Crisis Japan

Yookoso!
Japan has ha confronted countless crisis, and this Tsunami-like Crisis is unlikely to be Japan's grave.
Crisis is the word of the moment. In the particular case of Japan, the international media says that this economic crisis will buried Japan and wipe its, second to none, economic power; unless they do what other countries do: surrender total control of the country to the government.
Countless times these media gurus have knocked Japan out of the ring. Some even say that Japan losing the second world war is child's play compare to what they face now.
But lets consider some negatives, the crisis is not generated in Japan, the crisis is not because they are doing something wrong, the crisis is not because Japan's international image is taint.
Now some positives: Japan's companies are among the best managed in the world, Japanese products enjoy better than ever reputation -cars, machinery, manga, fruits, vegetables, sushi, etc. are among the most solicited Japanese goods-, Japan's employees have better work benefits and environment than most countries, relation employer-employee is among the better in the world.
Ok. The fact is that this damn crisis surprised Japan. While the Japanese were distracted creating 'top-quality-for-use-only-in-Japan' products like mobile phones, car navigation systems, robots, digital cameras, PDAs, diseases cures, etc. -and neglecting globalization- others were busy creating use-anywhere products. Others thought global.
However, the truth is that Japan can't dream to scape from the devastating effects of the crisis, regardless of the crisis origin.
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A Japanese pees on a public parking lot in central Tokyo. A foreigner man sees him, and after the Japanese finishes the foreigner confronts him:
- "How come Japanese pees anywhere, and don't wash their hands after ?"
The Japanese smiles and answers:
- "Japanese don't pee on hands."
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All Crisis are different. This one, with tsunami power, is certainly the most devastating in modern times, and there is no easy solution.
So, what should Japan do ? The obvious thing is to do what many countries would do, surrender control to the government, be afraid, hide from reality, pray for god's help, stay still, think that even a small move will be fatal for recovery, give huge amount of money to banks and other big firms, or wait for the crisis to just go away.
Cut investment, reduce production, suspend new projects, curtail innovation, and give no credits are steps that Japan may have to implement, but they are not doing it now. And that is why the media says Japan is doom. Those who think to know the answer insist that a proper step is to give full power to politicians. Bad idea.
Even with a weak government, -most government institutions are small and efficient- Japver fail its national and international obligations to help the poor, assist those in need, care for the elder, promote better ways of doing things, respect private property, human rights, etc.
Local market is strong, and confidence abroad on Japanese products is as good as ever. Japan has what it needs to defeat the crisis.
Now, the international community agrees too that to vanquish the crisis requires: hard working people, innovation, excel quality, responsibility, trust, financial equilibrium, protection of private property, good management, democracy, and modernity that respects tradition. And Japan has all of the above.
This country will beat the odds and rise surely, as they always do, above all its problems.