Obirin Student Podcasting

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1. Introduction

Hi, I’m Kohei! Welcome to our show. As you know, a very large earthquake occurred in Japan on March 11. There were many victims of tsunami and the nuclear power plant has become a subject of argument all over the world.

Now I and Yu would like to introduce our interviews about the earthquake. We asked some questions about it to people from abroad. Please listen it!

2.Interview

My name is Sam Good and I’m from the United States of America.

Q1 Yu: Hi Sam, Because of the earthquake and the nuclear power problem, did your family and friends object to you living in Japan?

Sam: That’s a difficult question,,, I think they did object a little bit. Not friends, my friends were OK. My family thought it maybe little dangerous because of radiation in the food but then I explain that Tokyo is actually very far from Fukushima. And they said okay, it’s your decision.

Q2 Yu: Are you prepared for earthquake?

Sam: Probably not. I don’t think so. Like my house or the office?

Yu: Your house.

Sam: I’m from San Francisco, and we have many an earthquake in San Francisco also. So I think I’m used to experience in earthquake, but my house in Japan is old and it’s on the second floor. So if there really big earthquake I’m not sure what I would do. So I really hope there is not. There will be very dangerous. Actually there was earthquake last week? Two weeks ago?

Kohei: Last week.

Sam: It’s pretty big. Like a five point or something? I ran outside, everybody in my apartment building ran outside. It’s very old. So it’s shakes a lot, but I’m leaving in two weeks, so I think I’ll be okay.

Yu: You have to prepare food or water.

Sam: No, I’m nothing. Water? Yes water but no food.

Kohei:OK. Last question.

Q3:How different was the news about March 11 in your country and the news in Japan?

Sam: Uh…I was not in my country. I was in the Indonesia.  When there was theearthquake, I don’t speak Indonesian so I have no idea, but I did watch American news.Uh…It was two things, people very panicked result you know, Japan is ruined. This is oh no,   never been Japan again which is totally not true.Uh…and around the world a lot of people who were very worried then, I mean, American  and Japan are very good friends and  a lot of news casters who really worry about very sad and  they said ,you know, and they want to help Japan whose lots of donations  lots of company who wants to give money to Japan, so two things that is about it.

Yu: What do you think news in  Japan?

Sam: Oh in Japan that’s good question. You know I wasn’t  in Japan. I was in Indonesia and I was in China and I’ll exist home for long time. Because Obirin sudden late, so I get in watch like NHK and Fuji TV and something like that. but I think in back, I try to say I know a lot of people in Japan don’t  trust news and they think maybe people relying and I don’t know I’m not Japanese so it’s very difficult to say but it’s nice to be able to watch  both American and Japan and choose which I think it’s true. It’s very difficult to say.

3.Conclusion

Thank you Sam.  Lots of country people care about Japan. There can be an earthquake at any moment and It will takes a long time to recovery, but we shouldn’t give up!