Even when faced by the vast confusion created by disaster on the scale of the recent earthquake and tsunami, Japanese relied on kizuna to help and reassure each other. When implementing forced blackouts in the region, for example, there were few major traffic accidents, even though traffic lights had stopped working.
但是，在恢复重建过程中，日本具备极大的优势。 kizuna（情谊）是日语中恢复的关键词。 即使面对由刚刚发生的地震和海啸灾难所带来的巨大混乱，日本人依靠情谊来互相帮助，互相安慰。 比如在灾区实行强制停电的过程中即使交通信号灯停止工作，重大的交通事故也很少出现。