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In this March 11, 2011 file photo, hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan. “I was at my desk watching the prime minister getting questioned in Parliament on TV when an ominous message from Japan�s disaster early-warning system flashed on the screen: A major earthquake was about to strike. Somebody in the newsroom shouted and everyone froze. About 10 seconds later, the building started shaking violently, making the blinds slam against the windows of our 7th-floor office. I could hear the building creak and groan as it rocked back and forth. Some staffers dove under their desks. Colleague Miles Edelsten, video camera on his shoulder, came to the window behind me, filming people pouring out of the nearby building onto a plaza below. Finally, the shaking subsided – and everyone in the bureau jumped into action”. – Malcolm Foster, AP editor, former Tokyo bureau chief. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye/AP Photo)
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