Essay about Economy of Japan after tsunami

SCOPE 4. Scope of this paper are as follows: a. Tsunami – What Are They? b. South East Asia Economic Resources. c. Aftershock And Aftermath Loses. d. Economic Impact. e. Conclusion. f. Recommendations. TSUNAMI – WHAT ARE THEY? 5. Tsunamis are not wind-generated waves. Rather, they are shallow-water waves, with long periods (time between two sucessional waves) and wave lengths (distance between two sucessional waves). The wind-generated swell one sees at a California…

and eventful of Japanese history. After World War 1 Japan looked to expand their empire where they ended up with territories like Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, and parts of northern China. Japan saw World War 1 as an advantage to take advantage of European countries destroyed from the war. They were able to use this to advance their economy by creating a trade surplus. Because of this Japan suffered less from the Great Depression than other industrialized nations. Japan was becoming more of a nation that…

absence of free market institutions (banking, property rights, contract law). But Adam Fforde, an Australian consultant specializing in the Vietnamese economy, thinks the Government may lose control over budget and credit policies -- a weakness that dogs Russia and is casting a shadow over China's development. " Big obstacle to the rise of the economy are Infrastructures, absence of free market institutions. Lets analyse these problems in details. The Vietnam War…

stunningly beautiful country in landscape and culture, Japan welcomes the hesitant tourist to many parts of the country not affected by the events on March 11th including two cities which have experienced and risen from disaster. Hiroshima hails as Japan’s foremost example of a city rising after a manmade disaster. The dropping of an atomic bomb on the city in 1945 changed Hiroshima permanently with many experts claiming the city would not be habitable after such destruction. Today, citizens of Hiroshima…

Japan was a large exporter of silver, copper, sulphur, camphor, iron, swords, lacquer, furniture, sake, tea and high quality rice. Southeast Asia was a major hub of entrepôt activity. There, Indian textiles, Japanese and American silver and Chinese silk and ceramics were traded for Southeast Asian pepper, spices, woods, resins, lacquer, tortoise shells, pearls and deerskin. The Indochinese countries, especially Vietnam, were also significant exporters of sugar. (Frank, 1998) In being part of the…

However, the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake in March disrupted many business operations including manufacturing. Electricity supplies remain tight because Japan has temporarily shut down almost all of its nuclear power plants after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors were crippled by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. Estimates of the direct costs of the damage - rebuilding homes, factories, and infrastructure - range from $235 billion to $310 billion…

water," said Professor Kerry Sieh, from the California Institute of Technology, US. Yet, when the shaking from the earthquake subsided, no-one had any idea that the tremors had set in motion something far more deadly - a tsunami. THE TSUNAMI Deep under the Indian Ocean, at the epicentre of the quake, the 20m (65ft) upward thrust of the seafloor set in motion a series of geological events that were to devastate the lives of millions. Billions of tonnes of…

All these tsunamis however took lives of the people who lived or were visiting the area at the time. In addition to the death that a tsunami causes, there are also other effects. The towns or cities where the disasters took place are also affected. Many structures are destroyed or damaged. Businesses may be destroyed. All these effects make it difficult and slow for the areas to not only aid those that were hurt in the tsunami but also to rebuild the towns and cities quickly. This has an effect on…

Chile was ripe for causing a tsunami, and it caused one of the largest tsunamis in recent history. The tsunami stretched across the entire Pacific causing large-scale destruction in Hawaii and Japan and in other places. Some towns in Japan were saved as the result of "watchers" whose job included checking the ocean for unusual behavior. Several hundred people owe their lives to the men that saved entire towns. The Alaskan Quake of 1964 caused a significant tsunami as well, killing 122 people and…

nation of Japan. With a massive earthquake and tsunami caused equipment damage that eventually lead to destruction of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. During the earthquake and tsunami three nuclear reactors were destroyed. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake caused damage all over the island and still 2 years later Japan is struggling to get back on its feet. People were forced to leave their homes and possessions behind as the Japanese government tried to correct the damage done by the tsunami and earthquake…