tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112090181076731822.post4491988934631404142..comments2023-08-12T17:12:03.423+09:30Comments on Raising Adelaide: What a Way to Spend a 7th Anniversary...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112090181076731822.post-9645607593538435102011-03-15T18:27:47.088+10:302011-03-15T18:27:47.088+10:30I'm not sure how it's playing out in Japan...I'm not sure how it's playing out in Japan now... but the tremors (aftershocks) seem almost a non-event right now compared to the apparent growing disaster of the Fukushima reactor.<br /><br />I have a tendency to over-think things, but to be honest, I'm struggling to see a positive end to this now. Too many things that shouldn't happen, <i>are</i> happening... and all the signs are towards a bad end... though I try not to think too much that way.<br /><br />But of course, the more I try to find out what's going on, the more it makes T-chan feel more insecure... and I guess I can only imagine what she's going through.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112090181076731822.post-61881320243345338792011-03-14T22:12:55.950+10:302011-03-14T22:12:55.950+10:30Yeah - we're getting conflicting views. T-chan...Yeah - we're getting conflicting views. T-chan's parents (in Sapporo) and brother (in Tokyo) are not that concerned as they'd be spending the next 3 weeks in Sapporo, by which time things should have stabilised even further.<br /><br />On the other hand, we heard from the Japanese wife of someone working in Tokyo (but living in Saitama) that there was growing panic, and that they want to get out of Japan - and that we shouldn't come.<br /><br />Of course I don't want my family in harm's way - at all... and if we were planning a trip now, we most definitely would consider postponing.<br /><br />I'm sure that we have the advantage (if it is one) of not having experienced the first big quake - and as such, we're not as on-edge as most Japanese would be. Perhaps that's a bad thing, as we don't really know the situation on the ground.<br /><br />I'm less worried now about the quake than worried about the reactor issue (even though I know the risks are low), or the rationing of fuel/food etc... and that's before even thinking about the psychology of the country at this time.<br /><br />I know however, if they go, I will be worried about them every second they're there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112090181076731822.post-90717530204770078632011-03-14T21:25:08.418+10:302011-03-14T21:25:08.418+10:30Frankly, Ben, I am sorry but I, as a Japanese citi...Frankly, Ben, I am sorry but I, as a Japanese citizen living in Japan, do not know what is the best thing for you to do.<br />T-chan must be willing to meet her parents especially at this moment, but Japan is still shaking.<br />This is the first experience for all of us. I am glad the society as a whole is stable at least now.Muravejhttp://muravej.jp/blog/noreply@blogger.com