Just came back from Kansai

My(/The) local supermarkets had almost run out of their merchandise goods.

Actually with small kids, it was almost impossible for me to run to for the every supermarket to get possible food in this time of food crisis.

So we have decided that at least the kids need to be sent somewhere safer.

Three days after we left Tokyo, Government officials had reported that tap-water in Tokyo had contaminated by iodine and infants under one year should not drink it. intake.

And in just 20 minutes right after the report all the water in stores in Tokyo are were sold out in no time(/minutes).(><) That was what I heard from the news in Kansai.

And I was bewildered when I heard that, "According to the measured data as of YESTERDAY mornings..." Why did it take they took so long(a day and a half) to make an official announcement?

I think many infants have already been feed with the tainted tap-water during yesterday and it would have can been avoided if the government had have made a prompt announcement.

I understand that it may come from Japanese government policy to be prudent and chariness not to cause unnecessary panic unless they are so sure about the data.

A good thing is that the Japanese government rationed the distribution of water bottles distributive bottle of water for baby formulas for all infants under one-year in the affected area(s).

Unfortunately my daughter is already one years old but still is fed with the formula.

so I need decent water for my daughter.

I did not think I was able to get water in Tokyo in this difficult time, so I searched for some bottles of water in Kansai to send to my husband in Tokyo before returning to Tokyo.

But many stores had already sold out water already in Kansai too.

My husband family is survivors of the Hanshin massive earthquake (Another major Earthquake which occurred two decades ago in past two decade) and their house was half-destroyed and re-constructed.

So she has given me lot of knowledge about earthquake survivals and living in an affected area.

According to her that people around Kobe, where the massive Hansin earthquake hit 16 years ago, had had a hard time getting to get water.

Now that the tap water in Tokyo is okay to drink.

My husband made a joke that some company has already started to produce stabilized iodine cookies for Tokyo tourist souvenir and they flew off.

It was silly but it made me laugh a lot. gave me a great laugher.

Many thanks and appologies for not replying messages and comments for past two week.

I was staying with my husband’s parents in Kansai for two weeks because I had trouble getting food in Tokyo.

Actually with small kids, It was almost impossible for me to run to every supermarket to get as much food as possible food in this time of food crisis.

So we have decided that at least the kids need to be sent somewhere safer.

Three days after we left Tokyo, Government officials had reported that tap-water in Tokyo had contaminated by iodine and Infants under one year should not intake any.

And Within 20 minutes of the report, all the water in Tokyo's stores are sold out in no time.(><) that was what I heard from the news in Kansai.

And I was bewildered when I heard that "According to the measured data as of YESTERDAY mornings..." Why did they take so long (a day and a half) to make an official announcement?

I think many infants already have been fed with tainted tap-water since yesterday, and it could have been avoided if the government made a prompt announcement.

I understand that it may come from the Japanese government's policy of being prudent and chariness* so as not to cause unnessasary panic unless they are so sure about the data. (*意味は中ってるけど、これはあまり使わない言葉です。Ｃｈａｒｉｎｅｓｓの代わりにＣａｕｔｉｏｕｓを使ったほうが良いと思います。＾＾）

One good thing is that the Japanese government rationed and distributed bottles of water for baby formula for all infants under one-year in the affected area.

Unfortunately, my daughter is already one year-old, but still fed with formula,

so I need descent water for my daughter.

I did not think I would be able to get water in Tokyo in this difficult time, so I searched for some bottled water in Kansai to send my husband in Tokyo before I return. (Ｍｉｌｙさんが書いた事は間違ってないけど、この言い方がもっと普通に聞きます。）

But many stores were sold out of water already in Kansai too.

My husband's family are survivors of the massive Hanshin massive earthquake (Another major Earthquake in the past two decades) and their house was half-destroyed and re-constructed.

So she has given me lot of knowledge about earthquake survivals and life in affected area.

According to her, the people around Kobe where the massive Hansin earthquake struck 16 years ago had had a hard time getting water.

Now that the tap water in Tokyo is okay to drink

and I somehow managed to get water for my little daughter,

My husband made a joke that some company already started to produce stabilized iodine cookies as Tokyo tourist souvenirs, and they flew off the shelves.