Two confirmed dead thus far. :(
2016-04-15 01:30 JST 2016 Two confirmed dead thus far. :( ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 5 · Comments: 2 · Shares: 0 ← 2016-04-15 01:20 JST 2016-04-15 01:41 JST → Around this time … 2016-04-15 10:00 JSTPowerful earthquake in Japan leaves at least 10 injured 2016-04-15 09:01 JSTSadly, 9 people lost their lives in the earthquake and over 900 people have be injured. Castle walls have also been damaged, as you can see in these photos from NHK. The tiles (kawara) on the castle have also been damaged, but I image that repair will be relatively easy. 2016-04-15 01:45 JSTStrongest earthquake since 2011 strikes Kumamoto area | The … 2016-04-15 01:43 JSTClasses at Kumamoto University have also been cancelled. I assume that many other educational institutions in Kumamoto will also be closed tomorrow.-- Kirkhttp://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/daigakuseikatsu/kyoumu/news/2804144月15日（金）の授業の休講について - 熊本大学 2016-04-15 01:41 JSTClasses at Kumamoto Gakuen University have been cancelled for Friday, the 15th:http://www.kumagaku.ac.jp/news/archives/997 2016-04-15 01:30 JSTTwo confirmed dead thus far. :( (this post) 2016-04-15 01:20 JSTNHK has put an English video report about the earthquake on their web site:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160414_54/Quake of 7 on Japanese scale hit Kumamoto- News - NHK WORLD - English 2016-04-15 01:15 JSTKumamoto International received this message with many useful links from Kagoshima Koryu (https://www.facebook.com/kagosh):みなさま だいじょうぶでしょうか。情報を流します。よろしければお使いくださいませ 柚木 NHK WORLD in 18 languageshttp://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/info/select.html•NHKラジオニュース / NHK Radio News http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/16lang.html Earthquake Information/Japan Meteorological Agencyhttp://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/menu.htmlInformationhttp://www.fdma.go.jp/bousai_manual/e/index.htmlNTT Docomo Disaster Message Board Servicehttps://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/info/disaster/disaster_board/index.htmlau Disaster Message Board is available.http://www.au.kddi.com/english/mobile/anti-disaster/saigai-dengon/http://www.au.kddi.com/english/?bid=we-we-gn-0002SoftBank Disaster safety confirmationhttp://mb.softbank.jp/en/disaster-message/web 171English http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai/web171/web171manual_eng.pdf中文 http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai/web171/web171manual_chn.pdf韓国 http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai/web171/web171manual_kor.pdfDial 171 to inquire about somebody's safety (NTT Disaster Telephone Message Service)NTT emergency messaging servicehttp://www.ntt-east.co.jp/saigai_e/voice171/Select language - NHK WORLD - English 2016-04-15 00:12 JSTHere's the address of the "The Kumamoto Prefecture EarthquakeFACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK"https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/kumamoto-prefecture-earthquake-apr14-2016/?search_type=safeFacebook Safety Check: The Kumamoto Prefecture Earthquake 2016-04-15 00:12 JSTSorry for posting about Kumamon at a time like this. Actually, this was a post that I scheduled before the quake started. -- KirkKumamon still going strong after 6 years 2016-04-15 00:10 JSTA portion of the castle walls has collapsed. When the report was underway on TV another very strong aftershock (I think it was the 6+ one) came and more rocks fell on live TV.-- Kirk