Japan's Tragic Start to 2024 |  

Japanese news crews come out of nowhere. I was in the middle of the woods in Nikko and a news crew basically popped out from behind a tree and interviewed me. They asked me, "Do you like hiking?" Then they asked me again, but said "Do you reallllllly like hiking?" 🤣

Although the idea of nuisance RU-vidrs turning up to Noto Peninsula for views sickens me - I think it's wrong for Chris to put himself in that category. He has a record of positively representing and exporting "the real story" in Japan, to the English speaking world, via serious, thoughtful, and impactful mini documentaries. And I think there is real value to the Japanese people impacted for this to happen, as the international press is already moving on from the story that they already consider to be "old news". Chris - I'm REALLY looking forward to when you are able to present some of the human stories, and images of the impact. Not just because I feel that you would help "fill in the picture" in the gaps left by Japanese TV who always have a different take, but because I think it will help the West stay invested, and drive more contributions and assistance to those who are in need.

Just had my first trip to Japan and left Kanazawa like four hours before the earthquake hit. Will definitely donate, the people there were so incredibly nice and welcoming, such a tragedy

I was in Kanazawa when the earthquake happened. Went to spend my new years with my high school host family. I was watching TV with my host mother. Even before the big one there was small quake around 3, but when it reached Ishikawa the tv had already changed to the Noto footage and the emergancy broadcast. I commented that "That was that bad maybe m 3?" Then everything started to chake and things where falling, I told my host mom to get out, the house was old. Luckily our house was relatively fine. There were cracks on the wall all the way to the celing so it probably won't stand another one though. Neighbors roof fell to our yard and all the stone statues and some of the walls fell. I really love Ishikawa I have lot of friends there and one of my them lost their family house that was in Noto penisula. It was so sad to see Kanazawa station so empty and the city so quiet after few days, since most had went home. There is still possibilty of a second similar quake. I really hope that Ishikawa perfeture is able to recover❤️

I have a relative who test how to get off planes, they used to have mixed crew of kids to old grans .

I've always wanted to go to Japan and one of the things that scare me a lot is the chance of a large earthquake, this is just another reminder of the sheer power and unforgiveness of Mother Nature. I Wish the people in Japan and all involved the best in their rescue and rebuilding efforts

I had just been to the Noto Peninsula three weeks earlier. Beautiful area, massively enjoyable. Wajima is a kind of cozy town, without being old-fashioned, but still having traditional buildings. A strange, but refreshing combination. It was quite unsettling when I saw the images on the news websites and whatnot, and could pinpoint exactly that I've been to those places on walks. Kind of an eerie feeling to have, like what if the quake hit earlier, or my visit was acouple weeks later. Ugh. All the best to the survivors. All the best to people who lost someone. Hopefully all people that'll be found, will be survivors 🙏🏻

Usually on this side of the country here in Toyama its us watching footage of earthquakes on the pacific coast. Though we didnt get too much damage it was by far the biggest quake i've felt in my 20 years here. I was able to get outside when the shaking really started (we have rice fields across the road so no chance of anything falling on us) and it was amazing to see our car rocking from side to side so much. So many aftershocks that I'm now getting used to them when before this large quake just one would have been big news.

Been to Wajima in mid november. Wanted to go there because of the laquerware. We bought two tea cups, very beautiful pieces and quite expensive. It´s been a super rainy day back then and the old lady at the store was very friendly and surprisingly happy that we bought something this expensive. I´ve checked satelitte images and the building in Asaichi street burned down during the aftermath. I really hope the lady is doing fine and survived. I hope they can rebuild the shop.

Older people can be surprisingly quick and lithe when there's an emergency going on. There was a bad fire at a football match in Northern England about 35 years ago (Harborough? Can't remember the name of the place exactly). Anyway, a friend of mine was in the stands opposite the fire, and he saw 'grandfathers' throwing or carrying their young grandchildren over that high fence, and then scaling the fence themselves afterwards. Yes, a lot of people did perish in that fire, so not everyone can manage to found their superpowers, but it's amazing where some people find speed, strength, stamina and tenacity when they have to.

