Dear Izumi,<br><br>It's been a relieved to hear that you made it out of the subway and are fine, along with your family. As we've been watching the unprecedented earthquake, followed by the
tsunami and now explosions at nuclear reactors in your country, I as many others am
praying and hoping that the worse of the catastrophe is behind us
(although, in effect, we fear to hear of a devastating final dead toll.) My heart
goes out to you and your country fellow people as well as all people living
in Japan. <br><font color="#888888"><br>Mawaki</font><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Vanda Scartezini <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vanda@uol.com.br">vanda@uol.com.br</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Izumi, since I have been in the government before I totally understand their position and I believe they are doing the best. Sometimes look that we could do better but outside it is hard to figure out the amount of work they are doing to fix thing as such. Let's give them some credit!<br>
<div class="im">Vanda Scartezini from BlackBerry<br>
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:55:58<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">Reply-To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>,Izumi AIZU <<a href="mailto:iza@anr.org">iza@anr.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: R: [governance] 8.9 earthquake in Japan<br>
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Hi,<br>
The official stats and figures of the scope and degree of damages<br>
are being released only after they are "confirmed". They are trying<br>
to suppress the over-heated speculations that might, they think,<br>
cause panics. In part, I understand this.<br>
<br>
Now, the nuclear reactor could have been seriously damaged<br>
and much attention is paid on this matter. The Power company<br>
is not doing the best job so is the government. However, again,<br>
it is very important to keep things "under control" and while we<br>
tend to criticize these, we also need to know that this is quite<br>
an unprecedented event and now one is really prepared to deal.<br>
Of course, in terms of professional risk management, there are<br>
things neglected or were neglected. But now may not be the<br>
time to discuss these.<br>
<br>
Most people here in Japan are remaining very calm. If million<br>
of people start to act irrationally, it's no easy to keep order,<br>
Already, there are no butteries you can buy here in Tokyo,<br>
as the power supply will start to stop on rotational basis.<br>
Gasoline supply is also very limited and long que of cars<br>
to the fuel station is commonly seen.<br>
<br>
But most of the people's sentiment is - "we have to bear<br>
these difficulties, it's a lot less than those who lost their<br>
lives, houses, family and friends."<br>
<br>
best,<br>
<br>
izumi<br>
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2011/3/15 Imran Ahmed Shah <<a href="mailto:ias_pk@yahoo.com">ias_pk@yahoo.com</a>>:<br>
> Dear Izumi,<br>
> How are you? Thank you keeping us update.<br>
> Divina is right, as we have seen the videos, the disaster is very huge comparing to the statistics and figures which are being released step by step, time to time.<br>
><br>
> Its is good to seek the support through the Facility of ICT.<br>
> Please let us know if we can do something from here, physically or remotely.<br>
><br>
> Thanks and Best Regards<br>
><br>
> Imran Ahmed Shah<br>
><br>
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:46 PKT Divina MEIGS wrote:<br>
><br>
>>Dear Izumi<br>
>><br>
>>Really relieved to hear from you. The news here in France are not good as<br>
>>for the sequel tremors to come. And yet we are under the feeling that we are<br>
>>not told everything... Is there anything planned to prevent more damage?<br>
>>What can be done from here?<br>
>><br>
>>Best<br>
>>Divina<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>Le 14/03/11 16:20, « Fiorello Cortiana » <<a href="mailto:f.cortiana@provincia.milano.it">f.cortiana@provincia.milano.it</a>> a<br>
>>écrit :<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Izumi,<br>
>>> I'm waiting for your report to know what kind of help the japanese people<br>
>>> really need.<br>
>>> Here in Italy Government and nuclear lobby disperately try to minimize what is<br>
>>> happened and it's better they are facing the real situation<br>
>>><br>
>>> Fiorello<br>
>>><br>
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>>> Oggetto: Re: [governance] 8.9 earthquake in Japan<br>
>>><br>
>>> Dear all,<br>
>>><br>
>>> Very encouraged by your warm words, and spurred by the huge damages revealed,<br>
>>> we are trying to find out what exactly we can and should do to help those<br>
>>> affected and damaged in the vast North Eastern Japan.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I went to MIC today, for example, to discuss how to support local governments,<br>
>>> in terms of using the ICT.<br>
>>><br>
>>> It's too early to report, but I feel like that real "multi-stakeholoder"<br>
>>> work is essential for relief and recovery works.<br>
>>><br>
>>> izumi<br>
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