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JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

What should authorities and transport companies do when tens of thousands of commuters are stranded at stations and are unable to return home in times of disaster?

Have Your Say Sep. 23, 2011 - 06:57AM JST ( 10 )

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some14someSep. 23, 2011 - 08:10AM JST

Nothing....shouganai (familiar and popular word).
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FoxieSep. 23, 2011 - 10:27AM JST

Hand out water and food.
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GurukunSep. 23, 2011 - 12:35PM JST

Hey, if those tens of thousands of commuters can't watch the weather news and decide wether to, or not to go to work, then they need to suck it up and deal with being stranded.
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SerranoSep. 23, 2011 - 12:46PM JST

How about some of the millions of people living nearby the stranded commuters opening their homes and offering a place to spend the night for their poor fellow citizens?
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hoserfellaSep. 23, 2011 - 05:19PM JST

Ill open up my home to young hot OLs, but as Gurukun says, when people have been warned for days that a typhoon is coming, make other arrangements in advance
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GWSep. 23, 2011 - 06:43PM JST

Common sense! Use it!

Its really quite simple, companies shud have some food/water stored. When typhoons, snow storms etc are coming cut staff, send people home early, work from home, book hotels IN ADVANCE for those who stay. I have done this lots of times over the yrs for myself, pretty easy to cover yrself say 90% of the time.

I dont think its realistic for transport companies to have food on hand, maybe some water.

But this will never happen for most sadly, past typhoon I zipped out & did something early, straight back to home where I covered stuff
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RecklessSep. 23, 2011 - 07:35PM JST

I am from an area of the US often hit by hurricanes. There is usually PLENTY of time to get prepared. However, the idiots that be in most Tokyo companies deigned to let workers off after the tsunami was upon Tokyo. Stupid is as stupid does.
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sillygirlSep. 24, 2011 - 07:17AM JST

nothing. it was a natural disaster BUT as some posters here have said we were warned for days - its not like people didnt know it was coming and that it was going to be a real dinger!!!!
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ExportExpertSep. 24, 2011 - 11:13AM JST

Planning & Proper personal preparation prevents potential Problems
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edojinSep. 24, 2011 - 05:52PM JST

Let 'em fend for themselves. This is what happened in the Tokyo area after the March 11 earthquakes and after a couple of typhoons. Lots of frustrated commuters ... but everybody gradually made it back home somehow. I'm still hearing from friends that bar, restaurant and hotel owners were extremely happy with all the extra business they had during those exciting nights people were stuck in downtown Tokyo. If one thing, all this action helped the local economy.