March 17, 2011
Japan has my full respect. The recent multiple tragedies that struck Japan/일본 are bringing out the best in Japanese people-something that no one could perfectly put into words. I think Japan is gonna surpass this test and will come out as even a stronger nation. We have witnessed how Japan emerged from the disasters of WWII. We'll not be surprised anymore of another miracle that Japan is gonna make in emerging from these tragedies. I have been spending my 4 hours
everyday with 5 lovely Japanese classmates, all women and I can sense how refined and how cultured they are. There is no chaos in Japan despite the multiple tragedies - no looting, no complaints, no lawlessness. Indeed, it probably has something to do with the Japanese people's ability to remain true to their moral code even in the darkest hours. I really wanna go to Japan for travel. Any sponsor? lol
everyday with 5 lovely Japanese classmates, all women and I can sense how refined and how cultured they are. There is no chaos in Japan despite the multiple tragedies - no looting, no complaints, no lawlessness. Indeed, it probably has something to do with the Japanese people's ability to remain true to their moral code even in the darkest hours. I really wanna go to Japan for travel. Any sponsor? lol
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
In the wake of Japan's deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant explosions, we have witnessed the almost indescribable chaos that follows a disaster of this magnitude: loss of life, severe injuries, homelessness, lack of water, food and proper medical care, the physical destruction of towns and cities, and a growing fear of radioactive contamination from power plants that seem beyond anyone's ability to control.
But one heart-wrenching byproduct of disasters like this one has been missing in Japan, and that’s looting and lawlessness.
Looting is something we see after almost every tragedy; for example: last year's earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the floods in England in 2007, and of course Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. It happens when some people who've seen life as they know it get tossed out the window feel that all morality has been tossed out too. It's survival of the fittest and whatever you can get your hands on is yours, no matter who it belongs to.
But that's not happening in Japan.
Journalist and social commentator Ed West wrote in the UK Telegraph yesterday how struck he was by the Japanese culture throughout this ordeal. He observed how supermarkets cut their prices in the days following the quake and how vending machine owners were giving out free drinks as "people work together to survive." And West was most surprised by the fact that there was no looting.
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| A masked boy walks past nearly-empty shelves at a supermarket in the Japanese city of Akita. (PHOTO CREDIT: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images) |
Many have pointed to the popularity of Japan's distinctive Buddhist and Shinto religions as well as how the values of conformity and consensus are considered virtues in their culture. That's one explanation, but it probably has something to do with remaining true to your moral code even in the darkest hours.
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That i also noticed in japan, and they're also disciplined. My prayers for the victims.
Amazing!
Once you see them in this manner, you are more inclined to help. Their being stoical makes me think these are the kind of people that deserve help and support. I mean how do you feel if you see them babbling like some of us during crisis? These people are really remarkable.
Japan is rich if not, all aspects. That's why I really love to travel there too. I know, this times is hard but soon they emerge as strong as they can be. Let's pray for Japan and humanity.
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