At 10:34 p.m. on April 13, 2011, this day is remembered by many Japanese people. In the previous 20 years, the largest casualties of life and property caused by the earthquake in Japan were the Great Kobe Earthquake in 1995, but after this day, the Great Kobe Earthquake was replaced by the "Great East Japan Earthquake" in the hearts of the Japanese, except for those who had a direct understanding of the earthquake in Kobe that year.

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced three minutes after the earthquake that the epicenter was located in the western Pacific Ocean east of Miyagi Prefecture, with a magnitude of 9.2, and that the tremors were clearly felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and a high-level tsunami warning was issued to the Pacific coast area of Japan's main island of Honshu.

The Chinese government later announced that, according to the National Earthquake Network, an earthquake of magnitude 8.9 occurred in the western Pacific Ocean at 22:34 on April 13, Beijing time, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Yan area felt it.

The U.S. Geological Survey also announced that it had detected an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the Pacific Ocean of Japan, and issued tsunami warnings or tsunami observation reports in many places.

Earthquake monitoring departments in South Korea, Russia, Australia and other countries have also released news of earthquakes in Japan.

Two days later, that is, on 15 April, the earthquake monitoring departments of many countries, including the Japan Meteorological Agency, the China National Earthquake Network, and the US Geological Survey, revised the magnitude of the "413 Great East Japan Earthquake" and finally designated it as a 9.4-magnitude earthquake! Since the official record of the earthquake began, the "413 East Japan Earthquake" of magnitude 9.4 ranked second in the world, and the 9.5-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Chile in 1960 and the 9.2-magnitude earthquake in Alaska in 1964 ranked first and third respectively!

Located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the Diet Building is a tall, modern white building with a raised central part and a pyramidal spire, and the left and right sides are symmetrical and rectangular. On the left is the House of Representatives, and on the right is the Senate, each with three floors. At its main entrance, there are bronze statues of Hirobumi Ito, Shigenobu Okuma, and Itagaki Resuke. It is surrounded by famous buildings in Tokyo, such as the Prime Minister's Office, the Parliamentarians' Hall, the Press House, and the National Diet Library.

It's night, but the Houses of Parliament are still brightly lit. In addition, in the streets outside the Diet Building, hundreds of Japanese citizens held various flags and slogans in protest.

About thirty or forty meters away from the protesters, two TV Tokyo news vehicles were parked, and Ai Yamashita stood beside them, looking at the protesters in the distance with a gloomy face. Even here, she could clearly hear that the people were protesting against Yukio Hatoyama's delay in approving the three major power companies to restart their nuclear power plants to ensure the supply of electricity in Japan.

As the deputy director of TV Tokyo, Ai Yamashita naturally doesn't have to go to the front line to conduct interviews, she just comes over to see the situation. With the passage of time, there have been growing opinions in Japanese society that more than 30 nuclear power units cannot be started to supply power and that normal production and life cannot be guaranteed. Not only at the Diet Building, but also in front of the Prime Minister's Office, and in front of the main departments of the Japanese government, there were also crowds of protesters, and now that it was nighttime, the number of people had dropped significantly. At its peak, more than 1,500 people gathered in front of the Prime Minister's residence!

Although it is not uncommon for people to gather in Japan to protest, Yamashita Ai has a feeling that the waves under the calm sea may be set off at any time, and the cabinet of Yukio Hatoyama is a small boat on the sea.

At the height of her profession, the source of information is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people, and she heard that the reason why Yukio Hatoyama repeatedly denied the restart of nuclear power plants was because there were signs that a major earthquake might occur in Japan in the future, and she was worried about triggering a nuclear accident. Linked to the theory that experts have repeatedly emphasized in many recent media, as well as the frequent disaster relief exercises in various places over the past period of time, as well as the location of those nuclear power plants, she naturally understands a little. She wondered if Fang Mingyuan had issued another warning to Yukio Hatoyama, and considering the uncontrollable consequences caused by various aspects, the government did not release it publicly. After the 7.00 magnitude earthquake, many people probably thought that the natural disaster had passed, so they rushed to restart the nuclear power plant.

It was then linked to Fang Mingyuan, who had been in Japan before, but left Japan after the 7.00 magnitude earthquake...... Of course, Yamashita Ai believes in Fang Mingyuan, and she went to the scene of the Kobe earthquake that year. Ai Yamashita glanced at the brightly lit Capitol and was filled with worry.

