Description
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. JST, a megaquake, one of the largest in the world, struck Japan, a land highly prone to plate tectonics. While there were immediate and predictable outcomes, many were unforeseen, catching the government, citizens, and businesses off guard. What were the initial responses of these three entities? The intermediate responses? Some of the effects were immediate and obvious; others less so. The speaker for this class, Roger Pratt, who was in Japan when the quake struck and listened to Japanese media reporting firsthand, recounts his experiences and discusses the above questions.
