I have not been directly affected by the disasters, so life is just as it always has been.
...very relaxed, happy, peaceful.
(I live in a small city, far from Tokyo.)
I love it here. The people, the landscape, the food, the possibilities for where I can fit in the culture...
Only things I dislike are a) many people simply categorizing me as a "foreigner" and not being able to relate to me as a "human being" (since I look different), and b) the incredible anti-drug laws.
However, the vast majority of people in my native country also categorized me and were unable to relate to me as a "human being", so that is not really different. There are a small number of people here that have no problem relating to me as a person, and I consider them my friends. The same was true in my native country. So, there is really no difference.
Now if only I could get some good drugs...