Where on earth did you quote that from? The sentence "
Three people have reportedly been found dead in the greater Tokyo region; thankfully, no Australians were hurt." provides no Google results other than this page.
It bothers me how parochial the Australian media are. The Age website's second headline (and significant comment within the first headline) was about how several Australian politicians were stuck in a train that stopped because of the earthquake.
Stuck in a train! Urgh.