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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

I am German and over the last two day I am seriously questioning the expertises of English and US news agencies. The difference in coverage in striking.

On (the two good) German news stations they have nuclear experts every hour giving their honest opinion about the situation with the reactors. Clearly stating things like 'this is worse than Harrisburg', 'there is freaking plutonium in these cells', 'pumping sea water into the containment means they have basically given up', 'the core will melt sooner or later', 'this is the very last line of defence' and 'we are just one tiny leak away from Chernobyl'.

While on CNN and BBC I basically see 'emotional' camera shots mixed with some news reports from NHK or Kyodo just translated and read out. 'Yea, the roof exploded, no biggy, all is safe, the Japanese operator said so in its press release. Here look at the incoming wave for the hundred's time.' Crazy
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

I really hope the authorities are not covering up. Hearing Naoto Kan surrounded by pro-Nuclear men and reading report of history of cover-up doesn't help. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3163785.htm Another worrying report http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3163723.htm

It's clear they are not going to use those nuclear plants again, why can't they go all out and dump concrete or something?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Sharing tweets of heartwarming moments amidst the anguish. Salute to the Japanese!

http://www.facebook.com/notes/jun-shiomitsu/japan-quake-as-seen-from-twitter-translated-by-me-so-quality-questionable/10150121176733830

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Japanese people have been very open on Twitter about their experiences following the quake. These snippets of what moved them and touched them during these very trying times are heart-warming. I have attempted a rough translation on some of them so that you can have a read.

Please continue to pray for the people in Japan.

I hope these mini-stories will bring strength and encouragement to my friends and family in Japan by letting them know that, not only does the world sympathize with them, it looks up to them in admiration! My thoughts are with you.

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http://twitter.com/unosuke/status/46376846505426944
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At Tokyo Disneyland:
Tokyo Disneyland was handing out its shops�f food and drinks for free to the stranded people nearby. I saw a bunch of snobby looking highschool girls walking away with large portions of it and initially though �gWhat the �c�h But I later I found out they were taking them to the families with little children at emergency evacuation areas. Very perceptive of them, and a very kind thing to do indeed.


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Message from the UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon: �gJapan is one of (the UN�fs) most generous and strongest benefactors, coming to the assistance of those in need the world over. In that spirit, the United Nations stands by the people of Japan and we will do anything and everything we can at this very difficult time.�h I was moved at his words. What better example that good things happen to those who do good.



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At a congested downtown intersection �c
Cars were moving at the rate of maybe one every green light, but everyone was letting each other go first with a warm look and a smile. At a complicated intersection, the traffic was at a complete standstill for 5 minutes, but I listened for 10 minutes and didn�ft hear a single beep or honk except for an occasional one thanking someone for giving way. It was a terrifying day, but scenes like this warmed me and made me love my country even more.



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During the earthquake
We�fve all been trained to immediately open the doors and establish an escape route when there is an earthquake. In the middle of the quake while the building was shaking crazily and things falling everywhere, a man made his way to the entrance and held it open. Honestly, the chandelier could have crashed down any minute �c that was a brave man!



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Bus stop mini episode:
It was freezing and bus was taking ages to arrive. �g@saiso�h left the queue to run to a nearby pharmacy. He bought heating pads and gave one to everyone in the queue!



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Thank you Tokyo Disney Sea
My daughter who was staying at DisneySea just made it back home! Many, many thanks to the staff who worked very hard in the cold with ready smiles that made her to feel safe and secure during the entire night. They brought her food, drinks, snacks, heating pads, and anything necessary to ensure she was comfortable and secure throughout her stay. I was touched by the Disney staff�fs warmth and hospitality. Thank you so much!



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Reminded of the goodness of the Japanese people
This earthquake has reminded me of that Japanese goodness that had recently become harder and harder to see. Today I see no crime or looting: I am reminded once again of the good Japanese spirit of helping one another, of propriety, and of gentleness. I had recently begun to regard my modern countrymen as cold people �c but this earthquake has revived and given back to all of us the spirit of �gkizuna�h (bond, trust, sharing, the human connection). I am very touched. I am brought to tears.



