Preview MV Japan Ft. Island, “Satisfaction”

FT Island - Satisfaction MV 

HWC Live Session Trailer

H.W.C live session trailer! Check it out!

History hints at 'sunshine on big day

Temperatures on Prince Charles and Princess Diana's July wedding day reached 24C

Prince William and Kate Middleton can expect clear skies and sunshine on their wedding day if the weather is anything like previous years.

While it is too early for a detailed forecast, the Met Office has analysed the weather for previous 29 April's.

It found the average high during the last 20 years was a mild 16.6C.

Early April saw some very warm spells, with parts of Britain recording temperatures of 21C, hotter than Rome, Athens and Los Angeles.

On 29 April 1994, temperatures in London climbed to a balmy 23.4C.

And in the past two years, St James Park in central London has been bathed in sunshine on 29 April, with temperatures peaking at 19.5C last year.

The coolest 29 April was in 2004 at 10C.

Despite this month's reputation for showers, average rainfall on 29 April over the last 20 years has been a low 2.6mm.

The Met Office has also looked at the warm, wet or windy weddings of royal couples from earlier generations.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana's July wedding date was a dry, sunny day with temperatures up to 24.4C.

The prince's second wedding to the Duchess of Cornwall on 9 April 2005 was a cooler affair, with highs of 11.3C.

Colder still was the weather on the December day in 1992 when Princess Anne married Timothy Laurence at Balmoral when temperatures reached no higher than 7C.

MAGE ERA - Immortal～不死人的告白 (Official MV)

因为没有寿命的限制，人生可以变得像一场梦，伤心或开心都像隔了一层东西，很难贴身感受到了。一方面容忍着身边的人的幼稚与无知，一方面却妒忌他们尚存的热情。凡人的脱俗­和天真烂漫，深深让他看到自己心灵的污垢，才了解到他渐渐失去了什么。

Manroom隆重介绍四人摇滚组合Mage Era出道扣人心弦艺术作品 "Immortal～不死人的告白"，贝司手第一次听刚混音的完整版的时候，也要掉下男儿泪～。

为表达歌曲的意境，MV专程请来了曾拍过短片"血鱼"，还有网上流传广泛的"台灣之旅"等作品的 D1 Production导演Dick Chua 及 Kah Giap。想看MV幕后花絮吗？ http://mage-era.net/mlog/2011/02/immortal-mv-behind-scen/

Mage Era 是：

Moon （主音兼吉他）

Ichiro （吉他）

Chit Wei （贝斯）

Kotzen （鼓）

Full blast Songkran

Human wave brings festival to a head

Tens of thousands of Songkran revellers in Khon Kaen are expected to break their own record today as they round off the three-day water festival with a gigantic human wave.

Last year's event, which took place on Khao Neaw Road, drew 42,652 participants. This year, the event organiser has sectioned off 800m of road, up from 650m, to ensure it can accommodate bigger crowds.

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Revellers have been warming up for today's main event. On Wednesday, 23,104 people joined in a human wave for the first day of Songkran.

In Bangkok on Wednesday, Thailand landed an official Guinness World Record when 3,477 revellers gathered in front of CentralWorld and took part in the largest ever water pistol fight.

Meanwhile, the Road Safety Centre yesterday reported that 57 people were killed in road accidents on Wednesday _ the third day of the so-called "seven dangerous days" of Songkran. The total death toll now stands at 116. The number of road accidents and casualties were less than for the same period last year. As of Wednesday, 1,626 accidents were reported with 1,760 people injured.

According to the centre, the main reason for most injuries is riding a motorcycle without a crash helmet. About 30% of the victims are under 20.

Two people have been arrested for violating a ban on the sale of alcohol on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Deputy Public Health Minister Punsiri Kullanartsiri.

The first arrest was made in Phetchaburi's Cha-am district when a vendor allegedly sold alcohol in a temple compound.

Another vendor was arrested for allegedly selling alcohol at a petrol station in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

The ministry has received various complaints about sale of alcohol on Khao San Road in Bangkok and police have been asked to look into the matter.

Wonder Girls appear in ‘American Teen Vogue’

BlackJacks were excited when 2NE1 was referenced in a story for the March issue of the American edition of ‘Teen Vogue’. Well, now, Wonderfuls should be excited as the Wonder Girls have a whole page dedicated to them!