I was stunned that the earthquake and plane accident happened within a couple of days. Sobering start to 2024, but, I certainly do hope 2024 gets better for Japan, whatever happens. 🙂

One of my friends actually returned from America on the day of the plane crash and saw the wreckage of the planes. I can only imagine what it's like to be so close to something like that and see it unfolding 😯

We were in Osaka when the earthquake happened, and had the opportunity to donate in Nara a couple of days later. City workers were collecting at the station, and while we did feel something even in Osaka, seeing the news in the country it happened made us want to do something despite just being visitors. Japan was amazing and we hated to see the terrible things happening while we were there. However, it did show that the Japanese citizens are strong and persevere through so many trials.

The earthquake looks to have caused the land to rise around a small fishing port. It's absolutely dicked them over because now it looks like the water can't reach the port anymore. Ozawa Fishing Port is the name of one of them.

Only In Japan Go : Described the earthquake in really good detail. Stating that there are three types of earthquake movements. Up and down, sideways swaying and whirlpool swaying like stirring a cup of tea. The Noto January 01 2024 was a Swirling Movement apparently the worst is Up and Down which violently shakes buildings. Thanks for your podcast 👍

I was on “why did you come to Japan” in 2019 with two of my friends!!

I ended up on TV when I was installing an attraction at Tokyo Dome City, but I never did find out what network... Whatever it was, I swear most of Tokyo watches it because I got recognized EVERYWHERE.

Prays are going to Japan. I know they can weather the storm and come out stronger❤❤

I really appreciate your attention to these events!

Holy crap Pete has a Bogglin. I had the blue one when I was a kid.

Thank you for keeping us updated. I’m from LA and have been through 2 large earthquakes and have enormous empathy for everyone who’s been affected by this!

hope everyone is safe in japan💗

that TV Show they were talking about is YOUは何しに日本へ and its kinda funny ... I still remember dem folowing some american guy who went to Japan only to try the Sasebo burger XD he was super crazy which was kinda funny.

So glad you all are okay. Thank you for the Red Cross info.

Yeah, this year has had a tragic start, my dad passed away a few days before 2024

Thanks Chris, stay safe and love your book and videos! J

Hope everything gets better soon 😭

thank you for the link. sending some money over now.

7.5 richter scale is huge - live in earthquake country in Northern California - the aftershocks can be quite damaging as well. Yeah, we wait 5 seconds before we decide whether to leave our beds/stop whatever else we happen to be doing, to duck for cover.

Dingy restaurants in Japan are great, went to the creepy underground mall near Asakusa station that Chris went to with Ryotaro in one of his videos and it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned since the Showa era, great yakisoba and highball though

I've visited Wajima. Sad to hear it' suffered so.

Glad To see you okay.

There's so much horrible things happening now in the world... So many people are suffering... Prayers for all the people in the world that suffer 🙏

I really hope things will get better regarding the earthquakes over there - my deepest condolences to all who have lost loved ones and/or had their houses destroyed. On a more positive note: it's nice to see a fellow Belgian featured on the show; we're a tiny country, so it doesn't really happen that often. Wish I could've seen the photo, though, just to see if this Laurence is someone I know, as there are a couple of them among my extended circle of friends.

Thank You Christopher & Peter, much appreciated for such good coverage.....Oh & Pete I dare you to wear a Bright Red "Jumpsuit/Coveralls with Belt" like those Khaki ones Winston Churchill wore when he was relaxed at Checkers.

Chris, I was just watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and in the scene where Kurt Russell was fighting the giant Lawson's EruChiki, I thought "That thing could feed Chris Broad for a lifetime!"

Pete! Theres a retro gaming/figure shop in Leigh nearby if you wanted to fill up those shelves with an assortment of retro goodies. I go regularly!

Your podcast episodes are always super entertaining, every time I hear them I'm like: "I want to be friends with those guys" hahaha. Have a great day.

Everytime I see Chris' thumbnail in podcast, I always think it was a Sogo Hotel advertisement.

Nice audio 🎉

In Japan, the worse the kitchen, the better the food. I used to regular a Cafe in Hiroshima that was run by an older couple. I don't think the kitchen had had a proper cleaning in decades. There was a tight hall that lead to the traditional squatter toilet, locked by a simple hook and eye. Sadly, the Cafe was permanently closed during COVID.

