1st Edition

Law and Disaster Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

By Shigenori Matsui Copyright 2019
296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

On the 11th of March 2011, an earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale (the most powerful to ever strike Japan) hit the Tohoku region in northern Japan. The earthquake produced a devastating tsunami that wiped out coastal cities and towns, leaving 18,561 people dead or registered as missing. Due to the disaster, the capability of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Tokyo... Read more

Preface;  Introduction;  1. Japan and Earthquakes: Before the Tohoku Earthquake;  2. Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Aftermath;  3. Nuclear Meltdown in Fukushima;  4. Reconstruction of the Tohoku Region;  5. Aftermath of the Nuclear Meltdown;  6. Future of Law and Politics in Japan;  Conclusion;  Appendices;  Index

Biography

Professor Shigenori Matsui is Director of Japanese Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada. He is an internationally renowned expert in the fields of Constitutional Law, Mass Media Law and Internet Law. Before joining the UBC Law School, he was a professor of Osaka University Law School. He has served for the Japanese government as a member of the National Freedom of Information Review Board, and as an examiner for the National Bar Examination Commission.