No Reports of Looting in Japan After Disaster

[FrankRep]

Orderly disaster reaction in line with deep cultural roots


CNN
March 12th, 2011

The layer of human turmoil - looting and scuffles for food or services - that often comes in the wake of disaster seems noticeably absent in Japan.

“Looting simply does not take place in Japan. I’m not even sure if there’s a word for it that is as clear in its implications as when we hear ‘looting,’" said Gregory Pflugfelder, director of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University.

Japanese have “a sense of being first and foremost responsible to the community,” he said.

To Merry White, an anthropology professor at Boston University who studies Japanese culture , the real question is why looting and disorder exist in American society. She attributes it largely to social alienation and class gaps.​

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Full Story:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/12/orderly-disaster-reaction-in-line-with-deep-cultural-roots/

 

[QueenB4Liberty]

Japanese society is more moral than other societies.

 

[juleswin]

Its only 2 days after the disaster, not saying it would get worse after 4-5 days. But looting usually starts when theres food shortage but if the Japanese grocers decided to give away their foods instead of selling it to the highest bidders then theres not going to be any looting in a million years.

 

[sailingaway]

Of course not, this is JAPAN.

My Dad told me he was told by returning WWII GIs when he was a boy how in Japan people shared their most prized possession by placing it out on a wall, etc. for all who passed by to enjoy. The GI's didn't know what this was and thought if the stuff was sitting by the road it wasn't important to anyone and pilfered it, widely. Dad always felt the US was absolutely justified about Hiroshima, etc, because of Pearl Harbor, but he grew up completely ashamed of our army of occupation.

 

[kah13176]

I remember hearing something several years ago along the lines of Japan having the lowest number of shoplifting and robbery cases in the entire developed world. People from that country have a good sense of responsibility that shows through in their math and science performance, efficient labor force, and likely their notable longevity.

A larger portion of people from this country, on the other hand, tend to feel that they're "entitled" and "victims" and act accordingly by stealing, demanding welfare and government benefits, and general laziness.

 

[Tinnuhana]

It's the culture. If someone drops something, it may stay in the same spot for weeks since we figure someone will retrace their steps to find it. Local station showing people teaming up to make wooden sidewalks over large puddles, and schools serving for shelter. Oh, there's a woman with her shih tzu in her jacket. People are all lined up at water buffaloes (woater tanks) to get water. They are also giving gasoline where needed. The phone companies have been providing free service as people look for relatives. There have been a few stories about families reuniting tearfully.

 

[Vessol]

What else do you expect from one thousand plus years of feudalism?

As much as they can be merited at being an orderly society, Japanese society is also very much anti-individualist and puts the needs of the many always before the needs of the few.. There's a reason why Japan also has the highest suicide rate in the industrialized world.

Edit: At least they are not mass killing Koreans, like in 1923..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_Great_Kanto_earthquake#Post-quake_massacre_of_ethnic_minorities

 

[Maximus]

Doesn't surprise me at all. There is nothing wrong with thinking about others before thinking about yourself.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Japan to deploy 100,000 troops on quake aid

March 13, 2011

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/03/13/japan-to-deploy-100000-troops-on-quake-aid/

 

[FrankRep]

Japan crisis 'worst since WWII'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12726589

No panic, no looting - life in a tsunami-hit Japanese city
http://www.sify.com/news/no-panic-n...nese-city-news-international-ldns4fgeicj.html

'No food or water, but Miyagi residents not panicking'
http://www.dailypioneer.com/324147/No-food-or-water-but-Miyagi-residents-not-panicking.html

Pretty amazing.

 

[Southron]

Edited for the hyper-sensitive race nannies on the forum just waiting to cry racist.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Perhaps some of it is due to the fact that Japan has a low percentage of minority ethnic groups. So-called "melting pot" countries seem to have more racial and ethnic strife.

Yep that's it

 

[Zippyjuan]

Even when the traffic was frozen by the quake, people still waited for the light to change before they tried to cross a street- even with the cars not even moving and it would have been completely safe to do so.

 

[Vessol]

Even when the traffic was frozen by the quake, people still waited for the light to change before they tried to cross a street- even with the cars not even moving and it would have been completely safe to do so.

Like I said, a thousand years of feudalism that ended only in the past century has a huge effect on the mindset of people.

 

[Imaginos]

I remember hearing something several years ago along the lines of Japan having the lowest number of shoplifting and robbery cases in the entire developed world. People from that country have a good sense of responsibility that shows through in their math and science performance, efficient labor force, and likely their notable longevity.

A larger portion of people from this country, on the other hand, tend to feel that they're "entitled" and "victims" and act accordingly by stealing, demanding welfare and government benefits, and general laziness.

So true.
It is sad but true that Americans in general are the most spoiled people on the planet as of now.
Sense of entitledment ruined this country and will turn this country into toilet in the future unless we get a grip and turn back to liberty and prosperity.

 

[FrankRep]

even when the traffic was frozen by the quake, people still waited for the light to change before they tried to cross a street- even with the cars not even moving and it would have been completely safe to do so.

Source?

Like I said, a thousand years of feudalism that ended only in the past century has a huge effect on the mindset of people.

I'm calling B.S. on Zippyjuan's statement.

 

[Imaginos]

Perhaps some of it is due to the fact that Japan has a low percentage of minority ethnic groups. So-called "melting pot" countries seem to have more racial and ethnic strife.

Sure.
And having David Duke as the president will solve all our problems, right?
Seriously, don't bring Stormfront talking point into this forum since you are hindering Dr. Paul's chance in 2012.

 

[Southron]

Sure.
And having David Duke as the president will solve all our problems, right?
Seriously, don't bring Stormfront talking point into this forum since you are hindering Dr. Paul's chance in 2012.

You can ignore the fact that Japan is 99% ethnic Japanese, but to me it helps explain their social cohesion. It has nothing to do with David Duke or Stormfront. The world cannot be explained by economics alone, despite libertarian attempts to ignore social issues.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

Japan is a society where you can put down a bag of groceries on the sidewalk, go away for an hour and come back to find it untouched.

-t

 

[BlackTerrel]

You can ignore the fact that Japan is 99% ethnic Japanese, but to me it helps explain their social cohesion. It has nothing to do with David Duke or Stormfront. The world cannot be explained by economics alone, despite libertarian attempts to ignore social issues.

Is there no rioting, looting, or crime in white parts of the US?