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EVERY JOURNEY IS AN ADVENTURE, but when a major earthquake strikes Japan, triggering cataclysmic events, the author's travels are cut short.
What starts out as a quest to discover the sacred meanings of the native Shinto religion, becomes something much more profound.
When all of the fail-safe mechanisms at Fukushima Daiichi are overrun, and thirty million lives in the greater Tokyo region are in peril, everyone is forced to confront the reality that nuclear energy is not the "clean alternative" they were led to believe.
Japan is the only country to have suffered the horror of atomic bombs, and the Japanese commitment to global nuclear disarmament is well known. But somehow, the resolve to see the dismantling of the world's nuclear arsenals didn't extend to the nuclear power industry.
In the frightful days immediately after March 11th, 2011, the world awoke to the realization that nuclear power stations might be even more deadly than atomic bombs.
The author chronicles the events as they occur, and reveals the uniquely Japanese way of remaining optimistic in the face of multiple catastrophes.
JAPAN HAS A UNIQUELY RELIGIOUS WAY OF LIFE, a life filled with the blessings of the gods – not one omnipotent creator, protector, benefactor, exemplar, adjudicator. Instead, Japanese kami take many forms mythical gods, place-based gods that inhabit mountains and groves, ancient trees venerated as the earthly abode of heavenly visitors, and the spirits of ancestors who have long since crossed over. Some say this country has a god for everything, and after a while you begin to agree.
THERE’S A GOD FOR THAT paints a picture of a beautiful country gone awry. It chronicles the catastrophic outcome of natural forces and human error . . . and of ordinary people coping with the apparent end of the world.
JOSEPH HONTON is a world traveler who has visited some of Japan’s most remote places. He married in a Shinto Shrine, and has been living a bi-cultural life for three decades. His intimate understanding of the language, culture, and religion of Japan, provides an authentic voice for this compelling story.
There a God for That Optimism in the Face of Earthquakes Tsunamis and Meltdowns edition by Joseph Honton Politics Social Sciences eBooks
There's a God For That, a truly excellent book which deserves to become well known. Much of the book reads like a travelogue; the author and his wife are touring Japan in the spring time, momentarily separated while she attends a dance class. He himself is gaining a deep understanding of Japanese culture and history, experiencing some of that country's most sacred places and traditions. His idyll is interrupted by disaster: by an earthquake, which seems at first an inconvenience when all trains and other transportation are shut down, and the phone lines jam. Then horror arrives with news of tsunami. Only later does Honton begin to understand the real extent of disaster resulting from nuclear meltdowns. His narrative focuses on the cultural and spiritual effects of catastrophe on the Japanese people. Along the way, he gives a remarkably clear and simple explanation of how nuclear power works, and why it has no proper place on Planet Earth. The book ends with a meditative description of the rituals of mourning. The Fukushima disaster is far from over; as the world tries to recover, Honton's story may help to remember both victims and heroes--as well as those nuclear villains who yet attempt to sell us their poison.Reviewed by Steve Bartholomew, author of "The Woodcutter."
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There a God for That Optimism in the Face of Earthquakes Tsunamis and Meltdowns edition by Joseph Honton Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews
A very engaging and wide ranging read, covering a variety of topics woven together with care (and circumstance). It is simultaneously a wonderful travel journal across Japan with great respect towards the culture; a contemplation on religion, nature and art; and an examination of the impact of nuclear power and natural disaster. These different threads emerge organically during one gaijin's journey that begins as a normal sabbatical but becomes a deeper experience due to the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The author really takes you on this journey with him as it unfolds, making you feel present to the experience and a part of the contemplation of what it all means. I discovered new places, cultural experiences, and spiritual reflections from reading this book, and I would recommend you take this journey with Mr. Honton as well.
There's a God For That, a truly excellent book which deserves to become well known. Much of the book reads like a travelogue; the author and his wife are touring Japan in the spring time, momentarily separated while she attends a dance class. He himself is gaining a deep understanding of Japanese culture and history, experiencing some of that country's most sacred places and traditions. His idyll is interrupted by disaster by an earthquake, which seems at first an inconvenience when all trains and other transportation are shut down, and the phone lines jam. Then horror arrives with news of tsunami. Only later does Honton begin to understand the real extent of disaster resulting from nuclear meltdowns. His narrative focuses on the cultural and spiritual effects of catastrophe on the Japanese people. Along the way, he gives a remarkably clear and simple explanation of how nuclear power works, and why it has no proper place on Planet Earth. The book ends with a meditative description of the rituals of mourning. The Fukushima disaster is far from over; as the world tries to recover, Honton's story may help to remember both victims and heroes--as well as those nuclear villains who yet attempt to sell us their poison.
Reviewed by Steve Bartholomew, author of "The Woodcutter."
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