Meteorological Agency officials being kept busy

Meteorological Agency officials being kept busy

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto, chief of the earthquake and tsunami observation section at the Meteorological Agency, holds an emergency press conference on Oct. 23, 2004, at the agency building, shortly after the strong quake jolted the Chuetsu district in Niigata Prefecture.

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