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Offline trapeze

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Re: Japan, Radiation, & Reality
« Reply #60 on: March 25, 2011, 07:08:05 PM »
Although the Japan nuclear reactor issue is largely out of the news, replaced by the gross incompetence of our president re Libya, there is still quite a bit going on.

The latest problem for the Japanese has to do with their food supply. It's interesting that the Japanese who were notorious for looking down their noses at imported food (especially rice which, they explained, was a religious issue with them), are now in a position of having to ask for food or starve. Between the tsunami, earthquake and the radiation issue their food (and water) supply has been devastated.

If, and it's still a big if, the radiation issue becomes truly serious then they may be a net food importer for a very, very long time.

About now I am beginning to wonder just how much more misery the Japanese people can endure.
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Re: Japan, Radiation, & Reality
« Reply #61 on: March 25, 2011, 07:33:55 PM »
Quote from: trapeze on March 25, 2011, 07:08:05 PM
If, and it's still a big if, the radiation issue becomes truly serious then they may be a net food importer for a very, very long time.

About now I am beginning to wonder just how much more misery the Japanese people can endure.

I was listening to this today as well.  There is no food in their stores.  People are chopping their houses up for wood.  It's snowing and cold.

I suspect they will be ok and once they're on their feet --make our Katrina efforts look even more inept.
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Re: Japan, Radiation, & Reality
« Reply #62 on: March 25, 2011, 07:42:15 PM »
I don't mean to sound like a Pollyanna, but at least it's spring heading towards summer.  The situation would be a lot worse if it was fall heading towards winter.  That's something, anyway.

Japan has serious debt problems like we do, as well as an aging population.  Many young people have left the rural areas for the excitement of the big city.  I suspect that some of the small rural towns may never be rebuilt, at least not like they were.
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Re: Japan, Radiation, & Reality
« Reply #63 on: March 25, 2011, 07:48:42 PM »
Quote from: rickl on March 25, 2011, 07:42:15 PM
I suspect that some of the small rural towns may never be rebuilt, at least not like they were.

I think you're probably right about that.

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