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During a state of emergency it is not unusual to hear about looting, so why have there been very few reports of this in Japan? Commentators from across the media have their say.
Why is there no looting in Japan after the earthquake?
Seeded on Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:00 PM EDT
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who does it really help to loot. I see it as a way to say we have lost all parts of their humanity.
- 3 votes
#1 - Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:50 PM EDTJapanese are a very group oriented culture, as opposed to our rugged individualist / survival of the fittest cuture,...
- 4 votes
#2 - Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:55 PM EDTI think you're about dead on that one. I spent 4 years there and they're very proud of their "Japaneseness". I think they realize that when you live in a metropolitan area the size of Tokyo and all those people, that it takes an understanding that in order to maintain their society as a whole, a person has a responsibility to play their part in it. As individualistic as they can be, (spend a weekend in Harajuku, you'll know what I mean,) they know they're still a part of that greater (Japanese) society and to act against that collective society is unconscionable.
I think its because the Japanese people as whole have more honor and respect then to loot in face of a national tragedy.
- 5 votes
#3 - Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:05 PM EDTI was wondering the same thing. I remember when Katrina came through, there was a lot of that going on, and people KNEW there was a storm coming. I don't care what anyone says, live in the south, and when the weatherman says hurricanes coming or tornado warning, you pay attention!
And after the quake in Haiti, the same thing, with the looting and other misbehaviors.
- 2 votes
#4 - Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:34 PM EDTI don't think it is values unique to to Japanese. Even in America most disasters don't cause the locals to loot. Look at the various floods and wildfires. It is rare to have much looting after a disaster. Katrina and New Orleans was an exception not the rule.
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#6 - Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:15 AM EDTKatrina and New Orleans was an exception not the rule.
Good point, but I wonder why it was that way there... and not say somewhere else. Hrm......
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They are a civilized culture, unlike our own.
The lack of such behavior must be tough on Beck, and Limbaugh.
Uncivilized behavior is fuel for them.
- 1 vote
#7 - Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:09 PM EDTPersonal responsibility vs. victim mentality.... Victim mentality does not need to accept personal responsibility when they can just claim they are a victim, therefore they are entitled to take whatever they wish. People who are use to working for what they obtain in life know that a disaster requires them to work at a higher level. For those without that character/ work ethic, anything goes.
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When Katrina hit, it was a horrible thing. I was a kid when Hazel came through, that one was bad too, but not as much as Katrina. Haiti suffered immensely also. And they still are. But I think the tragedy in Japan has them beat hands down.
Yet, the people in Japan are already working to put their country back together already. You can see the pictures on the national news and online every day. They are pulling together with an amazing amount of class and dignity, and yes, pride. THAT makes me glad to be a member of the human race!
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Good points Phuggy....for the Japanese their culture and upbringing emphasize personal responsibility & education, while many others cultures do not. That was the biggest difference in Katrina & Japan. I guess that is why the Chinese symbol for 'crisis' is the same one used for 'opportunity'....just depends on how one looks at the situation.
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bore, I don't watch or listen to the people you mentioned, but I think they could respect that also. At least I would hope they could.
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#8 - Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:14 PM EDTI get my news from reading newspapers on line and from the paperbox. Have several news sources online, none of them fox. I'm a hard headed old fogey that makes up my own mind.
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I ain't no spring chicken either.
I read enough variety to know what is good, or not good.
They can fool some of the people some of the time..............
Those clowns are only fooling themselves.
- 2 votes
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