Massive quake hits Japan; Tsunami in Pacific, nations on alert

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

To Merry White, an anthropology professor at Boston University who studies Japanese culture , the real question is why looting and disorder exist in American society. She attributes it largely to social alienation and class gaps.

"There IS some alienation and indeed some class gaps in Japan too but violence, and taking what belongs to others, are simply not culturally approved or supported," White said in an e-mail.

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Only a professor could think up that stupid shit. They use that excuse for the people looting to make it seem ok. The other part of the story is that in the US you get a slap on the hand and in Japan you can spend 3 yrs in jail for just steeling some candy.