[AmericanInTokyo]

i said to a family member the minute NHK TV broke in with the pre-warning, "OK, here it comes, let's get ready for it"....and sure enough it came in like a train from a distance, and then the full freight train went through the living room...just as expected. it is very weird knowing in advance...but yes, helpful. we took measures. within seconds they had computer graphics up, location, depth, intensity, tsunami warnings, live TV remote cameras from NHK TV bureaus in the region (webcams) streaming the shaking and some aftershocks...but announcers were precise, exact, calm and authoritative.

Japan.

Earthquakes, crowds and high prices aside, you gotta love it. And it's TECHNOLOGY.

The Japanese People are a people who generally learn lessons. The whole kaizen mentality, down to a ridiculously anal retentive level at times.

Kobe 1995 was their big teacher, their wake up call, to get things in order, no doubt.

[Quix]

INDEED.

And some of that mentality still lingers in Taiwan.

[tubebender]

Were you aware of this bit of history... Japanese Tsunami dates mega quake in the pacific NW (my title)

[rlmorel]

Every culture has it’s strong points, and some of the characteristics you alluded to make the Japanese very formidable in certain ways.

Yankees have their characteristics, as do Germans, Indians and Australians. The Japanese learn lessons and take them to heart on a pretty uniform scale. That can be very effective at times.

[BlazingArizona]

The Japanese People are a people who generally learn lessons. The whole kaizen mentality, down to a ridiculously anal retentive level at times.

When the last person leaves a room, does he still turn off every electrical breaker, then every breaker feeding that breaker, just in case of an earthquake while nobody's around?

[Pagey]

That is Awesome, simply amazing, 2 full minutes. I can’t get that out of my mind, living my whole life here in L.A.,
that would be nice to have even 60 seconds.

[Alia]

Just reading your words brings my memories to life.

within seconds they had computer graphics up, location, depth, intensity, tsunami warnings, live TV remote cameras from NHK TV bureaus in the region (webcams) streaming the shaking and some aftershocks...but announcers were precise, exact, calm and authoritative.

As precise as the Japanese are historically reknown for the calibre of their production of knives, swords, and pens.