I have always thought we have had decent relations with Japan since WWII. They have been a dependable ally. But I agree that there is more energy being directed towards the situation with the nuclear reactors than helping the people directly affected by the earthquake and tsunami. I think it is simply because it is terra incognita, the scope of the nuclear issue.
There is a lot of hysteria with that, but even so it is a very serious situation. I suppose it is because it is still something that can be mitigated or diminished, where the poor people who were killed can have nothing done for them.
My wife did make an interesting observation-there have been no celebrities (Sandra Bullock excepted, and there may be more) who have been trying to get together support concerts, fundraisers or anything like that.
Think of what we saw for Haiti...and what we see now. Granted, the death toll will not likely get as high as Haiti, but it is going to be very high for a modern, industrialized country.
I pray for those people every day. What a trial they must be experiencing.
I’ve been waiting to hear about one of those concerts.
It is a stark contrast to see how a disaster is handled (and responded to) in a thriving first world nation vs. an always-stumbling helpless 3rd world country.
Speaking of allies, Korea is showing a heart for Japan:
“International fuel assistance began taking shape Thursday, when South Korea said it would redirect some of its liquefied natural gas products to its neighbor....S Oil Corp. of South Korea said it would also boost its deliveries of oil products by more than 29 million gallons.”
Rescue efforts are being severely challenged by four major obstacles, including the harsh winter weather and fuel shortages as well as the unimagineable dimensions of devastation. The 4th obstacle is the diversion of attention to the nuclear radiation fears.
Thus far, there are ZERO deaths due to radiation sickness. Compare that to the EQ+tsunami mounting death toll.