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25 Mar 2011
Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
Author: Dick K Nanto, William H Cooper, J Michael Donnelly
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan followed by a nuclear crisis and shortage of electricity is having a large negative economic impact on the country but a lesser effect on world markets. More on «Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami»
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24 Mar 2011
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
Author: Richard J Campbell, Mark Holt
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The earthquake on March 11, 2011, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island, reportedly caused an automatic shutdown (called a "scram") of eleven of Japan's fifty-five operating nuclear power plants. More on «Fukushima Nuclear Crisis»
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22 Mar 2011
Japan 2011 Earthquake
Author: Andrew Feickert, Emma Chanlett-Avery
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
With almost 40,000 US troops stationed in Japan, the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami is unique in that US forces and associated resources were located in close proximity to deal with the crisis. More on «Japan 2011 Earthquake»
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18 Mar 2011
US Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview
Author: Peter Folger
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The author of this report gives a brief overview of the activities of different Tsunami Warning Centers that monitor the Pacific and Atlantic coast of North America. More on «US Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview»
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Mar 2011
A Year of Surprises: The 17th Japan-US Security Seminar
Author: James A Kelly, Akio Takahara, T J Pempel, Hiroshi Inomata, Michael Auslin, Toshihiro Nakayma, Nobumasa Akiyama, Jim Thomas, Evans Revere, Takashi Kawakami
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
This report examines Japan-US Security concerns, and stems from a conference held shortly in the wake of and dominated by the March 2011 earthquake/tsunami and resultant nuclear crisis. More on «A Year of Surprises: The 17th Japan-US Security Seminar»
