We Need To Help Japan

Friday, March 18, 2011 03:44 AM

It is known the world over that Japan has a high standard of living, not unlike Canada. Problem is, not unlike Canada, the elderly, and the young families struggle in the same way as they do in this country which purports to have a standard of living second to none.

There within lies one of the biggest problems facing the people in Japan. Will they receive the same support as for example Haiti did or will the world feel that they can go it alone?

Japan has been hit with a major whammy, an earthquake, Tsunami, a serious problem with a nuclear reactor and an economy that is already sputtering.

Japan imports most of its food, when the transportation routes fail as they have now, everyone suffers and in particular the elderly who, through no fault of their own, find they do not have shelter or money to purchase that food. That same problem extends into the young families where it is now reported that two of the main stays of a young family, milk and diapers, are few if nonexistent.

The Province of BC stepped up to the plate to offer its help on Thursday with $500,000 towards the relief.

It will take many billions to repair the damage, and we in BC would do well to remember that it is not if, but when, we will also suffer the same devastating effects that the earth quake brought to Japan, and we will be looking for their help at that time.

I’m Meisner and that’s one man’s opinion.

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Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 03:44 AM in Views by Ben Meisner

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Posted by: Mercenary on March 18 2011 5:38 AM

I just hope they can get that reactor under control. Once they get past that then we can think about helping them out further....

Posted by: Eagleone on March 18 2011 10:44 PM

The problem is they have a high diet of rice, and most of the rice fields if not already then they will be contaminated with radioactive fallout in the coming weeks under a best case scenario.

12 miles around the reactor have already been declared off limits to human habitability similar to the 30-mile zone around Chernobyl. The real danger is the danger of fall out to the food supply and that will be tremendous. Rice prices are skyrocketing now as a result as the rich Japanese are buying up all the supplies from their poorer neighbors in places like the Philippines and Thailand.

The people going hungry in the coming weeks won't be the Japanese, but rather the poor in the south Pacific, as they find all their food supplies have been bought up with Japanese Yen. Its already begun and the effects are already seen... trying to secure affordable rice is already an issue.