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Introduction
The earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was one of the biggest recorded, measuring 9 on the richter scale.
It was the resulting tsunami, however, that caused the most destruction. It devastated the northeast of Japan, leaving many thousands dead or missing, and hundreds of thousands homeless or evacuated from the area.
In addition, various power generators failed. Some older nuclear power stations risked meltdown and suffered explosions and radioactive leaks. Workers have battled for weeks to try and bring the situation under control. Radioactive material has been detected in various places.
Earthquake and tsunami damage to the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Source
It is thought that the cost of the earthquake and tsunami could be over $300 billion — the world’s most expensive natural disaster on record.
An aerial view of damage to northern Honshu (top) and Minato (bottom), Japan, a week after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area.
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There are global economic repercussions as well, given Japan’s key position in the world economy.
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There are so many issues that this tragic event has caused that I can’t cover them on my own. However, below are a list of stories from Inter Press Service as they cover this event and its aftermath:
Japan: Trust Deficit - Worst Fallout of Fukushima
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Kazuya Tarukawa, 36, left a secure job in the Japanese capital to tend to his family’s organic farm located 100 km away from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor.
Japan: Tsunami Brings Sea Change to Tohoku
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Yumi Goto, 60, lives with her husband in a temporary shelter on a windy hill that overlooks vast stretches of tsunami- devastated seacoast where her home was once located. 'The huge earthquake and tsunami destroyed the life I had known till now. We are waiting to return to our former lives as soon as possible,' Goto told IPS.
Japan: Tsunami Brings Sea Change to Tohoku
Monday, January 23, 2012
Yumi Goto, 60, lives with her husband in a temporary shelter on a windy hill that overlooks vast stretches of tsunami-devastated seacoast where her home was once located.
Japan: Pushing Nuclear Exports After Fukushima
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Japan plans to boost civilian nuclear exports even as it tries to appease its population angered at radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, crippled by an earthquake and tsunami on Mar. 11, last year.
Japan: New Year Brings Economic Aftershocks
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Hideo Sato, 47, and his family escaped to this snowy city 200 km from the radiation emitting Fuksuhima power plant that was struck by a massive earthquake-driven tsunami on Mar. 11.
Collateral Damage From Fukushima Hits Europe
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Several leading European electricity providers and nuclear power plant constructors now count as part of the collateral damage caused by the tsunami that destroyed the Japanese nuclear power plant of Fukushima last March.
Japan: Mothers Rise Against Nuclear Power
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Japan’s nuclear power industry, which once ignored opposition, now finds its existence threatened by women angered by official opaqueness on radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was struck by an earthquake- driven tsunami on Mar. 11.
Japan: Training Volunteers to Deal With Disasters
Friday, November 11, 2011
Seven months after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, Japanese citizens and relief organisations are working to learn from the tragedy in order to mitigate the fatal impact of future natural calamities at home and abroad.
Japan: Training Volunteers to Deal With Disasters
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Seven months after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, Japanese citizens and relief organisations are working to learn from the tragedy in order to mitigate the fatal impact of future natural calamities at home and abroad.
Japan: Women Fight to Save Fukushima's Children
Monday, November 07, 2011
Hundreds of Japanese women have been converging on the Japanese capital demanding better relief for some 30,000 children exposed to nuclear radiation by the Fukushima meltdown.
Japan: Women Fight to Save Fukushima's Children
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Hundreds of Japanese women have been converging on the Japanese capital demanding better relief for some 30,000 children exposed to nuclear radiation by the Fukushima meltdown.
Japan: Wall Street Protest Finds Strong Echoes
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, thousands of Japanese youth and workers, dissatisfied with growing unemployment and harsh working conditions in the world’s third largest economy, have taken to the streets to demand stable jobs and government reforms.
Japan: Wall Street Protest Finds Strong Echoes
Monday, October 31, 2011
Inspired by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the United States, thousands of Japanese youth and workers, dissatisfied with growing unemployment and harsh working conditions in the world’s third largest economy, have taken to the streets to demand stable jobs and government reforms.
