Compilation of broadcast media footage capturing the chaos throughout the day
0:00 During the Diet's House of Councillors Settlement Committee meeting: "Ensure your own safety."
4:05 While reporters waited at the Prime Minister's Office
5:08 Tremors during Nippon TV's live broadcast
6:47 Lockers/file cabinets swaying sideways on upper floors
8:38 Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro (at the time) was scheduled to hold a press conference at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
9:44 High-rise buildings in Shinjuku swaying
10:42 Crane sways in front of the Imperial Household Agency
11:52 At the under-construction Tokyo Skytree (which passed the quake test)
13:20 Scenes from Futako-Tamagawa Station
18:43 Scenes from Haneda Airport
18:59 Scenes from Narita Airport
19:51 Ceiling collapses at Kudan Kaikan
21:18 Massive congestion in front of Shinjuku Station
22:47 Extra newspaper editions distributed (a throwback to really past times)
22:55 Oil refinery on fire in Ichihara City
24:27 Toyosu area showing signs of heavy soil liquefaction
26:38 Urayasu-shi and Tokyo Disney area in Chiba showing signs of heavy soil liquefaction
28:21 Tsunami waves overtopping the seawall at Iioka Port, Asahi City, Chiba
30:28 Vehicular and rail transport mayhem where many ended up walking home
31:59 Severe traffic jams
33:55 Scenes from Shibuya Station
36:20 Some railways resume operation
38:00 People buying bicycles
38:15 Opened for stranded commuters
40:15 Ramp collapses at supermarket in Machida City
41:20 Tokyo Tower's bent tip