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Card board boxes, Thank you!
It was cold and I was getting very weary waiting forever for the train to come. Some homeless people saw me, gave me some of their own cardboard boxes and saying �gyou�fll be warmer if you sit on these!�h I have always walked by homeless people pretending I didn�ft see them, and yet here they were offering me warmth. Such warm people.



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What foreigners are saying about Japanese people
At a supermarket where everything was scattered everywhere over the floors, shoppers were helping pick them up and putting them back neatly on the shelves before quietly moving into line to wait to pay for them. On the totally jam-packed first train after the quake, an elderly man gave up his seat for a pregnant woman. Foreigners have told me they are amazed witnessing sights like these. I do believe they actually saw what they said they saw. Japan is truly amazing.



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Information network this time around
The information sharing efforts on Twitter or USTREAM, together with the quality of coverage and crucial updates provided by the mass media this time around is incomparable to what we got during the Kobe earthquake. I am deeply impressed by Japan�fs successful efforts and ability to put to practice lessons learnt from past tragedies.



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Touch of art
I saw artists and painters trying to keep things upbeat by painting or drawing beautiful or encouraging drawings for the evacuees around them. I was touched at how everyone was doing their very best to help.



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BBC Reports
The words of BBC�fs reports are so moving they make me cry. They were praising us with words of admiration! �gOne of the worst earthquakes in recorded history has hit the world�fs most well-prepared, well-trained nations. The strength of its government and its people are put to the test. While there have been casualties, in no other country could the government and the people have worked together in such an accurate and coordinated way in the face of such tragedy. The Japanese people have shown their cultural ability to remain calm in the face of adversity.�h



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A little story about Papa
We live in an area that was not directly hit. When my father came downstairs and heard the news saying that our area had begun allocating electricity to the hard-hit areas, he quietly led by example, turning off the power around the house and pulling the plugs out of their sockets. I was touched. He usually NEVER turns off the lights or the AC or the TV or anything!



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http://twitter.com/HASUNA_Natsuko/status/46331839136276480
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Japanese people don�ft shove
I'm looking at Yurakucho station from above. I see people standing in line, not pushing or shoving to get onto the Yamanote Line (probably the busiest line in central Tokyo), even at a time like this!



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http://twitter.com/ayakishimoto/statuses/46403599743451136
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The bakery lady
There was a small bread shop on the street I take to go to school. It has long been out of business. But last night, I saw the old lady of the shop giving people her handmade bread for free. It was a heart-warming sight. She, like everyone else, was doing what she could to help people in a time of need. Tokyo isn�ft that bad afterall!



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http://twitter.com/tksksks/statuses/46403815397801984
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Japan is a wonderful nation!
Both the government and the people, everyone is helping one another today. There are truck drivers helping evacuees move. I even heard that the �gyakuza�h (gangsters, organized crime groups) are helping to direct traffic in the Tohoku region! There have been many recent developments that have made me lose my sense of pride in my country, but not anymore. Japan is an amazing place! I�fm just simply touched. Go Japan!



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http://twitter.com/bobiko009/statuses/46403721046933504
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Twitter is amazing!
The information shared to us all by the twitter community has been amazingly consistent with each other and has been so helpful. Thank you Twitterers! I�fm very moved. People recently talk about social networks replacing traditional social life and making people cold and unsociable in real life. But �c I guess that�fs not true at all.



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From a German friend
A German friend of mine was in Shibuya (downtown Tokyo shopping district) when the earthquake hit. He was panicking when a Japanese passerby saved him, taking him into a building. My friend was blown away at how calm and disciplined this Japanese man was. He went out of the building with firm, unfaltering steps, did everything he was trained to do and came back. My German friend was deeply impressed by the Japanese people�fs actions during the earthquake, saying they looked like a trained army.



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At the supermarket
I just came back safely from the supermarket! Man, I was so touched at how everyone there was mindful of others, buying only as much as they needed and leaving the rest for the people behind them.



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Gotenba traffic
Japan is really something! Yesterday, not a single traffic light was functioning in Gotenba City. But drivers knew to take turns at intersections and give way to others when needed. Local people were using flags to direct traffic at intersections. I drove for 9 hours but never saw a single car trying to get in front of another. Every single driver on the road contributed to the traffic situation and as a result there was no confusion at all.



