JAPANESE people use the word “ganbaru” a lot. It is hard to translate this into English, but roughly it means to persevere or persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to do one’s best.
And “ganbaru” is the phrase that best describes the resilience of the Japanese in the face of adversity last Sunday.
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Brian Martin
Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.