Japan

This document is the second and last mid-term progress report of the Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM) research projects aimed to improve the medical system against disasters and to develop the overall information system to achieve the

This report, published two weeks after the Great East Japan (Tohoku-Kanto) earthquake and tsunami, provides a synthesis of certain existing data and a basic situation analysis of the situation. It considers the major challenge posed to the disaster risk reduction community by: (i) the earthquake; (ii) the tsunami; (ii) the ongoing nuclear emergency; and (iv) the fires, in terms of damage to (v) human life and (vi) infrastructure. It then focuses on the after event period, especially on the search and rescue operation, as well as on shelters. It also considers the economic impact and the work of volunteers.

World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic update 2011, vol. 1:

This update analyses the tragic earthquake on March 11 in Japan with a magnitude 9 on the Richter scale and the subsequent tsunami as a stark reminder of the unpredictable dangers posed by

Written by a FEMA Geophysicist and Coordinating Committee Member for the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, this document explains what happened in Japan and what can be done in the U.S. to increase individual and community resilience from an

This policy brief considers the combination of extreme natural disaster and extreme industrial disaster in one country and the change it may bring in the way we think about and prepare for disasters for years to come. It asserts that civilian preparedness

RSIS commentaries, no. 41/2011:

This paper analyses the nuclear crises in Japan as a reality check for other states pursuing nuclear energy plans in South-East Asia. It discusses the ferocity and unpredictability of the earthquake and tsunami which

This article, from a UN OCHA Senior Adviser and Professor at ISPI School, dispels the resilient myth considering the devastating consequences of natural hazards as "acts of God" and explains the concept of modern Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Stating

This chart presents: (i) the scale of the natural radiation dose per year as well as the limit of radiation dose permitted for radiation workers, police, and fire fighters who engage in disaster prevention among other specialised workers; (ii) a map of