Tokyo residents try to return to normal

Two days after the worst earthquake on record to hit Japan and as two nuclear reactors threatened to spew radiation 200 kilometers north of Tokyo, many in the capital were letting a balmy spring day distract them from the headlines. Tokyo's normal patterns resumed less than 48 hours after the earthquake set buildings swaying and crippled the transport network. ''It's been a very bad few days,'' said Jeff Kingston, director of Asian Studies at Temple University, Japan Campus. ''People want normalcy and to return to the rhythm of their lives.''
March 15, 2011 | Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)