Political Geography: Japan / Topic: Natural Disasters

Author:: Jacques E.C. Hymans
Publication Date:: 11-2011
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
Abstract:: Prior to the Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster of March 11, 2011, international observers frequently posed the question of whether Japan might convert its large stockpile of plutonium into nuclear weapons. Since March 11, their main question has shifted to whether Japan will decide to exit from the nuclear energy field altogether.
Topic:: Security, Energy Policy, Natural Disasters, and Nuclear Power
Political Geography:: Japan and Israel

Author:: Sheila Smith
Publication Date:: 03-2011
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Council on Foreign Relations
Abstract:: The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan will have a severe, lasting impact on the Japanese economy, says CFR's Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies.
Topic:: Economics, Energy Policy, and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Japan and East Asia

Author:: Michael A. Levi
Publication Date:: 03-2011
Content Type:: Video
Institution:: Council on Foreign Relations
Abstract:: A week after Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, Japanese officials struggle to contain a widening crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. CFR's Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Michael A. Levi, discusses the global responses to Japan's nuclear crisis, and what it means for the future of nuclear energy.
Topic:: Energy Policy and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Japan

Author:: Kilbinder Dosanjh
Publication Date:: 03-2011
Content Type:: Working Paper
Abstract:: The human cost Many companies (Sony, Toyota) have shut factories in affected area As much as 10% of national power production temporarily down Rolling blackouts will continue until end-April.
Topic:: Economics, Humanitarian Aid, and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Japan, Israel, and Asia

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