Tuesday, September 6, 2011

EDITORIAL Preparing for the next catastrophe

EDITORIAL

Preparing for the next catastrophe

Japan marked the 88th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1 and is nearing six months since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated the Tohoku Pacific coastal areas. It is impossible to completely protect communities from damage caused by a major calamity, but serious efforts must be made to reduce as much as possible any such destruction.

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