Comments on: Revitalizing Tohoku http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2012/03/09/revitalizing-tohoku/ Weekly Insight and Features from Asia Thu, 23 May 2013 22:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Charles Jannuzi http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2012/03/09/revitalizing-tohoku/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Charles Jannuzi Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:24:34 +0000 http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/?p=12352#comment-1710 >>Post-disaster research has shown that major disasters are often followed by innovation and growth if the recovery is underpinned by structural reform, eliminating dysfunctional economic relations, introducing technological innovation, and selective targeting of new investments. It remains to be seen if Japan will produce a dynamic recovery.<< This is wishful thinking since they will have to rely on huge government handouts and protection to restore local agriculture and fishing--if indeed it can actually be restored after the Fukushima meltdowns and blow-ups. It's as if you are wishing them to rebuild the Tohoku into something that isn't present-day Japan. My advice would be restore natural areas along the coast and stop building in areas that are ravaged by tsunami so much. >>Post-disaster research has shown that major disasters are often followed by innovation and growth if the recovery is underpinned by structural reform, eliminating dysfunctional economic relations, introducing technological innovation, and selective targeting of new investments. It remains to be seen if Japan will produce a dynamic recovery.<<

This is wishful thinking since they will have to rely on huge government handouts and protection to restore local agriculture and fishing–if indeed it can actually be restored after the Fukushima meltdowns and blow-ups. It's as if you are wishing them to rebuild the Tohoku into something that isn't present-day Japan.

My advice would be restore natural areas along the coast and stop building in areas that are ravaged by tsunami so much.

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