Preface to the English edition
Foreword / by Yamazaki Masakazu
INTRODUCTION. 1. Three great earthquakes
2. The Japanese perspective on natural disasters
3. Periods of earthquake activity in the Japanese islands
ONE. The great Kantō earthquake. 1. The chain of oceanic plate and inland earthquakes
2. Horrific disaster sites
3. The great Meireki fire of the Edo period
4. Government response to the great Kantō earthquake
5. Vigilante massacres
6. Constructive recovery amid political strife
TWO. The great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. 1. An earthquake shatters postwar peace
2. Front-line responders
3. The role of the self-defense forces
4. Successful rescues on the "belt of destruction"
5. Initial response by leaders
6. Initial response by the prime minister
7. Aspects of recovery and restoration
8. The future of creative reconstruction
THREE. The great east Japan earthquake (1): ground zero. 1. An offshore earthquake and an enormous tsunami
2. Tsunamis along the Sanriku coast
3. Fire brigades battle to survive
4. Police response capabilities
5. The mission of the SDF
6. Hands-on response
7. Wide-area support between local governments
FOUR. The great east Japan earthquake (2): response by Japanese society and the government. 1. Initial response by the Japanese government
2. On the ground at Fukushima
3. Operation Tomodachi
4. The reconstruction design council in response to the great east Japan earthquake
5. Toward building safer towns
FIVE. Living in an age of seismic activity. 1. The Lisbon earthquake
2. The current state of disaster response
Afterword
Notes
References
Index.