tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post2014144307649543043..comments2023-05-27T00:08:34.330+09:00Comments on Japan - after the BIG earthquake: March 14, Monday - 4Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-91526432541683521962011-05-03T06:41:08.290+09:002011-05-03T06:41:08.290+09:00Tireless Edano Earns Twitter Respect
Amid the wel...Tireless Edano Earns Twitter Respect<br /><br />Amid the well-wishes and cheerleading messages being sent to those living in the disaster-ridden areas via Twitter, one of the few surefire ways to communicate in these times of disrupted networks, the Japanese have another message for someone else: imploring the government’s tireless spokesman Yukio Edano to get some rest.<br /><br />The plea has grown so loud that the hashtag #edano_nero has become a global trending topic on the micro-blogging service on Monday. “Nero” means to sleep in Japanese.<br /><br />“Mr. Edano, please don’t overdo it,” wrote Twitter user “sarang5NY” Monday afternoon. “I respect you very much for explaining the situation to the people every time you speak rather than reading from a script.”<br /><br />Mr. Edano, Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s right-hand man, has been firmly planted behind the podium while relaying every development since the catastrophes hit. His constant presence on blanket live TV coverage, sometimes several times an hour, at all hours of the day, has made him the government’s face and voice of the crisis. The image of his stocky figure, covered in the light blue one piece emergency suit, bent over the microphone, his two hands gripping the sides of the podium, has been burnt into the country’s psyche, earning him plaudits for his steadfastness.<br /><br />During one of the dozens of press conferences he helmed Sunday night/Monday morning, Twitter users watching the live broadcast via online streaming provider Ustream rooted for the chief cabinet secretary, while howling when the local media peppered him with questions. One Twitter user cried, “Don’t waste his energy by asking ludicrous questions.”<br /><br />“There is no substitute for you so please sleep even a little bit for the sake of your health!!!,” tweeted “Laurea21,” a Saitama-based micro-blogger, on Monday night. “This is too much for Kan!!” she added, referring to the prime minister, whose appearances have been much rarer.<br /><br />http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/14/tireless-edano-earns-twitter-respect/anonymoushttp://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/14/tireless-edano-earns-twitter-respect/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-48930260686319394162011-04-15T17:27:36.740+09:002011-04-15T17:27:36.740+09:00As Japan debates its policy on atomic energy, a to...As Japan debates its policy on atomic energy, a town faces new concerns about the local nuclear plant<br /><br />Omaezaki’s concerns serve as a suitable stand-in for a national problem. The Hamaoka nuclear plant here provides 1,296 jobs in this town of 36,115, southwest of Tokyo. But the plant is menaced by Japan’s most notorious fault line. Earthquakes occur here every 100 to 150 years, seismologists say. The last so-called Tokai earthquake was 157 years ago.<br /><br />As the central government reconsiders its policy on atomic energy, which calls for the construction of 14 new reactors by 2030, people in the coastal towns that host Japan’s 17 nuclear stations are likewise rethinking the dangers, with governors in at least three prefectures calling for drastic safety overhauls or freezing plans for more reactors.<br /><br />In Omaezaki, a move away from nuclear power would come at a cost. The town receives plant-related subsidies that account for 42 percent of the annual budget. Anytime a new reactor gets built, Omaezaki receives money from Tokyo. According to town officials, Omaezaki has used its subsidies to build its roads, library, hospital, schools and a swimming pool. <br /><br />Washington Post<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/as_japan_debates_its_policy_on_atomic_energy_a_town_faces_new_concerns_about_its_nuclear_plant/2011/04/13/AF7KxtfD_story.html?wprss=rss_world. anonymoushttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/as_japan_debates_its_policy_on_atomic_energy_a_town_faces_new_concerns_about_its_nuclear_plant/2011/04/13/AF7KxtfD_story.html?wprss=rss_worldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-17401302227087421642011-03-15T06:25:24.620+09:002011-03-15T06:25:24.620+09:00Ich nehme aus ganzem Herzen Anteil am Schicksal de...Ich nehme aus ganzem Herzen Anteil am Schicksal der betroffenen Menschen.<br />N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-72591731723906154702011-03-15T00:49:59.549+09:002011-03-15T00:49:59.549+09:00I hope Japan can overcome this crisis soon. I symp...I hope Japan can overcome this crisis soon. I sympathize very much with the tragedy of the earthquake in Japan area and I support the good thoughts...<br /><br />Agnieszkaassneghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985525383376079867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-27658164936521001002011-03-14T21:03:13.037+09:002011-03-14T21:03:13.037+09:00To our Japanese brothers and sisters:
Please let ...To our Japanese brothers and sisters:<br /><br />Please let us know what we can do for you and your country. We cannot begin to fathom what you have gone through these past few days. How can we donate time, blood, money, goods? We are here to help each in our own way.<br /><br />Please keep us informed as we are dependent on the media and e-mails,<br />some of which are rumors.<br />RWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-37155554295905155712011-03-14T15:59:23.631+09:002011-03-14T15:59:23.631+09:00I hope and pray Japan can overcome this crisis soo...I hope and pray Japan can overcome this crisis soon.<br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-1689700810218512222011-03-14T15:23:28.347+09:002011-03-14T15:23:28.347+09:00Light and Love to Japan.
