Aftershocks: Japan bears the unbearable

by Evan Osnos | MARCH 28, 2011 | New Yorker

Unlike the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the horrific grandeur of this moment unfolded before the unblinking eyes of Japan’s ubiquitous surveillance cameras, mobile phones, and hovering news helicopters, compiling a record of rebuke to the sense of protection once extended by the technology and engineering at the heart of Japanese life.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/03/28/110328fa_fact_osnos?printable=true#ixzz1H2qibNkU

 

 

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