We must learn “How to love nation” from Japanese devotement

Anant Marahatta
Tohoku Univ.
Japan (ananta037@gmail.com)

After the scary and massive catastrophe on March, 2011 in northeastern Japan, several consequences raised in the world. Germany has already announced to shut down all the nuclear power plants within a decade; China has stopped to increase the number of power plants until the full safety measures are installed into already existed plants and the world’s super power USA has also checked the safety precautions in all the power plants including the biggest one located in the danger zone at California. Experts have already warned the US government and asked for installing safety measures especially in thhe California based reactors.

The victimized country, Japan, has already suspended around 40 reactors out of 50 for close inspection. It has decided to build 20m high seawalls around the reactors located in the danger zones to block them from giant tsunami. The biggest nuclear energy crisis forces to reduce the office hours of world’s largest manufacturers like Sony, Canon, Toyota, Honda, Toshiba and several others. Almost all the companies, universities and many research institutes, supermarket complexes, food-chain stores etc. are asked to minimize the electricity consumption. For it, all Japanese are doing their best by even removing their kitchen wares etc. Most of the chain stores and restaurants are using the play cards holding “Let’s do our level best. Never give up, Tohoku. Let’s build new Japan” at their main entrance. This is a very praiseworthy dedication of the citizens towards their nation.

Since the northeastern part of Japan has been jolting by several aftershocks. Almost every day, the skyscrapers are shaken 3-4 times in an average. After the strongest 9 M tremor on March 11, more than 5 jolts are already categorized into the strong range. They all cross 6 M in strength. The local and central government announce the tsunami warnings immediately after the strong earthquakes. But every Japanese is ready to challenge this horrified situation and gives his/her full support to the government for renovation.

We must learn “How to love nation” from their devotement.