Everyone around the world knows that the big earthquake affected Japan and about nuclear problem.
Despite the fact that there are many places far away from the crisis-affected areas, why do tourists keep staying away from Japan??
In my school, many exchange students came back to their own countries earlier than they were supposed to do because of the earthquake.
It is very sad for me that many friends of mine went back suddenly.
I thought Kansai area is safe. It is far away from affected areas.
But Japan is a very small country seen from outside of Japan. Therefore it is natural for people living in foreign countries to think Japan is dangerous now.
What should Japanese tourism officials do to promote Japan as an safe destination?
I think if they say ' Japan is safe now. So come visit!' to forigners very hard, they don't change their mind. They will probably choose other countries for travering instead of Japan.
Why??
Because they don't want to be affected.
I think what solve this problem is 'TIME'. That's it.
I hope people living in affected areas can go back to their life soon.
Yes, Japanese people are not the only ones to have very poor knowledge of geography. Many foreign people can't grasp where in Japan the problem is. Talk of radiation is very scary too, of course. No one knows for sure how bad the radiation situation is (although I guess we're okay in Kansai). Eating sashimi from fish caught around Japan might also be dangerous (because of contamination).
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