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http://twitter.com/n_yum/statuses/46388003706380288
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�gAll of us�h
I spoke with an old taxi driver and some elderly staff at the train stations. All of them had been working non-stop and had not been able to go home for a long time. They were visibly very tired, but never once did they show any sign of impatience; they were gentle and very caring. They told me �g�c because all of us are in this together.�h I was touched at what the notion of �gall of us�h meant to these elderly people. It is a value I will treasure and carry on to my generation.



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A strong Japan
Suntory Beverages has set up free vending machines. Softbank Telephone services is offering free Wifi spots. Everyone in Japan is putting everything they can into helping one another. Japan is also now receiving aid from abroad. Compared to the Kobe earthquake, when Japan took too long to contemplate accepting foreign aid or dispatching the self-defense force to join the rescue effort, Japan has definitely grown into a far stronger nation. Be strong, everyone!



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http://twitter.com/kyoheimai/status/46374747755388928
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Morning Ceremony
At the shopping center I work at, every morning we have a ritual (common in Japan) where we stand and recite, �gNo matter what the situation, I will never show anxiety before my customer; in all customer-facing situations I will treat my customers with respect and do everything I can to make them feel comfortable and at ease�h. Today, these words were all actually kind of touching. Well, so the day begins! Here we go people, open shop!



* ��コ��
http://twitter.com/frankyonn/status/46401442583552000
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Mr. Inoue
Mr. Inoue has been churning out drawings of smiling and laughing faces at an amazing pace! Things like this remind me again of what it truly means to give people a message of strength and courage.



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http://twitter.com/chaos_chaotic/statuses/46388646038876160
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Lessons Learnt
What caught my attention on twitter is that a lot of the tweets were about the Kobe earthquake and how what we have learned from it has been put into practice this time around. I know it goes without saying, but I was once again reminded of how humans are indeed creatures that possess the amazing ability to think and learn from experience. It�fs a great thought.



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http://twitter.com/tsubakianna/statuses/46387133396688896
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Message from a friend in Rome
My friend in Rome emailed me. He said that people in Rome are watching the news and sharing their amazement and their heartfelt respect at how, even at a time like this, the people of Japan are able to remain calm and systematically respond to the situation. People in Rome are thinking of us and are very concerned for us.



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Yesterday, I was impressed and touched by the actions of my neighbor�fs 13-year-old-boy. He was home alone when the earthquake hit. But instead of hiding, as soon as the earthquake quieted down, he jumped on his bicycle and road around the block repeatedly shouting at the top of his voice, �gIs everyone alright? Is everyone okay?�h At the time, there were only women and children and the elderly in the homes. I cannot describe how comforting it was just to hear a strong voice asking if I was okay. Thank you!



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The beauty of helping one another
I went out last night to help some friends who were volunteering as security personnel between Machida City and Sagami Ohno City. I saw total strangers, both young and old, helping each other along everywhere I turned and was heartened with an overwhelming feeling of encouragement. I was so touched I hid behind the toilets and cried.



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I�fm so touched! My colleague at my part time job, wanting to help even just one extra person, wrote a sign saying �gI just have a bike, but if you don�ft mind hop on!�h, rode out on his motorbike, picked up a stranded construction worker and took him all the way to Tokorozawa! Respect! I have never felt so strongly that I want to do something helpful for others.



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Sharing your ride
It was stupid of me to think I could catch a cab at Urawamien Station. I ended up walking 30 minutes and then finally was picked up by a stranger who offered to give me a lift. I�fm touched by the warmth of human kindness. Thank you, thank you!



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Rest here!
Last night, I decided, rather than stay at the office, I should try walking home. So I slowly made my way west on Koshu freeway on foot. It was around 9PM when I saw an office building that had a sign that said �gPlease use our office�fs bathrooms! Please rest here!�h The employees of the office were loudly shouting out the same to all the people trying to walk home. I was so touch I felt like crying. Well, I guess I was too tense yesterday to cry, but now the tension is wearing off and am very much in tears.



