| TITLE: |
Natural disaster and nuclear crisis in Japan : response and recovery after Japan's 3/11 / edited by Jeff Kingston. |
| SERIES: |
The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series |
| PUBLISHED: |
London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xxiv, 302 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| NOTES: |
"The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. |
| NOTES: |
As the nation struggled to recover from a record breakingmagnitude nine earthquake and a tsunami that was as high as 38 meters in some places, news trickled out that Fukushima had experienced meltdowns in three reactors. |
| NOTES: |
The contributors, many of whom experienced the disaster first hand assess the wide-ranging repercussions of this catastrophe and how it is already reshaping Japanese culture, |
| NOTES: |
politics, energy policy, and urban planning. |
| NOTES: |
This book is essential reading for anyone seeking an understanding of the events of March 2011 in Japan and the wider consequences for the future of the country and the rest of the world." |
| SUBJECT: |
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. |
| SUBJECT: |
Nuclear power plants --Accidents--Japan --Fukushima-ken. |
| SUBJECT: |
Disaster relief --Japan. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Kingston, Jeff, 1957- |
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