8.8 Quake hits Japan... tsunami warnings issued

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

If such a thing happened here, how likely would you be to believe the government or the utility companies or even the press as to how dangerous the radioactivity heading your way was??

Reasonably likely, except for the press. I never trust the press to ever accurately represent risk.

Per Lani, who is able to watch NHK without help, the Japanese press doesn't seem nearly so overwrought though they are definitely giving it plenty of attention.