Why is there no looting in Japan?

[Geek]

The landscape of parts of Japan looks like the aftermath of World War Two; no industrialised country since then has suffered such a death toll. The one tiny, tiny consolation is the extent to which it shows how humanity can rally round in times of adversity, with heroic British rescue teams joining colleagues from the US and elsewhere to fly out.

And solidarity seems especially strong in Japan itself. Perhaps even more impressive than Japans technological power is its social strength, with supermarkets cutting prices and vending machine owners giving out free drinks as people work together to survive. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and Im not the only one curious about this.

This is quite unusual among human cultures, and its unlikely it would be the case in Britain. During the 2007 floods in the West Country abandoned cars were broken into and free packs of bottled water were stolen. There was looting in Chile after the earthquake last year so much so that troops were sent in; in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina saw looting on a shocking scale.

Why do some cultures react to disaster by reverting to everyone for himself, but others especially the Japanese display altruism even in adversity?

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100079703/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/

 

[Desienglishman]

The leaders of this country are not corrupt and touring the world whilst the country is suffering.

 

[QaiserMirza]

Do you remember the footage during Katrina in New Orleans.
People were looting everything they can grab.
What a civilized nation ?

I was watching video clip, after the tsunami, a Japanese guy was at the coin phone booth, while there were many waiting out for their turn.
There were all in a discipline way waiting for their turn.

 

[Saboo]

I salute the Japanies, a great nation.
They have come out of some thing like this before and they
will come out of this one too, stronger and better.

 

[Adeel]

I was in Japan a couple of years ago. I have been to several different countries but japanese people are the most civilized, down to earth and very hard working people. I was very impressed by their culture as well. I am absolutely not surprised reading this news.

 

[GeoG]

I was in Japan a couple of years ago. I have been to several different countries but japanese people are the most civilized, down to earth and very hard working people. I was very impressed by their culture as well. I am absolutely not surprised reading this news.

Couldn't agree more with you
Most humble and humane nation on this earth..

 

[sameer317]

i am still in japan i agree that there is no looting but every thing is not same as we thing while staying in Pakistan. Japanese people are mostly kind but the filing is very poor they are like computer what you feed in them in there school teaching they are doing like our country they are not active until now to collect the things for who they need i didn't see this thing even people are still come on TV for help the government is also diffident they are not going to make any plane to help people to provide food and other need things simply this government is not a welfare state as we are In Pakistan ALLAH ka lakh lakh shokar hay ke Musalman hain aur Pakistani hain

 

[abcuser]

coz it is not Pakistan...!