Yukio Hatoyama looked tired, accompanied by his entourage, and went to the Economic and Trade Committee of the House of Representatives. The conference room was quite large, and when Yukio Hatoyama entered, there were already dozens of members of the Economic, Trade and Industry Committee. Seeing Yukio Hatoyama come in, these people all stood up and saluted him, but Yukio Hatoyama could clearly feel that most of these people were perfunctory when giving gifts, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was not a strong prime minister in the first place, but now he has become a lame duck prime minister, and his decree is also full of controversy within the Democratic Party, how can it be carried out smoothly? He only hopes that those officials will be more attentive to the impending disaster and all the preparations they have done before.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Committee is deeply grateful to you for taking the time to come to the Committee in person to hear the views of the members despite your busy schedule. Chairman Masaji Nagata said with a serious face, "It is now mid-April, and the report on the first quarter of China's economy has basically been completed......

Yukio Hatoyama sat in his seat, his eyes slightly closed, listening to the report of the chairman and members of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry. He knew that the meeting, which was supposed to require only the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to attend, had to come by himself, and to put it bluntly, it was these members, including the DPJ's own lawmakers, who were expressing and venting their frustrations to themselves in this way.

Japan's economic growth is not optimistic at a time when the economic crisis is rampant in the world. The fact that the three major power companies have six nuclear power plants with more than 30 nuclear power units and are forcibly suppressed from restarting power generation is not only displeased with the three major power companies, but also many companies and residents in the region. In their view, the lack of electricity supply has seriously affected their production and life. And the anger and dissatisfaction of the voters will naturally affect these parliamentarians.

In the past, with the support of the six major conglomerates, these lawmakers could only grit their teeth and endure even in the face of voters' dissatisfaction. And now, among the six major consortia, only Mitsui and Sumitomo have a clear attitude of support, and the two major consortia of Mitsubishi and Furong have clearly expressed their stance on the opposite side. Many lawmakers, even those in the camp of the Mitsui and Sumitomo conglomerates, have naturally changed their attitudes.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, please listen carefully to what the committee members have to say!" Someone suddenly said in a loud voice, "If Your Excellency the Prime Minister is tired, we can consider postponing the rest of the meeting to a suitable time." ”

Yukio Hatoyama followed the voice and looked over, and the person who spoke was the beautiful parliamentarian Kitada Sawami of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was once a female disciple of Yoshihiko Hada at the age of 36 in Chinese New Year's Eve. What made her famous in Japan was that in late 2009 she was found to have worked as an adult magazine journalist, adult writer and other professions, and had played roles in horror films naked. Although it was said that there was no special discrimination against the public in this profession in Japan, it caused quite a stir at the time.

Yukio Hatoyama frowned, and before he could speak, Kitada Sawami said loudly again: "I don't know if Your Excellency the Prime Minister has understood the operation of our country in the first quarter of this year, and if you do, please also listen to the voices of the committee members and the people." The lack of electricity supply has become an important reason for seriously restricting China's economic recovery, and the business community and the public are very dissatisfied with this. We have repeatedly asked the Cabinet that if there is anything that the three major electric power companies, including TEPCO, are unhappy with, His Excellency the Prime Minister can explain. These nuclear power units have been inspected for nearly two months, on the one hand, there is a serious shortage of electricity supply in the country, and on the other hand, more than 30 nuclear power units have to sit idle, which is a serious waste and irresponsibility!"

Before Kitada Sawami's voice fell, another LDP lawmaker said loudly: "I agree with Dietman Kitata's view that His Excellency the Prime Minister should listen carefully to the voices of the members and the people. Our country is resource-scarce and has a large population, and import and export trade is the pillar of the country's economic development, because of the lack of supply, many enterprises in the central and northern parts of the island have to limit production, which has caused great losses to enterprises, and also caused unemployment and social unrest. Your Excellency, as Prime Minister, has never given a clear answer to this, which is a serious dereliction of duty!"

"In the previous stage, the relevant government departments conducted a general survey of nuclear power plants in Japan, and experts concluded that the breakwater design of these nuclear power plants, including TEPCO, was problematic and could not provide limited protection against the risk of a tsunami. I'm sure you've all noticed that these nuclear power plants in China are currently reinforcing and raising their breakwaters. These six nuclear power plants are all located on the seashore, and their breakwaters can only defend against a tsunami at a height of 5.3 meters, which is a very serious safety hazard!" Hatoyama Yukio said in a deep voice, "Some people may think that this is not a big deal, but every amazing accident is actually caused by small things, and the Chernobyl nuclear accident is a lesson for us!"

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