tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post7179973401174680101..comments2023-05-27T00:08:34.330+09:00Comments on Japan - after the BIG earthquake: April 19, TuesdayGabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-32245220707614786402011-04-19T14:52:37.265+09:002011-04-19T14:52:37.265+09:00I admire Japanese spirit, the way this people have...I admire Japanese spirit, the way this people have learned to survive the life's hardships during centuries. People will survive again, I am confident by the enormous cost of individual sacrifices. <br />God bless Japan and Help Japan.<br />NRfacebookhttp://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=213898328637296&id=718216843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-41861245275458602042011-04-19T14:47:21.676+09:002011-04-19T14:47:21.676+09:00Hi Gabi!
I can imagine after everything that has ...Hi Gabi! <br />I can imagine after everything that has happened, that the last thing anyone needs is a gloomy, rainy day. <br />Soon, the sun will favor Japan!!!<br />D.SHhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/25654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388372827914524197.post-36437413870875185142011-04-19T14:44:07.518+09:002011-04-19T14:44:07.518+09:00quote
Publication Date : 19-04-2011, The Nation (T...quote<br />Publication Date : 19-04-2011, The Nation (Thailand)<br />We are still not getting the full story from Japan<br /><br />Authorities dealing with the nuclear crisis need to ensure that accurate, reliable information is provided to the public both at home and abroad<br /><br />It is now over a month since the earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan, leading to the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The Japanese government and concerned authorities at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) are still struggling to put out accurate, reliable information about the current state of affairs at the critically damaged power plant. The Japanese people in general, and especially in the stricken Sendai area, are now becoming wary of the information being put out to the public. They are of course concerned about their safety and the precautions being taken to protect them. Compounding the problems of the information flow inside the country have been the Western media's comments and analysis of the Japanese crisis. Their perceptions and understanding of Japan are reflected in their collective insensibility regarding the local people and what the government is trying to do.<br /><br />First of all, one has to understand the psyche of the Japanese people, who have been brought up with the likelihood of natural disasters, whether earthquakes or tsunamis. The people are ready and prepared for such events. So, when the recent disasters happened, the Japanese people did not panic, they remained calm and collected under very trying circumstances. Foreign correspondents were flabbergasted at such orderliness and calm among the Japanese people.<br /><br />However, within hours of the dysfunctional Fukushima power plant making the headlines, public perceptions began to change quickly. Subsequently the foreign media focused on the government's apparent inability to provide timely information. Many also faulted Tepco for its general failure to communicate with the public on such an important issue.<br /><br />http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=18504&sec=3Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com