War Cancellations - Pioneer

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War Cancellations - Pioneer

Postby TaranT » Fri Mar 28, 2003 3:43 am

With less than a week to Sakura-Con...

Pioneer Entertainment wrote:Due to the heightened security risk and the country's current national alert status during this time of uncertainty, Pioneer Entertainment has received notification from our corporate head offices in Japan that both singer Yoko Ishida and voice actress Maria Yamamoto will not be able to attend this year's Sakura Con. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused and hope that you understand the exceptional circumstances which led to this decision.

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Is this caution appropriate or is Pioneer going overboard?
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Re: War Cancellations - Pioneer

Postby Machine » Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:02 am

TaranT wrote:With less than a week to Sakura-Con...

Pioneer Entertainment wrote:Due to the heightened security risk and the country's current national alert status during this time of uncertainty, Pioneer Entertainment has received notification from our corporate head offices in Japan that both singer Yoko Ishida and voice actress Maria Yamamoto will not be able to attend this year's Sakura Con. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused and hope that you understand the exceptional circumstances which led to this decision.

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Is this caution appropriate or is Pioneer going overboard?



Pioneer is going overboard

But I guess it was expected. Alot of Celebraties of any kinda have been cancelling some or all events...Just look at what happen at the oscars....

Several people pulled out like....Jim Carrey, Will Smith, John C. Reily, etc :shock:
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Postby Zerophite » Fri Mar 28, 2003 1:39 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :( :( :(
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Postby TaranT » Mon Mar 31, 2003 2:13 am

And there's more...

Posted Mar 30 - Sakura-Con wrote:Due to mostly war concerns, we have had a bit of bad luck. Most of you know that Ishida and Yamamoto were cancelled as per Pioneer. It is with deep regret that Akitaro Daichi, and Atsushi Okuda have cancelled as well. They understand the impact this will have on Sakura Con and send their deepest regrets, however family and work come first. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused and hope that you understand the exceptional circumstances which led to this decision.


Cancellations like this will probably impact anime conventions through the end of the year, or at least until the war is over, plus a few (?) months.

Can't say I blame them, either. I'm thinking twice - three, four times - about flying out to AWA this year. It's not just the security issue, but the overall hassle factor, too. The airlines are laying off by the thousands as well as cancelling numerous flights. The small chance of being stranded is just that much larger. The flights that remain are packed and more likely to be overbooked. Not a pleasant situation.
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Postby El Banana » Mon Mar 31, 2003 4:57 am

In the past year, I've traveled on planes 3 times, 8 counting each individual flight. Not a single one was on time. And the whole hassle factor were very reminiscent to that of a bus trip I took during which the fricken bus left me.
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Postby Tom the Fish » Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:08 am

Huh, maybe it's in protest of the Seattle Mariners canceling their trip to Japan :) No Ichiro in Tokyo? Fine! No Yoko Ishida and Maria Yamamoto for Seattle!

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Postby Hitori » Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:35 pm

SARS..... :cry:
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Postby TaranT » Tue Apr 01, 2003 3:05 am

Hitori wrote:SARS..... :cry:


I wasn't going to mention that, but it's something else to worry about. It's bad enough that the Wall St Journal suggested banning all flights out of mainland China (or some part of it).

SARS means Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It's the latest flu virus out of the south China breeding grounds. Highly contagious by air or surface contact (they're not sure) and with a low but significant death rate.

Toronto (where Anime North is held) appears to be the worst spot in North America. Two hospitals were quarantined last I heard, with dozens of people ordered to stay in their homes.

People with flu symptoms have been asked to stay off of airplanes. I suppose that means that if you're on a flight with someone who exhibits those symptoms, you stand a chance of being quarantined for, say, a week. (The incubation period is 2-3 days.)

The world is full of good news these days <sigh>.

Here's a recent BBC article and a SARS FAQ:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2901607.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2856735.stm
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Postby Red Wolf » Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:12 pm

I wonder how much these cancelations are due to actual safety concerns and how much of it is that the celebrities don't want to appear insensitive to the war by going about their normal busy. I know that is why the red carpet was canceled for the Oscars, it had nothing to do with safety but with public appearance.
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Postby SnhKnives » Wed Apr 02, 2003 12:47 am

ill agree this is teh suck....but i guess it doesnt amtter, the only convention i attend on gonig to is AWA.
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Postby madmallard » Sat Apr 05, 2003 8:57 pm

personally? They're anti American and against the war. Travelling to an american con to them would be agreeing with America.

According to Mainichi, most Japanese aren't keen on America.
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