Nihon rekishi saigai jiten
By: Kitahara Itoko, Matsuura Ritsuko, Kimura Reo hen
Publisher: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tōkyō
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 838
ISBN-13: 9784642014687
Subjects: Chronology; Nihon-Rekishi-Benran; Natural disasters; Saigai-Rekishi-Benran; Accidents; Disasters; History
Description: This book contains information about the disasters that have struck the Japanese archipelago from the 9th century to the year 2011, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, eruptions and typhoons. It combines research results from the related fields of science, engineering, and history, and explains the mechanism of disasters, damages, and disaster prevention. It features the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.