Kobe

South of Tokyo, a quiet unease

OSAKA - As an epic battle between man and his nuclear creation rages in Fukushima, in Osaka, where a light dust of snow speckled the sky on Thursday, the only trace of the sickening uncertainty experienced by communities in the north is the realisation that the city is filled with temporary refugees.

They've come here, not in droves, but in significant numbers, filling hotels and trains.