We saw a fire in Tokyo yesterday. It was one of the busiest area near the railroad station. We saw thick smoke from a modern building walled mirror-like. Later we read on the newspaper that the fire started early in the morning, and was put out after 12 hours with more than fifty fire engines. Because of the fire, much of the railroad transportation in Tokyo stopped or delayed, and more than five hundred thousand people underwent it. I don't think it was a big fire, but when it is in the megalopolis, it becomes such serious. 
The system of big cities seems so fragile. Tokyo and its suburbs is a densely populated area with 40,000,000 people, which number I resently knew myself. A huge earthquake in this area during a few decades is predicted. I'm seriously worrying about my son's family, but I've not heard about the people who are fleeing. Tokyo was bright and busy as usual,and people looked happy with their big shopping bags. I heard a womman from Fukushima before. She said, " We, Fukushima, have produced and supplied electric power for Tokyo for a long time. Then, the collapse of the power plants. We thought Tokyo would do all the effort to help us, but did nothing. They seems to have no idea even to say sorry. They are enjoying its prosperity with bright lights. And the Olimpic Games saying Tokyo is safe because it is far from Fukushima."
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