I came back home last night from Brussels after a long day at conference 'The EU-Japan Business Forum' - it's my real job - a management consultant helping EU companies doing business with Japan. At the Brussels airport, I was greeted by an immigration officer with a very spontaneous and kind question 'Is your family OK back home?'. I was very touched and tried to hold my tears....
At the conference, all the speaker addressed their sympathy and condolence to the victims of the disaster. There has been a rumour that G8 would be G7 for a while as Japanese economy is strong enough to sustain their contribution. Having said that, the cooperation from all G8 countries right after the tsunami was overwhelming. They tried to support the Japanese yen, which managed to raise the yen, which is a reverse result!
In the last big'Hanshin Awaji ' earthquake disaster in 1995, a British company offered immediate support to build pre-fabricated houses. There must be many things that companies in the private sector can do and help Japan rebuild the affected areas.
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