It shows the girls looking very fashionable wearing various designer clothing and accessories. There’s even a excerpt about the girls by Alex Rees. Check it out below!

X JAPAN's London Live!

Legendary metal band X JAPAN will be performing at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London on June 28th, 2011!

On October 11th of last year, X JAPAN leader YOSHIKI expressed the group’s plans for a European tour in early 2011. In the same interview, plans to play in Germany and France were also confirmed. The coming shows will mark the band’s first European tour.

Dal Shabet releases second mini-album, “Pink Rocket”

On April 14th, girl group Dal Shabet made their official comeback by releasing their second mini-album, “Pink Rocket“!

Produced by their CEO, E-TRIBE, the album features a total of four tracks: “Shakalala“, “Don’t Stop“, “Rollin Fallin“, and their title track, “Pink Rocket“. E-TRIBE was assisted by composers Goo Ja Kyung, Jang Jun Ho, and rapper Big Tone.

The girls will be making their comeback …

I Was Enter A Vocal Class Last Tuesday !!!

On last tuesday this week, i'll was enter a vocal class at singging shop (amcorp mall, petaling jaya). It's was cool, i joining 1st class with my vocal teacher, he is a great teacher named Mark Chivarre. He called me practise my vocal with his give technique. 4 songs for practise for this week.

Fans rock out at Twin Towers @live

Wonder Girls, Hoobastank, The Azenders, Yuna and Bunkface kick-started the 2-day free Twin Towers @live concert with a bang! Thousands of people were given a chance to witness international and home-gown acts right beneath the picturesque Twin Towers lit up in all its splendour. Check out the fan pics and see if you spot yourself!

The second night of the 2-day free “Free International Concert” was no less spectacular than the first. Joe Flizzow, Mizz Nina, Colby O’Donis and The Earth Wind and Fire Experience pumped the massive crowd with enough energy to gear them up for the high-octane F1 race happening the next day. See if you can spot yourself in the crowd of party people…

SNSD members show off their personalities through Japan’s “Sweet” magazin

Hallyu group SNSD has revealed their bright charms for an ad in a Japanese magazine.

On April 14th, these advertisement scans from May’s issue of “Sweet” magazine were uploaded onto an internet portal site under the title, ’An Inside look into SNSD in latest Japanese magazine‘. The nine members of SNSD channeled the bright season of Spring into their outfits, which they’ve tweaked with their individual styles and personalities.

Yoona and Yuri displayed their sexy charms as they slightly revealed their tight abs. Tiffany, on the other hand, showed cute poses with her pouty lips and her pajama-like outfit, shaking the hearts of male fans.

Meanwhile, SNSD is awaiting the release of their third Japanese single, “Mr. Taxi“, which is planned for the 27th.

TVB (HK) on Lim Guan Eng (Part 1 of 3)

If all of those opposition leaders are like Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng,I am strongly convinced that Pakatan Rakyat will win the next general election. Unfortunately,some of opposition leaders have been showing negative behaviours that made some people hate them and eventually count it on Pakatan Rakyat adding that BN has an ultimate power on nation's money.

respect to our opposition party...HK tvb also interview him...good..i'm sabahan...dun know when sabah will control by opp..coz here corrupt really SO bad...

Origins of the Japanese

This is probably one of the most readable and succinct pieces I've seen online about Japanese origins. I write that as plural because there is more than one major group of DNA in Japan.

During the last Ice Age, which ended approximately 15,000 years ago, Japan was connected to the continent through several land bridges, notably one linking the Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan and Kyushu, one linking Kyushu to the Korean peninsula, and another one connecting Hokkaido to Sakhalin and the Siberian mainland. In fact, the Philippines and Indonesia were also connected to the Asian mainland. This allowed migrations from China and Austronesia towards Japan, about 35,000 years ago. These were the ancestors of the modern Ryukyuans (Okinawans), and the first inhabitants of all Japan.

Ainu, First People of Japan, The Original & First Japanese

Austronesia

Austronesia, in historical terms, refers to the homeland of the peoples who speak Austronesian languages, including Malay, Filipino, Indonesian, Maori, Malagasy, native Hawaiian, the Fijian language and around a thousand other languages. The Austronesian homeland is thought by linguists to have been prehistoric Taiwan.

