Japan Earthquake and Recovery

Japan Earthquake
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The March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear plant explosions that followed, are the biggest national emergency Japan has faced since World War II. Follow Asia Society's continuing coverage below.

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Coping with Trauma, From 9/11 to 3/11

Survivors of two disasters are coming together
Book Excerpt: How Japan's 'National Nightmare' Became Part of Normal Politics

Did the 3/11 quake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown lead to any fundamental change in how Japan is run?
Photos: The Legacy of Fukushima

Lensman captures his hometown's decay, two years later.
Interview: Japan's Post-Earthquake Politics

MIT professor Richard Samuels talks to Asia Society about his new book on politics in Japan in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of March 2011.
Interview: Bit by Bit, Filmmaker Shares a Crowd-Funded Story of Japan Rebuilding

One chapter at a time, through the power of crowd-funding, Lisa Katayama tells a story of rebuilding lives, and hope, in the tsunami-stricken town of Motoyoshi, Japan.
India

A Hip Hop Dance Response to Japan's 2011 Disaster

Watch Japanese contemporary dancer and choreographer KENTARO!! perform his solo piece 'After Raining, It Will Be Sunny,' in an Asia Society India Centre event at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai last month.
Unseen Footage of Japan's Quake Zone

Haunting, evocative imagery set to Emperor's address to the nation.
New York

Lessons from Japan's Calamity

U.S. official: "There's always more that can be done."
New York

Japan: One Year Later (Complete)

A top U.S. official assesses the state of disaster relief and recovery in Japan, one year after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.
2011: Will Japan's Leaders Squander Post-Disaster Goodwill?

The world may admire Japan's resolve, but unless the country's leaders get their act together "it’s hard to see a bright future," writes Ayako Doi.