P.Light and Love to Japan.<br />P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-43541467384595017162011-03-14T14:56:17.277+09:002011-03-14T14:56:17.277+09:00"I hope very much for the lowest radiation le..."I hope very much for the lowest radiation level... for all of Japanese people.<br />O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-14264416641803986292011-03-14T14:55:52.824+09:002011-03-14T14:55:52.824+09:00This frightens me.
RobThis frightens me.<br />RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-3874821592347886682011-03-14T14:16:00.584+09:002011-03-14T14:16:00.584+09:00Thank you for all the concerns. Still experiencing...Thank you for all the concerns. Still experiencing strong aftershocks...<br />Big Hugs from TokyoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-72947245875486326662011-03-14T14:01:13.043+09:002011-03-14T14:01:13.043+09:00By the way, I was thinking Chernobyl was a lesson ...By the way, I was thinking Chernobyl was a lesson to learn from.And the most disastrous factor is not the quake or tsunami, but the human stupidity, inability to learn lessons. Every Japanese child knows that after the quake comes tsunami. <br /><br />...And that tsunami can wash down everything located on the land, including the standby equipment for the nuke power stations. And it is exactly what had happened and caused the major issues. Now there is no reliable cooling system to cool down the reactors. isn't that not human stupidity? <br />Why the standby generators are outside the main building? <br />Why there is no independent cooling system inside the main building? By the way hydrogen is used to cool the turbine and i was unaware they used it also to cool the reactor.The other factor is money. Why to spend more, if they can spend less??? And ordinary people are the hostages of that human stupidity. <br />You know Chernobyl is still a closed zone and will be closed for another 100 years....as long as the reaction goes on. Melt down of the rods means same Chernobyl, I am afraid. You guys have already two...<br />N.facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=204655926227049&id=718216843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-63072344584481143492011-03-14T13:40:48.772+09:002011-03-14T13:40:48.772+09:00I wonder if there are still people inside the the ...I wonder if there are still people inside the the swept away houses? and yes, the destructive power is amazing...quake, tsunami, nuclear stations blasts...you, people of Japan, need a lot of courage.God bless the survivors, peace for the perished.We pray for you, Japan." I wonder if there are still people inside the the swept away houses? and yes, the destructive power is amazing...quake, tsunami, nuclear stations blasts...you, people of Japan, need a lot of courage.God bless the survivors, peace for the perished.We pray for you, Japan.<br />N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-39208101417631123202011-03-14T13:39:26.216+09:002011-03-14T13:39:26.216+09:00How can anyone think nuclear energy is a viable op...How can anyone think nuclear energy is a viable option for the human race after all this?<br />D.facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=204655926227049&id=718216843¬if_t=share_commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-46741275209108725302011-03-14T13:16:26.591+09:002011-03-14T13:16:26.591+09:00Thank you, Gabi. I am watching closely the disaste...Thank you, Gabi. I am watching closely the disaster reports and images. It breaks my heart to think of the sufferings and deaths in the unimaginable catastrophe.<br />ZHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-417574075222639672011-03-14T12:58:44.097+09:002011-03-14T12:58:44.097+09:00When the 2nd reactor blew, I was shaken too, as I ...When the 2nd reactor blew, I was shaken too, as I viewed it on tv news. It was a painful sight. Hopefully there won't be anymore after this.<br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-82724522393970357362011-03-14T12:45:30.916+09:002011-03-14T12:45:30.916+09:00hank goodnes you are set back away from the shore....hank goodnes you are set back away from the shore. I watch with much concern for your safety. <br />ai, Bergfacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/?sk=h#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=178483798864731&id=718216843¬if_t=share_commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-82616984774503363392011-03-14T11:44:03.683+09:002011-03-14T11:44:03.683+09:00Incredible - thank you for sharing the link. What ...Incredible - thank you for sharing the link. What presence, to film during that. <br />Jonathanfacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/?sk=h#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=110437392369863&id=718216843¬if_t=share_commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-60697446351304783192011-03-14T11:32:48.049+09:002011-03-14T11:32:48.049+09:00We are praying in NH. yes, I will light a candle.
...We are praying in NH. yes, I will light a candle.<br />R.facebook candlehttp://www.facebook.com/?sk=h#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=179861168726909&id=718216843¬if_t=share_commentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-87022114109782745492011-03-14T11:28:05.076+09:002011-03-14T11:28:05.076+09:00another tsunami ?
chibianother tsunami ?<br />chibifacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150163063116844&id=718216843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-8226160168678553152011-03-14T11:27:08.306+09:002011-03-14T11:27:08.306+09:00wow, they said before it was ok...wow.. i hope it ...wow, they said before it was ok...wow.. i hope it is not Chernobyl and it can be contained.<br />a friend from facebokAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com