The name Austronesia comes from the Latin austrālis "southern" plus the Greek νήσος (nêsos) "island".

However, in contemporary terminology, the word Austronesia pertains to the regions where Austronesian languages are spoken. Austronesia then covers almost half of the globe, although mostly ocean and oceanic islands, starting from Madagascar to the west until Easter Island, to the east. Austronesia as a region has three traditional divisions: Taiwan (Formosa), the Maritime Southeast Asia, and Austronesian Oceania (Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia).

Maritime Southeast Asia

Maritime Southeast Asia covers the modern nations of:

* Brunei

* East Timor

* Indonesia

* Malaysia

* Philippines

* Singapore

And to a lesser extent: Madagascar, the Pattani region of Thailand, and the Chamic areas of Vietnam, Cambodia and Hainan Island.

Islands in the vicinity, with native populations having Malay or mixed Malay ancestry, which are not considered part of the Malay Archipelago include New Guinea and the Marianas Islands.

Oceania

Micronesia

The term Micronesia was coined in 1893 by Jules D'Ormont from the Greek roots, meaning 'small islands'.

Politically, Micronesia is divided between eight territories:

* the Federated States of Micronesia (sometimes referred to simply as "Micronesia", or alternatively abbreviated "FSM");

* the Republic of the Marshall Islands;

* the Republic of Palau;

* the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;

* the Republic of Nauru;

* the Republic of Kiribati;

* the Territory of Guam.

* the Territory of Wake Island.

Melanesia

The term Melanesia was coined in 1893 by Jules D'Ormont from the Greek meaning 'black islands', in reference to the physiognomy of the Melanesians.

The following islands and groups of islands are traditionally considered part of Melanesia:

* Fiji

* New Caledonia

* New Guinea, politically split between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

* Solomon Islands

* Vanuatu

* Maluku, politically in Indonesia

* Torres Strait Islands, politically in Australia

Other islands with populations of mixed Melanesian ancestry but are not part of the traditional Melanesian area include:

* Nauru

* Timor, politically split between Indonesia and East Timor

* Maluku Utara, politically in Indonesia

* Flores, politically in Indonesia

* Sumba, politically in Indonesia

Polynesia

The term Polynesia was coined in 1756 by Charles de Brosses from the Greek meaning "many islands," describing the multiplicity of the islands in this area of the Pacific.

Countries and territories traditionally included in Polynesia include:

* American Samoa (overseas United States territory)

* Cook Islands (self-governing former territory of New Zealand)

* Easter Island (part of Chile, called Rapa Nui in the Rapa Nui language)

* Fiji (Lau Islands)

* French Polynesia ("overseas nation", a territory of France)

* Hawai‘i (a state of the United States)

* Loyalty Islands (a dependency of the French territory of New Caledonia)

* New Zealand (called Aotearoa in Māori)

* Niue (a self-governing dependency of New Zealand)

* Rotuma (an island in the extreme north of Fiji)

* Samoa (independent nation)

* Swains Island (politically part of American Samoa)

* Tokelau (overseas dependency of New Zealand)

* Tonga (independent nation)

* Tuvalu (independent nation)

* Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)

In addition to these islands in this mid-Pacific ocean, Polynesia often is meant to include the Polynesian outliers: islands that are culturally or linguistically Polynesian, but that are geographically in Melanesia or Micronesia. Most of these are small or isolated islands, like Rennell or Tikopia in the Solomon Islands.

Angry Birds

“Lemme tell ya, these ain’t no ordinary finches we’re talkin’ about. These here are the Angry Birds, the ones that’s gonna kick you in the ‘nads. And they’re the ones on your side. They must be from Galapadapados, or sumptin’.” – Col. Angus, Bird Expert.

The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ fortified castles.

Angry Birds features hours of gameplay, challenging physics-based castle demolition, and lots of replay value. Each of the 120 levels requires logic, skill, and brute force to crush the enemy.

Protect wildlife or play Angry Birds!

 

Trust (Demo) by D'Chimie.

