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MARCH 19, 2011 1:30PM

Japan's Grief

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A child finds the corpse of his dead mother.......
 
This is a very terrible experience for a nation, a family, a child. Captured by Fuji TV is the following experience on video. Why do I chose to show this? My friend in Japan, Kazu, is sharing information seen in Japan on TV and from his perspective. I found the piece on YouTube and translated the Japanese. The thing is, many were angry at the TV station for this use of their time, many thought it was a poor use of rationed electricity to watch it. My feeling was how a child caught up in the incident could have such difficulty sharing the true emotion, true experience of his loss, his discovery. He is seen smiling. What else can a child do you might ask when confronted with a microphone and camera.
 
As I read through the comments, this one featured below helped me understand the child better and situation.
 

from Barutan 1007 (Google Translation)  
 
 I lost my father this child, too much time, it was like this.

I can not bear the sorrow and the human mind receives, in order to prevent a madI think I have become like this. In brain physiology is a kind of safety equipmentThe offers came from a book with something like the position.

It was fun because it feels a lot of relatives at the funeral Atsumatsu come. CryingRu is also a chat in between.

This comes after grief. Continue for years. If my child has grown upI filled the holes made from the heart. He laughed and did the kids to sit and talk, Saved a boy like his father wants me being in tears.

Boy full of worries about their feelings of the man and the boy's auntNakata impressed by images of despatch. The police care about me boyOr so I was saved. Thank you. Police.

 

 I have heard of the concept of 'saving face' in Japan, I have learned that things are not always what they seem. Perhaps this is an illustration of that. Many years ago a friend of mine worked on the Tokyo Disneyland. He was an engineer from Bradley University who went on to work at Disney Company. He was instrumental in helping with the people mover apparatus. When there was a problem with the installation, they never knew anything about it from their Japanese engineer counter parts, there was a difficulty in admitting problems, even to the point that it might become a worse problem if some small thing was not addressed. Better to ignore and do not admit, everything was always okay. This was most frustrating, things would grow into bigger issues because of the concept of 'saving face'. It was a confounding situation and although the people were greatly loved, they brought the project considerable frustration, and more time was involved in its development because of it. This was a cultural issue. I mention this here because I think that many in Japan hold to these experiences and many do not now. Time and westernization has changed some of the culture. It is my point here that the child is in grief but has not yet expressed it openly. He is smiling, trying to please, trying to participate, but is in a terrible turmoil. In time I believe he will share his grief and I hope he is given much love and understanding. Another comment is below from a different thread of the same video:

 
 
 

 When you're really shocking thing is happening to protect the brain and mind maintain, And I would instinctively smile.

Smile when I get prominent, especially children. The dark face and bad news, the accuracyGod and the collapse of the brain.

TV Mikakeru well in interviews and who witnessed the incident, smileUndergo an interview in person.

It may be considered imprudent, for the protection of the brain, if that happensBeware of criticism because there is no such case. from: Dddsss 77

 

 

 

 
 
 My friend Kazu has shown these two videos and  also one he created in Toyko with his personal footage of the quake. He also has many pictures on his face book of empty store shelves, food, water, batteries and standard goods all gone. He gives the dates on each picture to show what has and has not be available.
 
 I think that many people are angry at the reporting in this disaster, some find it insensitive, especially Fuji TV. I think many people want the information because right now, all of this consumes their life. However, when does the journalistic line get crossed? I read the remarks of many regarding the first video, there is a great deal of anger at Fuji, and how they ran this piece, the most important thing is, I think that people are expressing their true emotions. There is little 'face saving' in those remarks. The stronger a voice becomes for truth the better it is heard. Many people do not trust what their government has told them regarding the nuclear fallout. I think that is also showing some cultural changes. It is not that the government is right or wrong, but that the people question it. That they act on what they believe and their instincts.
 
I strongly support the Japanese people at this time. I keep them in my thoughts. I sent Kazu this message: 
 
If we have nothing, we have our faith, if we have nothing, we have our love, if we cannot see sunshine our love will provide warmth, our faith will provide hope in it's coming.
 
I send you energy to meet the continued challenge. It arrives on the wings of many prayers.
 
