Law and Disaster

Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Shigenori Matsui

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Routledge
14 January 2020

Asian history; Politics & government; Systems of law; International law; Constitutional & administrative law

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 Electric Power Company (TEPCO), was compromised, causing nuclear meltdown. The hydrogen blast destroyed the facilities, resulting in a spread of radioactive materials, and, subsequently, serious nuclear contamination. This combined event – earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown – became known as the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster.

This book examines the response of the Japanese government to the disaster, and its attempts to answer the legal questions posed by the combination of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. Japanese law, policy, and infrastructure were insufficiently prepared for these disasters, and the country’s weaknesses were brutally exposed. This book analyses these failings, and discusses what Japan, and other countries, can learn from these events.

By: Shigenori Matsui
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9780367481322
ISBN 10: 0367481324
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 14 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.