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Reports of 7.4 Earthquake in Japan

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake appears to have taken place in Japan ten minutes ago, with an accompanying tsunami warning. Here are the USGS maps. According to the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, “A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.”


Mos Def Takes Japan

Today’s Rap Radar posts two Current TV clips of Mos Def in Japan. (One here, one below.) Mos performs the songs “Auditorium” and “Quiet Dog” from his The Ecstatic album, analyzes Japanese society during a taxi trip through Tokyo, goes to a sumo wrestling bout, and falls deeply in love with a…