Japan people

I agree, if we can in any way contribute, we should. If any knows of charity causes for the same, do put it up...

It truly is a massive tragedy.. One of the most powerful earthquakes to strike the world (6th most, and most powerful ever in Japan)generating a 30 foot Tsunami that ripped through towns, and flattening cities with population of one million...
R.I.P those who lost their lives to the fury of Nature and mother earth... T only positive, if you can call it that, is the Japanese building codes which saved probably millions of lives.. Not one building in Tokyo fell...

Lets hope the rescue efforts go well and the rebuilding can bring back some form of normalcy there. May God be with them.. They will always be in our thoughts and prayers..

Hello members,

I think we shall also post a copy of this thread in the Japan forum!

I seize the opportunity of this thread, to express my positive thoughts to the all person in Japan! A special thoughts goes as well to all the families who lost their dear ones in this calamity. May god bless the people there with lot of strength!

good Yud,
was thinking of something that maybe can help, like a  kind of online blog for the missing. i hear more than 10,000 people are lost....what way could the web help?

maybe wireless networks are alive than telephone lines..

hear ya folks,
islander.

@islander - Within a few hours after the Earthquake,Google developed and released an application to help locate missing people.

Japan is truly a phenomenal country, I feel so sorry for these people. They're so strong, hard-working, orderly and fantastic role models to emulate (reminds me of the dry humour and 'bulldog' spirit of the british in WW2). A great, fantastic and worthy nation hit by such a calamity.. it is just awful and I've personally felt very sad for a few days because of this event. You can do nothing but admire these people. Just a few years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki these people were developing cars and electronics for the whole world. A nation FULL of inventors they were... with such jaw-dropping incredulous courage and determination to be the best in the world, we can only be awed by their resilience and strength and, be sure.... they WILL come out stronger at the end of this. If any race can handle such a situation, the Japanese can.
After years of watching stupid religious wars on the news, all of which I've totally ignored on the TV (I've actually pulled out my TV some months ago), here is ONE EVENT which REALLY requires our sympathies and attentions... people just minding their own business and wanting to better their lives.
I mean, watching BBC news direct on the internet, there were queues of people collecting food rations. They took what they required. It was not handed to them.. they took what they required. WHERE ON EARTH have you seen people 'take' what they require without food being handed to them??? In Mauritius alone many Mauritian parents TRAIN their kids to 'nonchalently push in front of you' when queuing for chicken pieces at Super U meat counter... and when you say something like 'OY.. go and queue up'... they look at you as if to say 'oh.. I didn't know there was a queue'(and i bet EVERY SINGLE ONE of you reading this experienced this too). Yes they are TRAINED in case any of you are wondering. And not only are they TRAINED but they are also BRIEFED approx 30 seconds before committing the said act. Just notice how the 'parents' will be conveniently looking the 'other way' at the time of the intentionally TRAINED offence.

I was reading the same about the amazing nature and culture of the Japanese. There isn't a single report of Looting anywhere on the Island. We have seen lesser calamities and worse looting. The Pride and care of the Society is prime amongst Japanese and they are all out trying to ensure that there is order and they can rebuild. No ask for sympathy, no self pity. Only courage and strength being shared among all.
Make no mistake, this nation will rise again and the world will learn again how social order and respect can be held strong if the people have the mental strength and belief! The Sun will Shine brightly again in the Land of the Rising Sun!

"From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”

I guess that sums up what I think about the Japanese. They will rise again!