an outsider looking in: Japan nuclear problems among other things
It doesn't seem enough that the tsunami has made a number of fishing and agricultural villages seem like a desert full of nothing but debris and destruction but now Japan, particularly the large Kanto region, has to face rising levels of radiation due to damaged nuclear plants. The latter problem is much more worrisome now compared to the former seeing as those who have survived the ordeal may yet face another that far more than the survivors would be affected with. It's time to speak out about this because as I continue to read through tweets from TimeOutTokyo, I'm seeing the matter grow more and more serious, more and more problematic. For a country so alive as Japan, that's one big problem they seem to be having difficulty containing and this is just from an outsider looking in on what I read from the tweets, what I see on news channels like CNN and those from BBC. I imagine NHK World would offer me a better picture than that but it's all I check on coming from a country with English as its second language.
I'm not posting this merely because of personal interests (I am a fangirl primarily XD) but I've actually made some good friends there and one who even is like the older brother I never got. This even worries me more now that I know Chiba, his hometown, was among those wrecked by the tsunami. Might have to ask my dad about the wreck that's going on in that side of the family when he comes home this week.
There's nothing wrong with having nuclear power plants to pump electricity to a country, a lively country. Though I think I'll be getting flames from environmentalists for this. I'm not an extreme environmentalist but I care about the environment just as much. But from what I understand after the numerous CNN coverages I'd just watched earlier and those from BBC too, what is wrong is the many cover-ups the government and leading electricity-providing company has done for such incidents. They were serious ones, too. Sure every government around the world has its loopholes and downfalls or leakages if you must---that's really just politics if you went there. The good thing about Japan is that they were somehow prepared for this, at least their people are. This is comforting because then the government they have seems now to bring the matter closer to the public as it continues to spiral out of control. But I'm still not sure if that's really a good thing now. At least, I think, they are learning from it and this is a much better thing.
Their current nuclear plant problems are worth learning from. The US of A is learning from this. Indonesia, I read recently, has to heed this. They have plans of building their own nuclear plant from the Yahoo news I'd read last night. And my home country...well, we just have to be prepared for anything that comes our way. Not that it matters because we seem so used to numerous, massively destructing storms or hurricanes that pass our way yearly.
The best thing the Philippines really can learn about this situation in Japan is how we can prepare ourselves from such devastating calamities brought about by Mother Nature. Apparently, we don't have enough resources in whatever aspect to back us up when such things happen given the widespread corruption---yes, even to the lowest of the bureaucracy we sport. What I think is that it is time for us to wake up---we're not having nightmares because we're living in it at this moment---and start prepping up for the worst that is to come. Mother Nature is unpredictable so it's likely there will be a number of worst case scenarios coming up. We have to wake up and learn from the resilient Japanese just what it takes for one nation to stay united and stay strong despite Mother Nature's wrath that shook it badly. Even if it's just a small thing, we can definitely do something to make this happen. I just don't think a lot of people are up for this here and that's just one sad thing.
I was telling a friend, freckish , yesterday that we seem to be the 'happy' people of the south east region of Asia to the point that we don't take these things seriously hence I deeply doubt we can survive anything like such calamities and try to get the strength to rebuild. We don't seem to be that type. I figure this is why we don't really progress. Pondering about this actually makes me want to move out of the country but I'm only one of the many who hope to do so. Do we still have hope? I'm not so sure. Even when I'd invested so much on the current national governing body we have.
Political minded, I really am not. I hate politics but things like these call for me to speak for myself and for plenty others who I imagine would want to. To be honest, I'm more into the sociological aspect than the political aspect given my innate humanitarian values. But even sociology has its ties with politics so there's really no escaping that. Either way, this and the alarming number of conflicts brewing in the Middle East gives me time enough to mull over what's happening with the world today. Regarding the Middle East issues, might I just say I'm happy to know the people there are waking up to how beneficial Democracy can be for them even when at times, it can really be a faulty type of national structure/government structure.
Japan is facing more than just the devastating aftermath of the tsunami and the earthquake. Their economy is spiraling downwards and I think that the problems with their nuclear power plants will take credit for their incoming economic problems. And I imagine there would be more than that afterward. It would be good if we could help them out in what little way we can. They're definitely under the first world category but from what they've gone through, even a third world should try sympathizing with them if they're trying their best to develop further or at least try and come out of that 3rd world classification.
