Kanagawa Notebook | Post-Quake Japan: news, experiences, and thoughts

Aftershocks are still occurring daily, even in the Tokyo area, but the intensity has died down significantly. Still, some children remain anxious, and mothers hover close; at the annual Easter party at my English school, one four-year-old insisted that his mother sit directly behind him the entire time, “…because an earthquake might come and crack all my eggs, so I’ll need help.”