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According to a poll carried out by members of the Soka Gakkai student division in theTohoku region of northern Japan, since the triple tragedy of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that began in March 11th 2011, young people in Japan have significantly shifted their focus from material gain to altruism.
The survey, which questioned more than 500 students in 47 universities and vocational schools in Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate (the prefectures most directly affected by the disasters), as well as Akita, Yamagata and Aomori, found that students’ main career motivation is now helping other people (18.8 per cent), attaining a stable life (17.7 per cent) and working for the community (16.8 per cent).
Previously, the key purpose for finding a career had been to earn money (23.2 per cent).
One in five (19.9 per cent) respondents said that their views had also changed about nuclear power (this figure rose to 23 per cent among young people from areas affected by the tragedy), while 18.1 per cent of people stated that their view of the importance of helping others had evolved. …