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PS
Fellow Kamiki Ryunosuke- and Sato Takeru-fan(girl)s, should we start biting our nails now with TimeOutTokyo's report on their home perfecture, Saitama getting 40 times as much radiation now than what is normal? And for fashionphiles like me, one tweet from the same tweeter just happened to mention the cancellation of Japan Fashion Week. Call it a heads up for fashion enthusiasts.
Oh and there's a way to reach out to people in need in Japan through Globe and PhilRedCross. Let's help, help, help! :)
I'm not posting this merely because of personal interests (I am a fangirl primarily XD) but I've actually made some good friends there and one who even is like the older brother I never got. This even worries me more now that I know Chiba, his hometown, was among those wrecked by the tsunami. Might have to ask my dad about the wreck that's going on in that side of the family when he comes home this week.
There's nothing wrong with having nuclear power plants to pump electricity to a country, a lively country. Though I think I'll be getting flames from environmentalists for this. I'm not an extreme environmentalist but I care about the environment just as much. But from what I understand after the numerous CNN coverages I'd just watched earlier and those from BBC too, what is wrong is the many cover-ups the government and leading electricity-providing company has done for such incidents. They were serious ones, too. Sure every government around the world has its loopholes and downfalls or leakages if you must---that's really just politics if you went there. The good thing about Japan is that they were somehow prepared for this, at least their people are. This is comforting because then the government they have seems now to bring the matter closer to the public as it continues to spiral out of control. But I'm still not sure if that's really a good thing now. At least, I think, they are learning from it and this is a much better thing.
Their current nuclear plant problems are worth learning from. The US of A is learning from this. Indonesia, I read recently, has to heed this. They have plans of building their own nuclear plant from the Yahoo news I'd read last night. And my home country...well, we just have to be prepared for anything that comes our way. Not that it matters because we seem so used to numerous, massively destructing storms or hurricanes that pass our way yearly.
The best thing the Philippines really can learn about this situation in Japan is how we can prepare ourselves from such devastating calamities brought about by Mother Nature. Apparently, we don't have enough resources in whatever aspect to back us up when such things happen given the widespread corruption---yes, even to the lowest of the bureaucracy we sport. What I think is that it is time for us to wake up---we're not having nightmares because we're living in it at this moment---and start prepping up for the worst that is to come. Mother Nature is unpredictable so it's likely there will be a number of worst case scenarios coming up. We have to wake up and learn from the resilient Japanese just what it takes for one nation to stay united and stay strong despite Mother Nature's wrath that shook it badly. Even if it's just a small thing, we can definitely do something to make this happen. I just don't think a lot of people are up for this here and that's just one sad thing.
I was telling a friend, freckish , yesterday that we seem to be the 'happy' people of the south east region of Asia to the point that we don't take these things seriously hence I deeply doubt we can survive anything like such calamities and try to get the strength to rebuild. We don't seem to be that type. I figure this is why we don't really progress. Pondering about this actually makes me want to move out of the country but I'm only one of the many who hope to do so. Do we still have hope? I'm not so sure. Even when I'd invested so much on the current national governing body we have.
Political minded, I really am not. I hate politics but things like these call for me to speak for myself and for plenty others who I imagine would want to. To be honest, I'm more into the sociological aspect than the political aspect given my innate humanitarian values. But even sociology has its ties with politics so there's really no escaping that. Either way, this and the alarming number of conflicts brewing in the Middle East gives me time enough to mull over what's happening with the world today. Regarding the Middle East issues, might I just say I'm happy to know the people there are waking up to how beneficial Democracy can be for them even when at times, it can really be a faulty type of national structure/government structure.
Japan is facing more than just the devastating aftermath of the tsunami and the earthquake. Their economy is spiraling downwards and I think that the problems with their nuclear power plants will take credit for their incoming economic problems. And I imagine there would be more than that afterward. It would be good if we could help them out in what little way we can. They're definitely under the first world category but from what they've gone through, even a third world should try sympathizing with them if they're trying their best to develop further or at least try and come out of that 3rd world classification.
kg*
PS
Fellow Kamiki Ryunosuke- and Sato Takeru-fan(girl)s, should we start biting our nails now with TimeOutTokyo's report on their home perfecture, Saitama getting 40 times as much radiation now than what is normal? And for fashionphiles like me, one tweet from the same tweeter just happened to mention the cancellation of Japan Fashion Week. Call it a heads up for fashion enthusiasts.
Oh and there's a way to reach out to people in need in Japan through Globe and PhilRedCross. Let's help, help, help! :)