tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post7472981104414167769..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Tokyo Update: Foreigner Exodus and Panic. The Locals? "What Me Worry?"mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-19000579106317412312011-03-16T14:13:33.325+09:002011-03-16T14:13:33.325+09:00You're right! In my experience too the people ...You're right! In my experience too the people I know who are leaving Tokyo or Japan are all French or German. They are surprised that I am staying! (I'm British, by the way. Not sure if that counts as European.) None of them are newbies, having lived here for many, many years each, but they are certainly panicking. Sure, we should be worried but running to the airport?Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-71405554997920282832011-03-16T14:05:23.002+09:002011-03-16T14:05:23.002+09:00The lower the Japanese language ability of my fell...The lower the Japanese language ability of my fellow foreigners, the higher the panic level. The Japanese media has been quite timely, detailed, and accurate. Unlike the fear-mongering foreign networks available in Japan. <br />Twitter and Facebook have worked well from the start for communication, as very delays occured to the data networks, unlike the phone system overload / restrictions. Twitter and websites worked great, with instantaneous translation and updates. Of course, Twitter and Facebook have also been loaded with panic and misinformation. <br />Amongst the people I know in Tokyo, earthquakes seem like a lower concern than the nuclear bogeyman. The average understanding about basic physics and nuclear power plants have compounded this panic. <br />However, I succumbed to family pressure and moved to our other office in Osaka. <br />A friend of MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-23252492873678401752011-03-16T02:01:20.714+09:002011-03-16T02:01:20.714+09:00Most of these foreigners probably haven't live...Most of these foreigners probably haven't lived in Japan for very long. Spend a year or more there and you'll experience quakes of various magnitudes on a pace of about at least once a month (that's conservative). So, you get used to it. Yes, this one was HUGE. So these people running scared are not used to earthquakes. They're the ones that piss their pants at even the smallest tremors. And true, the radiation thing ain't great but as Mike said, it'll blow away from Tokyo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-80927646904163862122011-03-15T23:24:31.628+09:002011-03-15T23:24:31.628+09:00Shea was telling me last night that he thought thi...Shea was telling me last night that he thought this would be a good opportunity for low air fares and lower hotel rates. It sounds like he may be right.Mark Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-9361382025498161492011-03-15T23:20:36.639+09:002011-03-15T23:20:36.639+09:00What's your position on government schooling? ...What's your position on government schooling? How are the Japanese schools? They must be better than ours, of course, but are they up to your standards? We homeschool and love it. We especially love helping other homeschoolers break free.Rusty Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994667291323217322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-47455532135160674762011-03-15T23:18:07.312+09:002011-03-15T23:18:07.312+09:00Mike, thanks for reporting. It is interesting to ...Mike, thanks for reporting. It is interesting to hear about things over there. <br /><br />I agree with you completely about TV -- it's total garbage. We cut our cable over a year and haven't missed it. But it was painful at first. There were several years of watching less and flipping more, followed by a couple of years of sitting for hours on the couch just flipping channels and staring into the pretty void. It was madness but we couldn't break free from the hypnotic stupidity. The flipping slimmed down to one hour, 30 minutes, 10, then zippo. Eventually we quit picking up the remote at all, except to watch a weekly MasterPiece Theater DVD from Netflix. We had the cable cut off so we no longer have to pay for that filth and propaganda. Now, my mind having cleared, I realize what a bunch of idiots we were whenever I see other people who have not even considered breaking their TV addiction; they are pathetic and unreachable. Fortunately, there are fewer of those zombies every day. <br /><br />Stay well.Rusty Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994667291323217322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-3559191104302355932011-03-15T18:02:04.173+09:002011-03-15T18:02:04.173+09:00Ah, finally. A bit of reason. It's never too l...Ah, finally. A bit of reason. It's never too late to learn the difference between "fear" and "danger". Hoping all is well. From Tokyo, MarcMarc Abelahttp://www.mises.orgnoreply@blogger.com