2011 Japan tsunami Emergency Management Response Operations

Abstract

This research paper highlights the emergency and disaster management response operations in 2011 tsunami in Japan. Moreover it discusses the weaknesses of the Japanese Government in conducting these operations and also provides a brief overview of the assistance provided by other countries of the world.

Table of Contents

Abstract2

Introduction4

Discussion4

Emergency and Disaster Management5

Conclusions10

References11

2011 Japan tsunami Emergency Management Response Operations

Introduction

The 2011 Great Tohoku earthquake is considered a historical catastrophe not only due to its tsunami tremor of magnitude 9.0 that led to a chain of ruins counting the breakdown of numerous economic assets and precious lives but in addition the nuclear mishaps which made the government's post disaster response a huge, difficult and complex challenge. The entire mortality is yet affirmed to be 28,550 missing or dead. The hotspots of tsunami are in Fukushima, Iribaki, Ewate, and Miyagi prefectures. Altogether, 54 out of 174 in the abovementioned cities have been affect by this disastrous earthquake but it has spread other risks that had been passed through globally (James, 2011).

Discussion

The occurrences of March 11th 2011, admonished the planet that how rapidly new circumstances question the basic principles and regulations developed by the managers of crisis response. Japanese government's systemic breakdowns represented more or less the same flaws that were spotted in the United States following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina (Lassa, 2011). Regardless of nature's volatile behavior and human weaknesses the 2011 tsunami was an expected consequence of the geographical positioning of Japan across the primary tectonic errors. It is due to this susceptibility that in Japan the tsunamis and earthquakes are part of the disaster preparation at each extent from the rural disaster commissions to the central government.

Emergency and Disaster Management

Basically disaster management takes account of providing necessary facilities to citizens and managing resources at the time of accidental tragedies, natural tragedies and rain floods etc (Katsutoshi, 2006). However, provided the size of the earthquake, Japan was inept of handling the catastrophe on its own and worldwide efforts were necessary to reinstate normalcy.

The catastrophic disaster of March 2011 signifies a different sort of disaster. It was different in a sense that the authorities were unable to determine the precedence requirements of the people. Few people in the authority were themselves the sufferer of this tragedy. Instant mobilization of resources was in a weak position due to the breakdown of transportation and time needed to organize them. Food, medical assistance, water and the requirement to test the stretch of viruses were the big concerns. Provided the vastness of the adversity these instantaneous efforts came out to be insufficient.

The response of Japan to the crisis was enormous. An emergency response team was established by the government which was lead by the Prime Minister. Japan, in the depths of a massive misfortune dealt with the tragedy with poise and calm. The efficiency and stoicism with which Japan utilized its organizational skills and human capital for coping with the circumstances was outstanding. The manner in which Tokyo bounced back to business ...