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At the convenience store
While most of the convenience stores near the station were closed because of the quake, there was just one Seven Eleven that was open. The employees had lit lots of candles and put them on the stores shelves. The cash register was not working and they could not take inventory, so the employees worked in threes, one reading up the item description and price, another punching the numbers into a calculator, and the last one using a flashlight to help them work. The store managed to operate both �gcash registers�h efficiently this way. Impressed!



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My oldest daughter was making her way to Yokohama�fs emergency evacuation area. Total strangers were helping each other out and showing each other the way to the emergency evacuation area. She told me she was moved at how strangers, who can seem so cold at times, showed her kindness and care. I was reminded at the Japanese peoples�f inherent ability to immediately unite in the face of adversity. Today, I have discovered a newfound faith in my nation and my people.



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A big, kind voice
I�fve been walking for many hours now. I�fm touched at how everywhere I turn, there are shops open with people shouting �gPlease use our bathroom!�h or �gPlease rest here!�h There were also office buildings where people with access to information were voluntarily shouting out helpful tips, like �g**** line is now operational!�h Seeing things like this after walking for hours and hours made me feel like weeping with gratitude. Seriously, there is still hope for this country!



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On the platform
The Oedo Subway Line for Hikarigaoka is very congested. On the platform and at the gate there are just crowds and crowds of people waiting for the train. But in all the confusion, every last person is neatly lined up waiting his or her turn while managing to keep a passage of space open for staff and people going the other way. Everyone is listening to the instructions from the staff and everyone acts accordingly. And amazingly �c there isn�ft even a rope or anything in sight to keep people in queue or open space for staff to pass, they just do! I am so impressed at this almost unnatural orderliness! I have nothing but praise for these people!



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I said to a Tokyometro station staff who was on all-night duty, �gI�fm sure it has been a tough night for you. Thank you.�h He responded with a smile, �gOn a night like this, gladly!�h I was touched.



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Coffee
My husband finally got home very late last night after walking for 4 hours. He told me he felt like giving up at around Akabane, when an elderly man who was going around handing out free coffee saw him, gave him a steaming cup and said, �gYou must be tired and cold. Here, have some coffee!�h My husband told me that it was because of this elderly man that he found the will and strength to continue walking. I�fve already heard this story from him five times tonight, so no doubt he was really, really touched! Thank you to my husband�fs anonymous helper!



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Blood donations
Japan is strong! At Osaka I saw a LONG line of people waiting to give blood at the blood donation center. This is the first time I have seen such a queue of selfless people waiting patiently in line just to give. It was a moving sight! To everyone in the hard-hit areas, we your countrymen accept your suffering as our own and we share in your grief. Do not give up! Stay strong!



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Saving electricity for the North
I went to my neighborhood supermarket and was initially surprised that their neon signs were off. They usually are open till 1AM. I then found out that they were open, but were saving electricity so that more power could be channeled to the hard-hit coastal areas. Wow!



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Not enough money!
At the store where I work, a huge group of young men suddenly came in to buy booze. One of them suddenly said, �gOops, I only have enough money to buy booze, I can�ft donate! Forget the booze, maybe next time!�h and instead put ALL his money into the disaster relief donation box. One by one, every single one of the army of youths threw all their money into the box after him. What a heart-warming sight that was!



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Goth youth
A goth youth with white hair and body piercings walked into my store and shoved several hundred dollars (several tens of thousands of yen) into the disaster relief fund donation box. As he walked out, I and people around me heard him saying to his buddies, �gI mean, we can buy those games anytime!�h At that, we all opened our wallets and put our money into the donation box. Really, you cannot judge people by their appearances.



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They looked absolutely delicious!
I too saw the guy handing out free rice balls and miso soup on the way back from Akihabara. I was on my bicycle so I told him, �gI�fm okay, please give it to other people!�h On hindsight, I should have taken one �c they looked absolutely delicious!!



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Another Disney episode
Amazing! My brother just managed to get home from Disneyland right now. He�fs got bags and bags of free sweets. Furthermore, Disneyland paid for every customer�fs travel fare back. All night long, the staff responded immediately and fully to every request he made. Disneyland is truly a world class brand!



