Law and Disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

by Shigenori Matsui

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138481947
• ISBN13: 9781138481947
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"