The Great Kanto Earthquake also known as the Tokyo-Yokohama Earthquake of 1923 hit the metropolitan area of Kanto on September 1st, 1923 around 11:58 pm. It was a 7.9 on the Richter magnitude scale, killing over one-hundred and forty thousand people due to its high magnitude and the time it happened. The earthquake struck around lunch time, when many Japanese people were at home cooking at their charcoal or gas fueled stoves. At the moment the earthquake hit, it knocked down buildings that caught flames from the stoves that fell over, enflaming the city. The fire was swept up and able to spread due to the gusts of wind that occurred for two days afterwards, resulting in firestorms. Charles Blauvelt experienced the ordeal of the fire describing the flames as “[covering] the whole city [as they] burned all day and night.” In addition to the firestorms and the earthquake itself, there was a shock because of all the fallen debris which triggered tsunamis to fill and flood Japanese cities. These tsunamis, that were about thirty feet tall, destroyed central Tokyo and immensely added to the death toll.
Because of the damage to the city, the people around the affected area had to move elsewhere, but they were killed off due to the firestorms; the remaining survivors attempted to rebuild the city. They got help from foreign lands, which were willing to help by loaning and donating money. With donated money, they were able to rebuild homes and to restore the land. In addition to getting help from foreign lands, they worked internally to help their own nation. The survivors of the caustic disaster took loans from the national bank, which made the economy flourish. Even though the people worked amongst themselves and helped each other, the g...
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The San Francisco Earthquake commenced at five thirteen o’clock in the morning, with the epicenter offshore of San Francisco. The city carried more than 400,000 people during this event (Earthquake of 1906, 1). Most of the
Many people have lost their homes so the government had to help with the construction of houses. Many infrastructures, and buildings were destroyed. as well as the. Cottages were built for the survivors of the earthquake. The Congress gave funds in order to reconstruct many public buildings that were damaged by the earthquake or fire.
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In 1923, many things happened, “Time magazine released its first issue, the first baseball game was played in Yankee Stadium, and insulin was made a treatment for diabetes” ("What Happened in 1923 Including Pop Culture, Events and Technology"), But for everyone the greatest impactful events in 1923 where not as good as they were in the United States. On August 1, 1923 a massive earthquake hit Tokyo, Japan, killing thousands of people and destroying cities all over Japan. But even in bad times good can come when it is least expected. The Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 impacted Japan not only in a negative way, but also in a positive way. The Kanto earthquake impacted Japan by giving the people of Japan an opportunity to be a hero, start over and rebuild bigger and better, and help strengthen the bond of the Japanese people. This earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes that ever happened in Japan even though they are hit by earthquakes all the time. Japan was filled with death and disappear, but a few people rose above the rubble and helped bring their country back to greatness.
An earthquake occurs abruptly and causes severs damage to people, property, landscape and more. A great mega-thrust earthquake, known as the Great Tohoku Earthquake has shaken Japan at 5:46:24 UTC on March 11, 2011. It caused a severe disaster, including tsunami and nuclear radiation exposure.. This mega-quake located at the latitude 38.297 degree North and longitude of 142.372 degree East, near the east coast of Honshu, Japan (USGS, 2013). An earthquake and tsunami waves caused widespread damage to many areas of Japan. People in Japan are still recovering from the damages.
The earthquake and tsunami caused damage to lives and properties that affected the area. The earthquake happened on March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m. local time. People in cities along a 1,300 mile coastline were affected by tremors that reached as far as Tokyo. As of April 2015 the
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There was a multitude of causes of the disaster in Japan. The first cause was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan. Japan is located in “The Ring of Fire,” an area in the Pacific Ocean that has multiple faults and earthquakes (Pedersen 13). Tectonic plates shifted off the North Pacific coast of Japan and created a massive earthquake. The next cause was a thirty-three foot wall of water that swept over cities and farmland in Japan (Branigan 2). Martin Fackler, a journalist, stated, “The quake churned up a devastating tsunami” (Fackler 3). The tsunami reached speeds of 497 miles per hour while approaching Japan (Fackler 3). The third and final reason of the disaster was that the cooling systems at multiple nuclear power plants failed. At Fukushima, a nuclear power plant in Sendai, Japan, the radioactive rods began to overheat due to the absence of water, which cools it. Explosions occurred at three of the reactors, which spewed radiation into the air (“Comparing nuclear power plant crises”). In conclusion, the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant issues were the causes of the disaster in Japan, but they also had a myriad of effects.
Our preliminary class gave a brief, yet detailed outline of major events affecting the East Asian region. Within that class, prompted by our limited geographical knowledge of Asia, we were given a fundamental explanation of the geographical locations of the various events taking place in the region. In subsequent classes, we were introduced to the major wars, political shifts, and economic interests which shaped Japan, China and Korea to what they are today. We examined the paradigm of pre-modern Japanese governance, the Shogunate, and the trained warriors which defended lord and land, Samurai. In addition, we examined the socio-economic classes of Medieval Japan, which included the Samurai, peasants, craftsmen, and the merchants. We also examined pre-1945 Japan’s policies toward foreign entities, notably the Sakoku Policy, which sought to expunge all foreign presence and commerce in an effort to protect its borders and culture. 1945, however, saw ...