I never knew these 2 tragic events had happened till i got out of hospital on the 3rd Jan.

Regarding the plane incident, apparently there were two family pets lost to the fire as they were in checked in along with the other luggages.

I went to Kanazawa, and insisted on Omicho market, simply because Chris told the audience that it is his favourite Japanese traditional market besides the morning market of Hachinohe. It doesn't disappoint and it is actually more. It is very sad that it happened to Ishikawa prefecture. Hopefully Japan recovers and do better as always. As for evacuation testing, they are just using people of Tolouse, not really French Army or military guys who are "fit". To represent the sense of urgency in emergency situation, they give money incentives to those who can get out earlier than others. It is hardly representatives as no one has baggages, paid any money to be on that flight. No infants or young kids, people there all walk or go to Airbus factories by themselves, so they are all able-bodied.

It is like the ocean slowly swells to devour you and everything you can see. Tsunami. Exactly why I live in Michigan. Worst I get is a tornado, blizzard, or the very rare fracking earthquake.

We have been waiting to hear from you after the terible earthquake. Great you and yours are OK. Happy New Year. When will you be posting the Journey Across Japan with Joey?

I listened to the audio version and had to come here to see how red Pete's face actually was. It isn't even that red!

Pete inheriting Tom Scott's style with the red clothes

When I saw Tsunami warning I had flashbacks to the last big one... scary. Was really worried. And youre right most people might see it as one big wave but its like emptying a container of water into your yard. Its one massive stream of water that pushes forward at an extreme rate and it might not look like a big wave but the strength of its force is unimaginable. Scary stuff....

I have the exact same heater as Pete. It's shit, it burns things, it smells like genocide, it'll kill you. I love it! :)

I just got home from Japan; I was there for New Year's and the events NJPW and Noah's wrestling were having. I arrived on the 31st, a few hours before things happened. But was in Tokyo and not where the main event took place. It was my second time going through an earthquake in Japan. But all in all, my trip was okay. Just the West Coast, from what I saw on the news, looked like Godzilla went through there.

Lol, Chris-san. I believe your studio is exactly the same age as my sobriety

Looking at the map, Japan's territory has expanded. Speaking of which, Two months ago, Iwo Jima erupted, expanding its territory.

Can you link a donation site that translates all the steps to English?

Man, Chris Broad really widened his horizons, he got young 2011's CM Punk on the podcast!

And today we learned that Pete is colorblind

To me the jumper and cardigan seem to be more brown than red, but maybe that's just my monitor. Certainly not blue, black, white or gold though!

Hmmm southend just down the road from me thats cool.

I saw a report that said the passenger plane that burned had one of the newer composite hulls. Evidently, the older aluminum hulls burn much faster.

💜💜💜

The description on this podcast is wrong. Links to the wrong video, and mentions it was recorded before the earthquake? Which is copy and pasted from the last actual episode not linked.

Donated. It wouldn't accept my UK Mastercard, I think because for some reason the expiry year was only given in words rather than digits in the dropdown list. But I was able to donate using Amazon Pay instead.

The myriad gods must have been really pissed with Kishida

What happend to the Japan north videos? We were supposed to get 20 videos over 20 days... then they were supposed to be 20 videos over 40 days.... and we only have 9 over the last month...

Oh yes I did hear that terminology a year or two ago party like a tory

Bogglin! ❤

and what about that crazy woman at the Akihabara subway knifing everyone in sight? 4th January, the wild dragon is in sight

hello 🎉

Why does it seem like every video about this airplane crash keeps brushing over the fact that the coast guards died… everyone is saying how amazing it is nobody was hurt in the other plane as if people still didn’t die. Everyone mentions it in a one or two sentences then goes back to how amazing the rest of it is. People still died… take more time to pay respects… still love y’all though. Keep up the good work on the podcasts.

Do you think the story Pete mentioned about tonnes of fish washing up on the beach is connected to the earthquake?

Is Pete living in Reading now? . . . . . . (I'll let myself out...)

The lack of casualties though really shows how effective they've been at raising Earthquake awareness and Earthquake-proofing aspects of their lives.

