Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., a structural engineer and CEO of Miyamoto International, will give his firsthand account of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St. in SF at 6 p.m. He will provide his views on how the government is responding to the disaster relief effort, its plans to rebuild, and the latest updates on the Fukushima nuclear plant. Registration/networking begins at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $8 for Japan Society and/or Commonwealth Club members, or $20 for non-members. Register online: www.commonwealthclub.org/events. To register at the member rate, indicate the amount of standard tickets and proceed through the checkout process. On the “ticketing” page, enter the following code for the member rate in the discount coupon ID box: “miyamotomemberprice.” Info: (415) 597-6700.