aftershocks are still coming, but I am going to go out soon and get some fresh air, in utterly irrelevant defiance. meantime I thought it might be a good idea to post some links for folks who are in Japan and who have family and friends here:
US Embassy Message an excerpt:
For those who are in Japan and wish to inform of us of your condition, please send an e-mail to JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov
In your e-mail please provide the information requested below. Please also in your e-mail please state that we may your release information to people who may contact us regarding your welfare.
Full Name
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
As much information as possible regarding your physical location (address, hotel name, etc.) and contact information (home phone, cell phone, email address, etc.) within Japan.
Please also send us any other information you feel is important for us to know, such as any pre-existing medical conditions, or whether you or your loved one is either elderly or a child in Japan without his/her parent(s).
The Department of Defense instructs that family members of Department of Defense personnel may contact 1-800-342-9647 for more specific information.
While we understand that there have been disruptions in communications in Japan, including the interruption of internet and mobile telephone service, we encourage you to continue your efforts to be in contact with your loved one(s) using SMS texting and other social media (e.g., FaceBook, My Space, Twitter, etc) that your loved one(s) may use
If you're wondering about the relative areas, and are as map-challenged as I am, diddlefinger (yeah, yeah, I know. I didn't name the dang thing) is a good way to put distances into perspective and find addresses in English:
Look up Japanese addresses
Google's Person Finder
all for now. I bet I'll be back on Kos later, as well.
hoping for the best for everyone dealing with this natural disaster, and all of them.