Japan: Forests Provide Cover for Recovery
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
In the wake of the massive tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region in March, Japan has witnessed a sharp rise in wood imports for temporary housing units and other recovery projects.
Japan: New Radiation Limits Demanded for Children
Thursday, September 29, 2011
The threat of radioactive contamination faced particularly by children after the Mar. 11 nuclear disaster in Japan has touched the heart of the Japanese public, and become a major political and social issue.
Japan: Fukushima Blows Lid Off Exploited Labour
Saturday, September 03, 2011
The Fukushima disaster has thrown up the first opportunity in decades to bring justice to thousands of unskilled workers who risk radioactive contamination to keep Japan’s nuclear power plants running.
Japan: Divorced Men Lose Children Along With Visas
Monday, August 15, 2011
Shahdul Huq, a Bangladeshi national living in Japan for more than 20 years, last saw his daughter almost three years ago when he lost his ‘spouse visa’ following divorce from his Japanese wife.
Citizen Group Tracks Down Japan's Radiation
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis has been marked by an outcry in Japan over radiation leaks, contaminated food and a government unable to put the public's fears to rest.
Fukushima Clouds Hiroshima Anniversary
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Matashichi Oishi, 78, a radiation victim from Bikini Atoll, the site of a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in 1954, will make his annual lone visit this week to commemorate the Aug. 6 anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima 66 years ago.
Japan: Record Radiation Levels at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Record levels of radiation have been recorded at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant reactor, just months after the nuclear accident resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in March.
Japan: RESPONDING CREATIVELY TO CRISIS
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The human spirit has a truly remarkable capacity -the ability to generate hope from the most devastating of crises. This ability to create value can be seen in the response to the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, writes Daisaku Ikeda, a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder and president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
Japan: RESPONDING CREATIVELY TO CRISIS
Monday, July 18, 2011
The human spirit has a truly remarkable capacity -the ability to generate hope from the most devastating of crises. This ability to create value can be seen in the response to the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11.
Japan: Aftershocks Hit Single Fathers
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
In a matter of minutes on Mar. 11, 33-year-old Hiroshi Yoshida became a widower and a single father, as the massive tsunami swept over his home in Rikuzentakata in northern Japan and took away his wife and younger son.
Japan: RESPONDING CREATIVELY TO CRISIS
Monday, July 11, 2011
The human spirit has a truly remarkable capacity -the ability to generate hope from the most devastating of crises. This ability to create value can be seen in the response to the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11.
Japan: Responding Creatively To Crisis
Monday, July 04, 2011
The human spirit has a truly remarkable capacity -the ability to generate hope from the most devastating of crises. This ability to create value can be seen in the response to the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, writes Daisaku Ikeda, a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and peacebuilder and president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
U.S. Replaces Japan In Role Of Villain On Whales
Friday, July 01, 2011
The United States has taken over the pro-whaling stance traditionally championed by Japan, but instead of supporting the capture of whales for scientific research purposes, it is doing so under the guise of aboriginal subsistence quotas.
Japan: Renewable Energy Grabs Limelight
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
After decades of being relegated to the sidelines, Japan’s fledging renewable energy industry is now basking in the limelight as the nation struggles to cope with the Fukushima nuclear accident.
Japan: Workers Bear Brunt of Nuke Clean-up
Friday, June 24, 2011
Twenty-eight-year-old Yushi Sato washes cars for a living, but they are no ordinary cars. Every day, Sato hoses down vehicles contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit north-east Japan Mar 11.
Former Unfpa Executive Director Gets Prestigious Japanese Award
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Japan will present its Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). One of Japan’s most prestigious awards that was instituted in 1875, the Order of the Rising Sun is presented by the Emperor to persons with long and commendable service.
Japan: Anti-Nuke Policy to Bring Severe Economic Fallout
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Three months after the devastating Mar. 11 earthquake that caused an accident at the Fukushima power plant, energy experts warn of economic fallout if nuclear energy is snuffed out too quickly, much to the dismay of an increasingly angry and frustrated public.
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