger than the aftershocks we felt the other day!
Paul came into the room, but it seemed to be over. Some people came out into the hallway of the hotel and Paul said one woman ran down the emergency exit stairs. Scary.
As for earlier in the day…we kept busy. Woke up at 8:30 a.m. and did live reports for the 5pm and 6pm (Monday) news in California. Then we went out to do interviews and get video of the city. People were explaining to us how some supermarkets and convenience stores are having shortages of milk, water, toilet paper, food and other supplies. Part of it seems to be due to the transportation disruption and difficulty getting deliveries on time.
Also, my cousin Vince who lives here in Tokyo says many gas stations have put a 20 liter limit on the amount of gasoline each person can buy.
Another concern for residents is the elevated radiation levels reported in the Tokyo area today. One part of Chiba prefecture which is several hundred kilometers away from the Fukushima power plants, reportedly had double the normal radiation levels. Tochigi prefecture reportedly had 30x the usual radiation…140 km southwest of Fukushima. We understand many news crews have pulled out of Sendai due to radiation concerns from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant crisis.
Tonight, we met a local businessman who has been here since the initial earthquake on a business trip. Mr. Hiroshi Tomita is President of Konica Minolta Laboratory in San Mateo and Vice-President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California. He says after the initial quake they evacuated the building and he left without a coat. He stood outside in the cold for an hour.
Lights out: On the way back from the interview, we transferred from the JR train to subway at Shibuya Station. Years ago, when I was in Japan, the Shibuya district always felt like Las Vegas or New York’s Times Square. Lots of bright neon lights, billboard lights and jumbo screens. Tonight it was dark. It apears many people are pulling together here and trying to conserve power during this national crisis.
What a day. We’ll be back again tomorrow. Mata ne…(til later)
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