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Originally Posted by Umihito
Yeah I see what you mean, and I agree. But even so, my point was that their FB page has tens of thousands more 'likes' than any other tourism Facebook page I know of. The disaster surely will bring more attention to Japan, but why the Visit Japan page in particular? I guess that's a rhetorical question seems as it'd be impossible to guess an answer :L
As for your last paragraph, I guess that sums it up as good as any. As someone who likes Japan, I guess it's kinda hard to realize sometimes that it really is not for everyone, and that some people may really hate the idea of coming here...
And as I would consider myself a pretty open minded traveller, it's hard to remember that things like the things you said really do stop people from wanting to go places, lol
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My mother won't go to Japan. She has been to China and loved it, as well as India.... But when I mention Japan, she doesn't seem a bit interested. She knows I've been there three times already and likes the fact I'm going back in March. She won't say what exactly it is that makes her feel that way, though I feel the fact that a very important part of her formative years, four through nine were under harsh Japanese imperial rule. She says it's not so, but I feel she does hold some resentment for that, even if it's tiny....