CDNsushi,
I am so glad to hear that you are ok. It would seem I came home at a good time... Well Hokkaido isn't really very much affected but that is beside the point. I have been going into damage control at the moment as I am supposed to go back on the 5th of April for my wedding in Toyama and the Australian Govt is saying to avoid travel...

Again it is good to hear that you are fine and hopefully things settle down.

On a side note, my fiancée said that it feels like it is happening to a different country. Being in the west everything is going normally with only the news. It is unbelievable how such a little distance away such devastation has occurred.

Cheers

Rob