Another new Twitter account follows to the Prime Minister’s Office’s English version Twitter comes tonight around 9 p.m. by Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO), who has been tackling two difficult problems, Fukushima nuclear plant radiation leak and possible blackout of greater Tokyo, after the Japan’s earthquake. This Japanese Twitter account quickly got over 50,000 followers, which… Continue reading Tokyo Electric Power Co.(TEPCO) Starts Twitter To Provide Updates
Day: March 17, 2011
Colopl Visualizes Where People Checking-In East Japan
Japanese Location based service Coropura(Colopl.jp) makes a map of east Japan to show where its users checked in the day before [J]. The hex displayed on the map means there were at least one check in yesterday. The map has a choice of cellphone carriers, Docomo/au/Softbank. Docomo must have more users and good coverage. The… Continue reading Colopl Visualizes Where People Checking-In East Japan
Google Opens Evacuation Info Portal For Japanese Cellphone
Google built a dedicated page which is tailored for Japanese cellphone web browsers (i.e. i-mode and others) to help people suffering Tohoku earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis [J]. Compact web page for cellphone browser is in higher demand for many refugees at evacuation shelters. This is good move as well as other Google’s latest help like Person Finder,… Continue reading Google Opens Evacuation Info Portal For Japanese Cellphone
Japan Ministry of Education Now Reports Radiation Level Across Japan
[Update] Volunteer-made chart [J] comes based on the MEXT data. (Fukushima line is not drawn. see below for why) So far, some prefecture around the Fukushima plants show a bit higher numbers, but still very low, under 1μGy/h. Japanese government has worked on another information disclosure to resolve people’s free-floating anxiety. As traditional media, especially… Continue reading Japan Ministry of Education Now Reports Radiation Level Across Japan