2011年3月24日木曜日

tokyo after quake 0

its been almost 2weeks since the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis hit northeastern part of japan. it was unbelievably shocking when i saw the news broadcasting destructive tsunami wiping cities away. whats worse, the catastrophe was not over then. a few days after the quake, the nuclear power plant in fukushima started having huge troubles that make all the residents in tokyo region worried, and some are already evacuating from the city because of the risk and the reality of the leak of radiation. as nuclear power plant stopped producing electricity, tokyo is facing a serious problem of the lack of electricity, and that has led to implement the system of planned blackouts which is quite inconvenient for the people of modern lifestyle. under these circumstances, its extremely difficult to lead an ordinary lives but fortunately, the life in tokyo at least has been getting rather calm recently. 

as things getting calmer, ive been thinking what i should do in this situation, and somehow came to the conclusion that i should let the world know whats going on in tokyo, not in iwate, miyagi, fukushima that all the media broadcast. ive been watching closely whats happening in my favorite city of tokyo since the quake, as a tokyo urbanite representative, whos studied urbanism. 

its really discouraging to see as if all of tokyo is in mourning, yet we cannot let it be like that any longer. tokyo has to be THE driving force of the recovery of northeast. it might sound inappropriate and quite offensive for those who are affected, but there shouldnt be time for tokyo to weep for the loss. some say that tokyo is also a victim but how can it be, comparing to the brutal situation of northeast. tokyo should be strong, should be wise, should move on. i really appreciate that the global community is super supportive for the northeast, but tokyo should take the lead to support. 

i have next to no influence on the global and even local society yet, but by uploading blogs to the world of www, i hope at least I can get some positive influence on my mind. lets see.

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