Fleeing (politely) from Tokyo*

[AsahinaKimi]

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/03/16/lah.japan.nuclear.exodus.mood.cnn.html

[ZombieHorde]

1. We trample each other when Target has a sale on Black Friday. nt

[chillspike]

2. sumimasen

I meant to recommend this and I accidentally clicked "unrecommended".

I'm such a doofus. すみません

[readmoreoften]

4. I clicked recommend for you.

[chillspike]

7. Thank you!

どうもありがとうございますは

[Matariki]

3. Can someone explain why there are always people in dust masks in any crowd in Japan?

Is the air bad there? Is it a fashion thing? A fear of germs?

[AsahinaKimi]

6. a bit of all three

I believe.


Hello Kitty mask

[InkAddict]

8. An "old" article w/an explanation and some wacky choices from 2009

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090206f1.html


http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com/index.php/2009/05/03/fashionable-flu-filtering-face-masks-from-japan/

[AsahinaKimi]

5. Just now read some where many people are fleeing to

Osaka. My Uncle's family lives there. Osaka is huge, but to take in more people, will be incredible. There was a time in history, many people from Osaka moved to Tokyo, during the Edo period. Looks like the descendants are coming home.

[B2G]

9. The quiet graciousness and bravery of these people touches me

I can only hope I would react the same if I was in their place. I'm afraid that I would not.

[Generic Other]

10. How many already had tickets and planned to leave before the quakes

As opposed to those fleeing? How easy is it to get tickets without advance warning?