[Nyororin]

So... Because they didn't actually take the time to check into the actual situation, and to stop reading sensational media and find facts......

They should be excused for ditching their responsibilities? I don't think so. It was childish and immature.

Even if there was no real information, there was a better way to go about it. I don't care what is happening, a responsible adult doesn't run away from their responsibilities. Especially when they don't even live close to the danger.

Seriously, there is no sympathy from me for those living far far from Tohoku who dropped everything and ran, leaving companies in a bind, bills unpaid, etc. I have an acquaintance whose full time job now is sending out translated letters trying to get people who up and ran to pay the bills and such that they left behind conveniently when they ran.

And I am even more disgusted those who tried to come back afterward like nothing ever happened and who complained of discrimination when they couldn't get their jobs back.

This has unpleasant runoff for all foreigners in Japan. I have found it harder to get translation projects as companies are still worried about being left unable to finish because a foreign translator up and left with no notice.