Kazu has placed this on his FB within a number of his posts:
 
 From Most of All They Taught Me Happiness
By Dr. Robert Muller

Decide to be happy
Render others happy
Proclaim your joy
Love passionately your miraculous life
Do not listen to promises
Do not wait for a better world
Be grateful for every moment of life
Switch on and keep on the positive buttons in yourself,
those marked optimism, serenity, confidence, positive thinking, love
Pray and thank God every day
Meditate
Smile
Laugh
Whistle
Sing
Dance
Look with fascination at everything
Fill your lungs and heart with liberty
Be yourself fully and immensely
Act like a king unto Dealth
Feel God in your body, mind, heart, and soul
And be convinced of eternal life and resurrection

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH
(Jill Jackson / Sy Miller)

Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step I take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
 
Also from his notes:
 
 ~ The Great Tōhoku Kantō Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Relief Donation Information ~

 

 

 

Donation List:


http://sites.google.com/site/quake20110311jp/bokin

  

 

 

Japan Red Cross:

http://www.jrc.or.jp/

 

American Red Cross:

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The Red Cross is ready to help and is accepting donations by text and via their website. Text redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. The charge will appear on your next mobile phone bill. Or to donate online, go to https://american.redcross.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=F8HWA002

American Red Cross Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RedCross

 

Direct Relief International:

http://www.directrelief.org/

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http://www.msf.or.jp/

 

http://www.msf.or.jp/donate/index.html 

 

  

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF):

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

 

Donation Information

 

https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=240&source=ADR1001E1D01

 

 

http://www.unicef.or.jp/

 


http://www.unicef.or.jp/kinkyu/japan/2011.htm

 

  

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Donate Now

http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561

 

UNICEF Executive Director offers sympathy and support to survivors of Japan quake tragedy

“We stand ready to assist them as they have helped so many others”

 

 

Extraordinary support

 

Mr. Lake visited Japan last May, less than two weeks after becoming UNICEF’s Executive Director, to take part in a child-rights advocacy event at United Nations University, Tokyo. There he met with His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito, senior government officials, representatives of the Parliamentary League for UNICEF and the Japan Committee for UNICEF, Japanese Goodwill Ambassadors and children.

 

In his remarks in Tokyo, Mr. Lake thanked the government and people of Japan for their extraordinary support of programmes for children. Japan has long been one of the leading sources of both government and private-sector support for UNICEF.

 

“The Japanese Government and the Japanese people are firm supporters of UNICEF’s mission to help improve the lives of children in need,” Mr. Lake said in May. “Japan’s leadership on the Millennium Development Goals has also been, and will continue to be, very significant.”

 

  

United Nations:

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Central Emergency Response Fund

  

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Help the UN Help in Time

 

Millions of people are affected by disasters every year. And when a new disaster strikes — like the recent earthquake in Japan, and tsunami threat in the Pacific, flooding in Pakistan or the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti — victims need help fast.

The United Nations has disaster relief experts in every part of the world ready to provide assistance. But they need resources immediately. Getting the right supplies to the right place takes money.

To speed up relief efforts, the UN has set up a central donation facility — the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) — collecting contributions year-round to help ensure that funds are on-hand to allow the UN to save lives.

 

Help the UN help in time: donate NOW.

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 The video below shows a dog's loyalty. The dogs were rescued according to reports.
 
A comment translated from Japanese:
 
 it's time when animals act like humans , and humans like animals....
 
from:
 
iriss 129
 
 
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If you are interested in donating to the relief effort, the links from my friend are listed. It is my sincere hope that people who are hungry are fed, those who are not adequately housed are taken in a warm, safe place and that the nuclear disaster is abated. I know that you will join me in wishing Japan a swift recovery from this disaster, from the strongest to the most vulnerable, to the areas untouched and the areas destroyed, let us remember our human family.
Sheila, this is so very sad and also sheds light on a different culture's approach to grief. The boy was heartbreaking.
Lea: Thank you for visiting. I was astounded when I read the comments translated from Japanese, people were just as outraged as they could be at the TV station and also profoundly defending the child. It was a lesson for us all in a way. Culturally, I feel this tragedy has brought some change to Japan, maybe it was there and we were not aware.
First thank you, Sheila, for the post and donation links. I just gave to one of them. I think interpreting the Japanese reaction has been easier to deal with by the media who is terribly tired of seeing so much terror, death, devastation, that it may have gone overboard in this case almost appearing insensitive to what the Japanese are feeling. I join your sentiments in the email you sent your friend.
♥R
Fusun: Thank you. We are all one family.
It's a good thing you're doing Sheila, hats off to you.
A.Walrond: Thank you for saying that. I am trying to help by passing on information and showing that we are all one family.
Another terrible accident that they said was too impossible to happen. We are told with each reactor build that everything is taken into account, nothing can happen. Now, this? Nothing is ever impossible!
I'm glad you're showing these videos!
Scanner: Thanks. I did debate with myself of the appropriateness and relevance of these, but I considered what I knew about the culture and also how a child is subject to authority and decided to share it.