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Same boat!
Last night, Aobadai station was jammed with stranded people unable to get home. But there were private cars with drivers shouting �gIf you�fre going in the direction of ****, please hop on!�h I was able to hitch a ride on one of them. When I thanked the driver, he replied �gNo worries! We�fre all on the same boat. We have to stick together!�h



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Need to charge your phone?
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Great to read about how ordinary Japanese are coping and helping each other. Thanks for sharing.
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What foreigners are saying about Japanese people
At a supermarket where everything was scattered everywhere over the floors, shoppers were helping pick them up and putting them back neatly on the shelves before quietly moving into line to wait to pay for them. On the totally jam-packed first train after the quake, an elderly man gave up his seat for a pregnant woman. Foreigners have told me they are amazed witnessing sights like these. I do believe they actually saw what they said they saw. Japan is truly amazing



Pretty amazing stories. I like the one above. Here people, in the face of such chaos, would have stabbed you in the eyeball to steal a Twinkie.
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Takoyama wrote:
Yeah, I can't believe some of the comments I've read on CNN too. So many damn hateful Americans. When I watched rescued victims, they are thanking as well as APOLOGIZING for being an incovenience. I admire this about the Japanese. They are respectful. No one is out there complaining about slow rescue efforts, being cold, or not having anything to drink/eat. No one is out there looting too. This is why I believe the Japanese will bounce back strong because of this type of mentality. GO JAPAN! FUCK ALL THE HATERS!

Exactly.

As Triky and I mentioned earlier, if this happened in SoCal (or anywhere in the US, for that matter) people would be stepping over each other, if not killing each other, for supplies, food, etc... Dog eat dog. Shake Head
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Japan's massive earthquake has little effect on culture's impeccable manners

One injured woman pinned under furniture apologizes for causing trouble in just one example of the nation's trait of exhibiting concern for others even in the worst of circumstances.


Evacuees sit at a shelter in the town of Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP/Getty Images)

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times

March 13, 2011

Reporting from Tokyo --

She was elderly and alone, injured and in pain. When the massive earthquake struck, a heavy bookshelf toppled onto Hiroko Yamashita, pinning her down and shattering her ankle.

When paramedics finally reached her, agonizing hours later, Yamashita did what she said any "normal" person would do, her son-in-law recounted later: She apologized to them for the inconvenience, and asked if there weren't others they should be attending to first.

The worst earthquake in Japan's recorded history left a trail of blazing buildings, inundated coastal communities, wrecked roadways and potentially unstable nuclear power plants. But it barely made a dent in the implacably Japanese trait of exhibiting concern for others even in the worst of circumstances.

Photos: Scenes from the earthquake

The Japanese language is full of ritual apologies, uttered so often as to become almost meaningless: I am about to make a nuisance of myself �\ please excuse me! Some of this is a matter of mere formality. But at a time of crisis, such politesse can be the glue that holds the country together.

Even though Friday's magnitude 8.9 quake was shocking and discombobulating, few would imagine burdening a stranger with their anxieties.

On a long flight to Tokyo, amid uncertainty almost until the last minute over whether the plane would actually be allowed to land at the capital's airport, a fiftysomething businessman questioned a seatmate closely about plans and contingencies: Where are you staying? Why there? Well, the next neighborhood over is nicer. Is someone meeting you, taking care of you?

Only at the tail end of a nine-hour flight did he confide, almost as an abashed aside, that a close relative was missing, and that he would be trying to make his way north, into the tsunami-inundation zone, to determine her fate. He fiddled with his seatbelt, looked around distractedly, and all but coughed out his doubt that he would find her alive.

Some resent the stifling conformity that can accompany social mores such as these. Even in modern-day Japan, speaking one's mind or making an overt demand can lead to ostracization. Young people, in particular, sometimes feel shackled by rigid conventions of behavior that can seem as arcane as a Kabuki drama.

But in a country where people with a case of the sniffles wear surgical masks in public to avoid infecting anyone, most people seemed determined not to let their anxieties show. That particularly included those attending to customers.

"I am trying hard not to let people see how scared I am," said Masaki Tajima, a hotel clerk in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo.