Trust (Demo) by D'Chimie. 30 second preview

倪可敏 - One Malaysia 可以相信吗？

不揭伤疤，焉知问题所在？事实就是事实，为何要为了面子而掩盖？­掩盖能解决问题？让他人知道我们是从腐败丑恶中改变过来，不是更­光荣吗？哪一个国家的历史从古到今都是完美漂亮的？现在先进自由­的国家，哪一个不是从腐败中走过来的？就算现在先进自由的国家，­哪一个是完全没有贪污不公的？我也没有偏帮任何一个政党，谁做不­好就该下来，我宁愿给机会反对党，反对党做不好就把它换下来。我­不会因为怀疑反对党而不给它机会，我不会因为怀疑反对党却选择让­执政党继续嚣张！我知道一个事实，没有什么是完美的，在朝在野政­党，里面的人不是个个都清高，但里面的人也不是个个都无脑。从古­到今证明一件事实，谁掌权太久，贪污腐败一定越来越严重。我不信­反对党如果执政一定能实现所有的承诺，我只相信反对党至少能带来­改变。

i totally agreed with the Bank Rakyat n MARA statement. did u guys ever seen any non-bumi working in Bank Rakyat n studying in MARA??????? really angry at BN for being so racist....

1Malaysia concept is from United States...bodoh punya N****....

all this prob caused by tat Tun dude....

Twin Towers Alive 2011 – FREE Concert @ KLCC!

Celebrating KL City as a vibrant, pulsating and exciting city, come and join us in the Free International MEGA Concert! Open air music celebration at the iconic Twin Tower of KLCC, an experience of a lifetime never to be missed! More than 50,000 concert goers and Formula1 fans!!!

This FREE 2-day International concert is a celebration of Kuala Lumpur as the City Host for the F1TM Grand Prix event and to map the Greater KL plan in making Kuala Lumpur a vivacious city of business, leisure and entertainment.

6pm onwards…

Day1: Wonder Girls, Hoobastank, Yuna, The Azenders, Bunkface.

Day2: Joe Flizzow, Mizz Nina, Colby O’Donis, The Earth Wind & Fire Experience featuring Al McKay.

It will be very jam in the entire KLCC area so be wise and take public transport. LRT, KTM…! For those who are now still working in KLCC, have to leave as soon as possible to avoid the jam!

For Linkin Park vocalist, aid for Japan is personal

Mike Shinoda saw images of the devastation in Japan and knew he had to do something.

The co-frontman of Linkin Park immediately took to Twitter and asked his fans to brainstorm ideas for a T-shirt to benefit victims of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that has claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people with 17,000 more missing.

Someone suggested an origami crane. Shinoda, a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, thought an origami butterfly would be more appropriate.

"That's more a symbol of rebirth -- you know, the caterpillar turning into the butterfly," he said.

The black and white butterfly tee and a second T-shirt design with the words "Not Alone" emblazoned on the front are available on the group's Music for Relief website (musicforrelief.org), with all proceeds going to benefit Save the Children's relief efforts in Japan.

There's also a Download to Donate initiative, where fans can pledge a minimum of $10 to access a digital album featuring unreleased tracks by a growing number of artists -- including R.E.M., Angels & Airwaves, Sara Bareilles, The Ting Tings, Talib Kweli and Slash. The last track is a Linkin Park instrumental inspired by the tsunami called "Issho Ni."

"Music for Relief is not Linkin Park for Relief," says Shinoda. "Right now, we've got folks on the Board of Music for Relief from MTV, from Fuse, from other bands. We hope that other artists will feel welcome to jump on board and contribute in some way."

Linkin Park founded Music for Relief in 2005 in the aftermath of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean that caused mass destruction and loss of life from Sri Lanka to Indonesia.

"We had just toured in Southeast Asia, and when we got home, we were seeing the images of the devastation on the news -- and these were happening in places we had just visited," Shinoda said. "I think first and foremost, we tend to get involved in endeavors that are closest to our hearts."

Since then, Music for Relief says that it has raised more than $3.9 million for victims of natural disasters around the world, including Hurricane Katrina, wildfires in Southern California and Australia and monsoon flooding in Pakistan. Shinoda says the organization's Download to Donate program for Haiti has raised more than $270,000.

CNN spoke with Shinoda at Music for Relief headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Linkin Park, Paramore Battle for Survival In Musical March Madness

30 Seconds to Mars, Tokio Hotel, Panic! at the Disco also locked in tight matchups in the final hours of the Sweet 16.

When MTV's Musical March Madness tournament moved on to the Sweet 16 on Monday, we warned that the challenge for bands and their fans would only get tougher from here on out. And we weren't kidding.

