Even though no nation can really stop a disaster, a responsible government must put in place a comprehensive response plan, like Japan has.
WE were ready to be rocked and roiled. But with a Nintendo DS console slung around our necks, it felt very much like a game. So like a silly schoolgirl trying to be kawaii, I let out a scream when the elevator we were in suddenly went dark and came to a halt. This was supposed to be a simulation of being in a lift descending to a train station when an earthquake of at least six on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale hits Tokyo.