Comments on: Tokyo Volunteers Assist Foreigners With Earthquake Drill http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/01/17/tokyo-volunteers-assist-foreigners-with-earthquake-drill/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ThePenguin http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/01/17/tokyo-volunteers-assist-foreigners-with-earthquake-drill/comment-page-1/#comment-128008 ThePenguin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:19:47 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3596#comment-128008 Shows which place has the better organized, socially minded crime syndicate ;-). Seriously, are there any moves afoot to put the utility cables somewhere where they're not likely to fall over and block streets following a severe catastrophe? I'm sure it would make an excellent pork-barrel project but with actual benefits for society in general. Shows which place has the better organized, socially minded crime syndicate ;-) .

Seriously, are there any moves afoot to put the utility cables somewhere where they’re not likely to fall over and block streets following a severe catastrophe? I’m sure it would make an excellent pork-barrel project but with actual benefits for society in general.

]]> By: Bruce Smith http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/01/17/tokyo-volunteers-assist-foreigners-with-earthquake-drill/comment-page-1/#comment-127982 Bruce Smith Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:01:11 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3596#comment-127982 I was living in Kobe in 1995 and survived the earthquake. Your comments re the search & rescue dogs are correct and yes that was silly. But all in all the disaster was handled quite well without needing any help from outside Japan. And if we compare Kobe to New Orleans I know which country responded better and rebuilt faster. I was living in Kobe in 1995 and survived the earthquake. Your comments re the search & rescue dogs are correct and yes that was silly. But all in all the disaster was handled quite well without needing any help from outside Japan. And if we compare Kobe to New Orleans I know which country responded better and rebuilt faster.

]]> By: ThePenguin http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/01/17/tokyo-volunteers-assist-foreigners-with-earthquake-drill/comment-page-1/#comment-127973 ThePenguin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:29:13 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3596#comment-127973 <blockquote> Emergency staff also learnt useful phrases such as "The foreign search and rescue dogs are still in quarantine at the airport", "Will individuals of third-country origin please step this way for the lynching" and "You're right, it would have been a good idea to bury the utility cables underground." </blockquote> ;-)

Emergency staff also learnt useful phrases such as “The foreign search and rescue dogs are still in quarantine at the airport”, “Will individuals of third-country origin please step this way for the lynching” and “You’re right, it would have been a good idea to bury the utility cables underground.”

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