Check out our MMM Bracket right here!

With Sweet 16 voting set to close Tuesday at midnight ET, half of our matchups are still too close to call, as big-name artists slog it out for a spot in the Elite 8. Will this be the round where presumptive favorites fall? Will we see upsets of VCU-like proportions? Well, all of that's up to you, really. There's still time to cast your votes and help your favorite bands advance ... but that time is quickly dwindling.

Sweet 16 voting is now under way over on the Newsroom blog!

And sure, some of our Sweet 16 matchups are basically foregone conclusions — #3 My Chemical Romance lead #2 Radiohead by a large margin, #16 Sum 41 are rolling #4 the Strokes, #9 Disturbed are dominating #12 Patrick Stump and #3 Green Day are running away from #2 Blink-182 — but we've got a whole lot of nail-biters brewing ... so here's a look at those ultra-tight contests.

#1 30 Seconds to Mars v. #5 Panic! at the Disco

When we revealed our Sweet 16, we had this West region clash circled, writing "there may be no bigger matchup in the tournament to date." And so far, it has lived up to the hype. Both bands have been campaigning hard, and their fans have responded, casting nearly 70,000 votes at press time. This one looks like it's gonna come down to the wire, as 30 STM lead Panic! by less than 2,000 votes. You can help decide the winner by voting now.

#1 Linkin Park v. #5 Paramore

A huge matchup in the South region, this one pits two MMM title faves against each other ... and the results speak for themselves. More than 80,000 votes have been cast so far, and with just hours left until polls close, fewer than 200 votes separate the two bands. Both Mike Shinoda and Hayley Williams have been hitting up the fans for support, and right now, this one is LP's to lose ... but anything can happen. You can vote for your favorite here.

#6 Coheed and Cambria v. #7 Avenged Sevenfold

All eyes are on this tilt in the Midwest region, as Coheed — last year's MMM champs and the band most had penciled in for the 2011 finals — are standing on the brink of elimination. With hours left to go in the polling, and more than 40,000 ballots cast, they trail Avenged Sevenfold by less than 2,000 votes. If they want to keep their dreams of a repeat alive, they're going to need some help from their fans. Or perhaps this really is A7X's time. You can decide this ultra-close contest by voting now.

#14 Tokio Hotel v. #2 Muse

Another tight one in the South — what else would you expect from two bands that made the Final Four last year? — with nearly 60,000 votes already counted, it's Tokio Hotel who hold a 3,000 vote lead over Muse. It's unquestionably both acts' toughest tournament challenge to date. Could this be the round where Tokio Hotel's fan support finally runs out? Or will it be Muse who fail to live up to the pre-tourney expectations? Once again, it'll be up to you. Vote now to send your favorite on to the Elite 8.

MTV's Musical March Madness has reached the Sweet 16! Voting is now open and will continue until Tuesday at midnight, when we'll roll on to the Elite 8. All winners are determined by your votes, so, if your favorite act is still standing, it's up to you to guide them to glory. You can rally the troops on Twitter using the hashtag #MMM — but get ready, things only get tougher from here on out!

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon to Feature Linkin Park Again?

Rumors have been going around the the music for Transformers: Dark Of The Moon that Bay has his finger on "Burning In The Skies" from Linkin Park's "A Thousand Suns." Traditionally the studio has paired up the latest white boy band with the film as a sort of complementary showcase for the movie and the single. So it seems most likely now with a made to the Transformers:Dark Of The Moon (UK) facebook page commenting "Linkin Park fan, anyone?" Is this a good thing or bad thing? Leave your comment below.

We work really hard to be the best resource for all your Transformers news and reviews every day. Keep your browser dialed to Tformers.com for updates as they happen.

art on glass

Michael Jackson Kitsch Art – Paintings and Sculptures

Jackson’s main go-to man for over-the-top portraits of himself was David Nordahl. Over a 17-year period, Jackson commissioned flamboyant paintings such as “Camelot”, a 1995 portrait of Michael Jackson and his wife Lisa Marie Presley.

I MISS MY JAPANESE FRIEND MIRU & SHIORI

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. 

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

SNSD Saves the Stock Value of SME

Ever since the natural disasters that hit Japan, many entertainment companies' stock values went down, including the stock value of SM Entertainment. However, SNSD's Mr. Taxi seems to have revived SME's stock value.

