Fukushima 15 years later
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast near the Tohoku region. The six-minute quake caused damage, injuries, and loss of life, and was followed by a powerful and deadly tsunami that in turn triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. As we reflect on the triple disaster fifteen years later, we are compelled to consider whether the world is any better prepared for such catastrophes.
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With support from the Albert Smith Nuclear Age Fund, the Center for Asian Studies launched 鈥淎 Tale of Two Asias: Living in and Beyond the Nuclear Age,鈥 a project bringing together scholars to examine political, social, and environmental听challenges associated with nuclear issues across Asia. The initiative began with a March 2021 workshop marking the ten-year anniversary of the disaster and will culminate in a forthcoming book co-edited by Geography professor and past CAS faculty director Tim Oakes and Anthropology associate professor Kathryn Goldfarb.
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