Friday, March 9, 2018

Reuters: Seven years after tsunami, Japanese live uneasily with seawalls - Another problem? Lack of vibrant diversity. Quake, tsunami smashed communities, killed almost 18,000, but no riots--only the stoic helping of each other to survive. --tma






RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) - When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual by the sea. Soon after, a huge black wave slammed into his city and killed nearly 2,000 people. ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-disaster-seawalls/seven-years-after-tsunami-japanese-live-uneasily-with-seawalls-idUSKCN1GL0DK