-The atmosphere on the streets is calm. However, supermarkets have been quickly selling out of everything. Shelves are bare.
-Japanese TV is focusing on broadcasting information about upcoming blackouts, scheduled for short blocks in certain areas. For example, a particular ward might lose power for 3 - 4 hours at a time. Some trains will not be running due to the blackouts. The TV hasn't been airing quite as much footage of the destruction in Fukushima, possibly hoping to avoid panic?
-One report said that these blackouts are predicted to last through April. I don't know if this is accurate though.
-People are not being encouraged to return to work just yet. With trains often not running, people are mostly staying where they are.
-A nuclear power plant in Fukushima has developed a leak, and many people were evacuated from the area to avoid exposure to radiation.
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