Independent (March 13)
Around the world, eyes are glued on Japan as it begins to recover from a cataclysm “so powerful it shifted the Earth off its axis.” The front page of the Independent offers support in Japanese and English. “がんばれ、日本。がんばれ、東北。Don’t give up, Japan. Don’t give up, Tohoku.”
Tags: Disaster, Earthquake, Japan, Recovery, Tohoku
Wall Street Journal (March 12)
“No country was better prepared for an 8.9 quake.” Devastation cannot be escaped when confronting an 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Still Japan minimized the damage through preparation and planning. “Japan stands, literally, as a testament to how human planning and industrialized society can cope with natural disasters.”
Tags: Damage, Earthquake, Japan, Preparation, Tohoku
Financial Times (March 11)
The Great Tohoku Earthquake dwarfed the Hanshin (1995) and Tokyo (1923) earthquakes, Nevertheless, “Japan has faced this challenge with admirable calm and fortitude.” Despite the altogether massive magnitude, Japan is demonstrating “resilience.”
Tags: Earthquake, Hanshin, Japan, Tohoku, Tokyo
