Sunday, March 27, 2011

Should Japan Rebuild?

With an estimated number of 18,000 people dead, thousands who are homeless, and villages and towns destroyed, Japan is deciding whether or not to rebuild. Kesennuma is an example of a town that had been struggling economically for so long and now has been battered by the tsunami. The population has rapidly aged in the last few years. The future of the communities like Kesennuma are pretty grim because of all the older people. Japan's population is one of the world's that is aging the most. Birth rates are going down because young Japanese are waiting to get married and having less children. This challenge has been increasing due to the tsunami. The survivors in Kesennuma have been struggling to find places to stay, but many of them are staying in a gymnasium. It will be hard for the community to keep its young people because of the destruction and scarcity of businesses. People of the community have to decide if they want to rebuild or move and live somewhere else.
I can't believe how many people in Japan died because of the earthquake and tsunami. I think the survivors in Kesennuma should rebuild. It's where they have lived their entire life and it would seem weird for them to live anywhere else. I think leaving the place where they grew up would be much too hard and I don't know where else they would go to live anyway. They would have to leave behind all their friends, family, and memories. Even though it would cost more money, I think they should rebuild, start their life over, and try to slow down the aging of the population.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42292837/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

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