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Santo Domingo-. All seven people who work in the Dominican Embassy in Japan are well and didn’t suffer any injuries from the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in that nation on Friday, affirmed the Dominican consul in Japan, Carlos Cepeda.

Cepeda, who arrived in the Dominican Republic yesterday, told news source listin.com.do that he’s been in contact with the personnel, despite that Japan’s capital, where the Embassy is located, was severely rocked by the quake.

The diplomat added that the work at the Embassy, located in the 9th floor of an office building in downtown Tokyo, hasn’t resumed because an elevator failure forced its evacuation.

Fernandez conveys solidarity

In a related development, president Leonel Fernandez conveyed the Dominican people’s solidarity to Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

"In the name of the Dominican town, my own and the government we convey feelings of solidarity to you and you fellow citizens for the natural events in such a difficult day for Japan," Fernandez says in the statement published in the presidency’s Website.

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11 comment(s)
Written by: telemeco, 11 Mar 2011 1:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Hope my Japanese friend are well,,,i cant get in touch with any of them,,,too much cellphone traffic



Semper fidely, brother in arms
Written by: hellborn25, 11 Mar 2011 2:11 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
japan and hawaii got hit with earthquakes and tzunamis this is a tragic event for the world , and makes you wonder about this 2012 thing.
Written by: ateo2010 This user is banned, 11 Mar 2011 2:14 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
all my condolences to the people of such a great country Japan.
Written by: curlando, 11 Mar 2011 3:44 PM
From: United States, Bronx
Notice Leonel offered no help.
Written by: PuntaCanaMike, 11 Mar 2011 4:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic
How are we going to help? Send Amet to do traffic control?
Written by: PuntaCanaMike, 11 Mar 2011 4:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Looking at the video right now...look for a pile of rust under the hood Japanese imports to show up on your local lot.

As for wondering about 2012...if you believe that, you also believe that you will win the lottery tomorrow. By the ticket and drink the koolaid.

Japan is well prepared for earthquakes and it shows for this one...one that would totally devistate this country.
Written by: Atabey, 11 Mar 2011 4:44 PM
From: United States, NYC
"The cost of clearing up the damage done could run into the billions, according to HSBC Private Bank's chief Asia strategist, Arjuna Mahendaran, and that is likely to add further to the Japanese government's ballooning debts.

But rating agency Moody's was more upbeat about Japan's capacity to deal with the quake.

"In a big economy like Japan, the impact of a natural disaster can be absorbed economically by the government and private insurance, so there will be no impact on government's finances and therefore Japan's sovereign rating," it said."

Tough but Japan is an Advance Modern nation with a Major Economy. It has the means and Organizational strength to see through this difficult and severe event.
Written by: Vivacuba, 12 Mar 2011 1:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Such a shame
Written by: Atabey, 12 Mar 2011 6:59 PM
From: United States, NYC

Japan Floods Nuclear Reactor Crippled by Quake in Effort to Avert Meltdown

NTV Japan, via APTN, via Associated Press

By MICHAEL WINES and MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: March 12, 2011

TOKYO — Japanese officials took the extraordinary step on Saturday of flooding a nuclear reactor with seawater in a last-ditch effort to avoid a nuclear meltdown, after an explosion there escalated the emergency caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami that destroyed parts of the country’s northeastern coast on Friday."

A desperate act. I hope it works.
Written by: hellborn25, 13 Mar 2011 1:00 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
we wont know how many casualties have been lost , until this thing passes , one thing or sure japan was prepared for this before it started.
Written by: Vivacuba, 13 Mar 2011 2:21 PM
From: Dominican Republic
HAARP. Japans economy has been dragging in the dumps for 20 years. This should improve their social program liability balance sheet
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