SME noticed a big downfall regarding their stocks, from 20 000 won per unit to 16 000 won per unit. As of now the stock value rose up again to 19 250 won per unit, it seems to be connected to SNSD's exclusive Japanese single, Mr. Taxi which was recently announced, the single is set for release on April 27th.

For those that want some graphic evidence on the rising of the stocks, look below.

Japan Hit by 7.1 Aftershock; Workers Evacuated From Fukushima

April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Japan suffered the biggest aftershock since the day of the March 11 earthquake, prompting the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate workers while they were cooling radioactive fuel.

The magnitude-7.1 temblor struck at 11:32 p.m. local time yesterday near the site of last month’s record quake in Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website. No unusual conditions were observed at the Fukushima plant, according to statements from Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.

“Indications of new leakage or a change in radiation levels will be the only way they’ll tell if there’s further damage,” Murray Jennix, a nuclear engineer who specialized in radioactive containment leaks and teaches at San Diego State University, said in a telephone interview. “You’ve got cracks that could have been made bigger.”

Two people died and 93 were injured from yesterday’s quake, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said, as more than 3.6 million households lost power. Tokyo Electric, the operator of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant 220 kilometers (137 miles) north of Tokyo, evacuated 15 workers who were pumping nitrogen into the No. 1 reactor to prevent hydrogen explosions of the type that damaged radiation containment buildings last month.

Work at Fukushima wasn’t affected by the quake, Tokyo Electric spokesman Takashi Kurita said by telephone today. There have been no signs of changes in radiation levels or damage at the plant, he said.

Injecting Nitrogen

Tepco, as the utility is known, started injecting nitrogen, the most prevalent inert gas in the atmosphere, into the reactor early yesterday and the process may take six days, spokesman Yoshinori Mori said before the aftershock.

Shares of Tepco rose 3.8 percent to 353 yen as of 10:48 a.m. Tokyo time. The stock has slumped 86 percent since the quake on March 11.

“They are manually injecting nitrogen through a very narrow pipe,” Tadashi Narabayashi, a professor of nuclear engineering at Hokkaido University in northern Japan, said by phone yesterday. “High radiation levels in the building are also making it difficult as workers have to keep rotating.”

Tepco is still using emergency pumps to cool the reactors and pools holding spent fuel, almost four weeks after the initial disaster. Three blasts damaged reactor buildings and hurled radiation into the air last month.

Tohoku Electric Power Co., the main power supplier to Japan’s north, restarted its No. 2 350-megawatt oil-fired unit at the Akita plant this morning, spokesman Kazuya Sugawara said by telephone today. Five units at three of its thermal power plants remain shut after the aftershock, he said.

Power Lost

Tohoku Electric also restored power at its Higashidori nuclear power plant in northern Japan this morning, Sugawara said. Cooling systems at the utility’s Onagawa nuclear station, which was safely shut down after the March 11 quake, were operating normally, Sugawara said. Two of three power lines remain disabled to the station, he said.

The Rokkasho nuclear material reprocessing facility lost its outside power source and is running on emergency diesel generation, Japan’s Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency said.

East Japan Railway Co., the nation’s largest rail operator, suspended bullet train services on three of its five lines. The train operator halted the Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita lines, according to a release on its website.

‘Tremendously Smaller’

There have been 897 aftershocks since last month’s temblor, which left more than 27,600 dead or missing and caused an estimated 25 trillion yen ($294 billion) in damage.

The magnitude-7.1 temblor was measured at a depth of about 49 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website. A tsunami alert for a possible two-meter wave was canceled by Japan about two hours later. There was a magnitude- 7.9 aftershock on March 11 about half an hour after the main quake, according to the USGS.

“It is tremendously smaller than the main shock,” said Don Blakeman, a geophysicist in the U.S. National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado. “The main shock caused about 80 times more ground movement.”

--With assistance from Peter Langan in Tokyo, Akiko Nishimae, Jim Polson, Moming Zhou and Michael Regan in New York and Inyoung Hwang in Seoul. Editors: Teo Chian Wei, Aaron Sheldrick

To contact the reporters on this story: Tsuyoshi Inajima in Tokyo at tinajima@bloomberg.net; Michio Nakayama in Tokyo at mnakayama4@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Teo Chian Wei at cwteo@bloomberg.net

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