März 2011
Outpouring of International Support for Japan
Matthew Penney
The exceptions can be brutal, such as the Twitter comments by Alec Sulkin and Gilbert Godfried, but overall, online and print media have conveyed an incredible outpouring of sympathy for Japan in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake. This trend seems particularly pronounced among Japan's neighbors, many of whom have often been at odds with it over historical and territorial issues.
We survey Taiwan, South Korea and China for responses to the human tragedy of the quake and tsunami.