Originally Posted by TCLGirls

I would guess that the reason for no looting in Japan is because there is sense of "unity" among the people more than in other countries, like the USA. Furthermore, Japan is mostly homogeneous society

In the US, there is a sense of "disenfranchisement" or an "us versus them" mentality. It can be black v white, mexican v. white, poor v. rich, etc etc. So it is easier to start looting when a person feels that it is time to "get mine".