Weare at sea level in Tokyo area but far from where some tsunami waves would come and do damage or take lives. We (Japanese east coast) started getting hit a few hours ago. In Hokkaido they had waves that were nearly 10 feet tall. All I hear overhead is Japan Air Self Defense and Coastal Patrol helicopters. I am not getting any reports of deaths, but now doubt some damage has come to Japan.
Map of just a few minutes ago:
Red= waves over NINE FEET IN HEIGTH....dark yellow = waves up to 6 feet or so. Most of the shore area is not in the 9 feet zone, but areas of Tohoku are under watch and Japanese TV has been nonstop with reports on every channnel, people fleeing safely to high areas, in a wonderful, calm public security evacuation process on a national level. Very proud of how Japan is handling this crisis as I speak. (1:20 a.m. Sunday Eastern)
AiT-Japan
It may be "wow, we dodged that bullet, time for a beer" for some people, but in this country the threat is not over yet. Also, I pray for the poor people in Chile. What a disaster.