Asia Pacific Week 2011-Japan, after the Tohoku Earthquake

Japan, after the Tohoku Earthquake: with Professor Kent Anderson, Professor Jenny Corbett, Professor Sisira Jayasuriya, Dr Nobu Yamashita, Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki & Professor Peter Drysdale. This is the eighth session of Asia Pacific Week 2011, recorded on Wednesday 13 July 2011 at The Australian National University.

On 11 March 2011, Japan experienced the worst earthquake of its history— a 9.0 magnitude shake just off the Northeast Pacific coast. This was followed by a 10 metre tsunami crushing the coastline. Subsequently, the Fukushima nuclear power plants failed resulting in radioactive discharge. This panel considers Japan in the aftermath of this 'triple punch'. It explores economic, political and demographic as well as the personal effects of the disasters on Japan and Japanese society. It considers whether this is the end of Japan as we know it, the beginning of a new era, or simply another unpredictable natural disaster that will be accommodated as other natural tragedies in Japan's past.

The ANU Asia Pacific Week is a four-day showcase of the Australian National University's work on Asia and the Pacific. It is an ANU student-driven initiative that brings together leading regional experts and a 100 of the world's top university students from around the world to engage in a series of academic and networking events focused on the Asia Pacific region.

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