Has the Abroad in Japan non stop North ended? I know the last episode was with Sharla, and production just halted I think for Christmas, which was understandable, but then there was the unexpected earthquake.... :/

Volume control

I wasn't even aware that Japan was going through so much, holy cow what a terrible start to the year. Hope the country can bounce back quickly from all of that.

Chris, you are rockin' that Kim Jong Un hairstyle! We are definitely excited to see you start a career in serious cinema this year because you have so many of the fundamental skills to accomplish something as moving as your 2 Fukushima vids plus a couple more, but find you commitment to assembling a serious team wanting. When you do something good, I am on the front lines cheering you on, but this latest series on your video channel is a new low in Anglophilia and cheap memes. I honestly think that "Tokyo Creative" has made you lazy--like sugar to a diabetic. You are better than that, Chris! Ganbatte!

Has Chris forgotten the password for abroad in Japan? 😂

I do hope the earthquake didn’t destroy the fabled lost footage from the last days of journey across Japan. The world waits with anticipation.

Think someone else shared that Red Cross funding appeal and you can’t donate without a Japanese address. Seems that way at a glance

I've been on jp tv

Redman isn't even in Wu Tang clan, what kind of two-bit operation is this

? It gave em more airable land?

Is it me or pete looks like cm punk?

Mr Catfishing’s Pete

26:39 Offal food indeed

Hi Chris... please mention an additional charity that is looking after the Japanese populace and contact me directly concerning the Red Cross and their charity efforts.

“Quaking”

I hope we can collectively heal Japan and it's people quickly. Ask your local politican in your country, what they can do for the survivors? It would be efficient if the local villages could give the many vacant homes that are not damaged to the displaced families. Especially if they have children. I hope the family restaurants and hotels will feed the hungry with food and water. Maybe, this is all planned out by the Japanese government? You just don't see the rescues or daily kindness on RU-vid that much. Thinking out loud...

The Japan airlines A350 was reduced to a wreck due to the use of composite materials in it's construction - in one piece of footage you can actually see the wing bubbling during the fire. But modern aircraft should be able to be evacuated in 90 seconds (although tests tend to involve younger fitter participants - older or disabled passengers can slow things down. The incident with folks evacuating was in Dubai it was 6 minutes 40 seconds to evacuate a similar wide bodied plane that was three quarters full - but half the passengers admitted dicking around to retrieve their baggage even though there was a fire. At 17;46 Pete mentions one example where an officer says 'beers are on me' - but in another example, following the Kegworth crash in 1989, examiners found that people would file patiently off the plane during reconstructions, so they offered money inducements for the first dozen or so passengers off the plane- the result was chaos (but they believed more accurate). People were climbing over seats & each other to get to the exits.

It's so disrespectful of people to go to the affected areas to "help" along with their camera gear and stuff. Fair point if you're updating SoMe while you're part of an organized relief effort or signing up as a registered volunteer, I guess. Having "randos" just entering the area could put other people in danger and disturb the professionals who are working to save lives.

The more we hurt mother nature the more we suffer the consequences. It's not about japan, it's about the whole world on a big scale. We cause problems, heavy casualties on our nature yet expect things to be just fine. It's only given that natural disasters will increase in as we keep destroying our surroundings in the name of development and prosperity. I hope such things don't happen but there's nothing one can do. What we can do is lessen the burden on our mother nature.

Enter 2024, the same way he left 2023??? Drunk...

Japan is a well-run country with disciplined people. It’s been proven time and time again that they can come back stronger after so many crisis. A nuclear holocaust, earthquakes and tsunamis. Japan faced it all and none of these could destroy the spirit of Japan as a nation. If there’s a country who’s gonna get through this, it’s gonna be them.

I tried to donate to the Red Cross, but they wouldn't accept my card

Who's stronger: humans (beachbar), or nature (earthquake) (if you call earthquake "nature"). Of course you can rebuild the beachbar on the new shore.

bin fore times on japanese tv one was YOU なにし日本へ　 nobody followed me though.. I like banan man though

I like how it's only been slightly more than a week on 2024 and so much crazy stuff has already happened

Well, air traffic control messed up looks like.

Not to put a further downer but there was also a knife attack where a woman stabbed I think 4 people on a train. Not a great first week of news for Japan

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