Several telephone conversations I remember an old Japanese collaborator: even if she does not know where to turn, she was busy on Saturday to put his apartment in order, concern over the fate of the twins as her own . Despite the disruption, her husband had kept his restaurant open by “social duty”. Japan has much to teach us about the composure and the civic sense.

While some went south to Osaka, most stayed in Tokyo. At no time did the President of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has imagined close the stock market and banks were active investors in the post on Monday. The Bank of Japan injected 146 billion dollars to avoid a liquidity crisis. If there were changes, they remained within the limits of what a dramatic situation justifies it. The markets were not disrupted. In my contacts with my former colleagues in the TSX, and with their president, the only real concern was electricity. They would have died if the post had been.

Compared to this reality on the ground, the reactions abroad have demonstrated impressive contrasts. I want to concentrate on television. The Chinese CCTV followed in real time the situation with factual comments, but without visible emotion: for cons in private conversations, the concern of a nuclear cloud dominated. Relations between Japan and China are certainly very difficult.

NHK, Japanese television has played a key role in managing the crisis: it covered with a sober images on the ground, the official reactions and news specific to different parts of the population hungry for instructions. The Prime Minister had shown tremendous leadership and the Emperor intervened with sobriety and empathy to reassure his people.

The BBC and TV5 Monde have done what was expected of them: to inform and try to identify the risk in using nuclear specialists who have helped to dissect the risks and, in fact, reassure them that it s would not apply to another Chernobyl. Unfortunately, while BBC World continues to present and discuss the situation in Japan and discussed regional risks, after 24 hours, the French television engaged in a debate between France and French perfectly indecent. It is normal to discuss the French nuclear risk. From there to use such dramatic events for national politicians, there is not that I would not have crossed. Some French media do not live well in the hexagonal problematic. While the Libyans were killed, Saudi Arabia between dangerously in a religious war and Japan is suffering, the presidential polls to hold elections 14 months from the headlines.

But my criticism goes directly to the United States. CNN how to transform a human tragedy and disruption that can impact the planet into a “show” near the soap opera, is totally unacceptable. The information she fingered were swollen, and surdramatisation American media. Panic American had global repercussions.

In this context, what emerged most is the lack of information and knowledge of international realities in the United States. Making “show” a tragedy of this nature and create panic based on non-shocking facts. The “experts” were looking swell to more than limit the debate or risk. As for their analysis of Japan, it was a crass ignorance.

It would not matter if it did not make a dramatic impact on economic balance. Those are the foreigners who sold in panic. Fortunately, when the markets return to more balance, the panic will not benefit them.

We need more leadership and stable wall. We can manage our societies by making a show ground. As always, comments on Facebook showed how individuals are better centers on the practical realities, and compassion was everywhere. Social media seems to show more maturity than others.