Closer to the quake zone, there were cracks in the studied courtesy. At a gas station in Koriyama, about 130 miles north of Tokyo, some customers become anxious and agitated as fuel ran short, attendants said. Kenji Sato, an attendant of 12 years, recited apologies, trying to soothe people. "Sorry, no more gas, very sorry," he intoned.

Elsewhere, though, the ingrained instinct for orderliness and calm has kept its hold even amid difficult moments. In Tokyo and its suburbs, the quake knocked out much of the usually clockwork-reliable public-transportation system. Yet when trains finally appeared on a few crucial routes, the queue was as orderly as on any mundane commuting day.

Once aboard, people sat quietly, gazing at their cellphones in hope of an elusive signal.

"It would be uncivilized to try to push and shove, and what good would it do anyway?" said Kojo Saeseki, helping his wife onto a crowded train on the city's outskirts.

In the city itself, those aboard a nearly empty subway car looked surprised and discomfited when they were asked what had happened to them the day before, but if pressed, they would tell their stories: being trapped in an elevator for hours, or crouching under a desk in a tall building as it swayed like a ship at sea, or seeing a thick pane of safety glass suddenly spider-webbing with cracks.

Photos: Scenes from the earthquake

Some were still telling their stories, haltingly, when the train pulled into a station where a small gap presented itself between the door and the platform. And everyone in the car called out to a departing passenger: Kiotsukete! �\ Be careful!

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^ Ya gotta love the Japanese: Even in the worst of times, all class. Victory! Peace!
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bmwracer wrote:
^ Ya gotta love the Japanese: Even in the worst of times, all class. Victory! Peace!


It really is an admirable example of poise in the face of adversity.
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Thank you so much for sharing Gemma. Muack These are the stuff we don't see on CNN, ABC, BBC and what have you....... And I had always believed those feel-good Jdorama scenes were far-fetched and make-believe. Is it too much to ask , "DO YOU HAVE MORE ACCOUNTS TO SHARE?"

So much from Tokyo, I wonder how other prefectures are responding.

When I saw Naoto Kan on TV, I was thinking I don't think Yukio Hatoyama could have managed this, and i could imagine Mrs Hatoyama calling out UFOs for help. Taiwan should learn from Naoto Kan's response. He gave the green light for foreign aid two hours after the quake.

I was bewildered when I saw how calm the little children were in a boat when rescue workers carried them one after another into safety. And I saw only one childcare teacher in the background. I guessed the regular drills they had in school saved the day.

There are probably two nations expert in civilian drills: Japan for earthquakes and Israel for terrorism.

Do San Francisco and LA have similar drill practices ?
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Do San Francisco and LA have similar drill practices ?


Yes we do. It's called panic & die.
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Yes we do. It's called panic & die.

Yup, that about sums it up. Sweat
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Yup, that about sums it up. Sweat


F*%#ed up, huh?
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F*%#ed up, huh?

Big time. Sweat
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Japan's massive earthquake has little effect on culture's impeccable manners

Looks like the news outlets are playing up this aspect: all the national news broadcasts have a story on the Japanese people's dignity and poise...


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Looks like the news outlets are playing up this aspect: all the national news broadcasts have a story on the Japanese people's dignity and poise...


Perhaps it's the one thing maintaining any semblance of sanity in the wake of such a disaster.
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I was just watching Barbara Sawyer and her ABC news crew visit some survivors huddled around a fire and they offer Sawyer and her crew what little food they had.

Just incredible selflessness. Bow
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And I haven't heard of looting either.

This article in The Telegraph talks about the absence of looting in Japan:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/
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bmwracer wrote:

Just incredible selflessness. Bow

+1
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And I haven't heard of looting either.


The Japanese do not steal. PERIOD. I remember going to a beach in Kamakura and forgot my snorkeling gear in the parking lot. I was already 5 kilometers down the road mind you and returned to find my stuff untouched. If this were Hawai'i or California, my ish would've been scooped with the quickness. 99.99% of the time I feel completely safe. I don't feel I will get jacked walking down the street late night. I do not lock my car at home and sometimes I leave my front door unlocked when I go out.
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