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Natural Disasters: Japanese Earthquakes

The earthquake in Japan is easy to make the soil loosen. Due to the earthquake in Japan, a lot of human life and money as well are lost because of the earthquake. The largest earthquake exceeded 7 in magnitude. Geologists concur that the positioning of Japan on the boundary of tectonic plates is underlying reasons for the constant recurrence of the earthquakes (Hasegawa & Yamamoto, 2018). The main purpose of this article essay is to provide insight into the historical background, detailed information, causes, aftermath of the earthquakes, and some solutions. In doing so, it is my aim to prevent those causes to have a better understanding about earthquakes in Japan. Comment by Hunt, Josiah: Remove extra spaces after paragraphs.

Earthquake causes damage to Japan's economy. There are two main reason about earthquake which affect Japan's economy the most, one is the issue of natural disasters and the other is afraid of the earthquake that made everyone afraid to invest money in Japan. First, Japan is positioned at the convergence of continental and oceanic plates. They include the Pacific, Eurasian, North American and Philippian Sea plates (Hinga, 2015). Why there is eEarthquake in Japan? are caused by the movement of two plates. The collision of plates produces huge energy bursts to the ground. This is why the ground shakes hardly. One type of earthquake, destructive earthquakes, mainly concentrated in the center of the earthquake. When it happens in the sea, it will cause tsunami and many coastal areas will be destroyed by the huge waves. Secondly, Japan has a hugethe largest concentration of volcanically active mountains in the planet (Hinga, 2015). It means that continuous volcanic activity locates in the center of Japan. The pressure by the plates leads pressure that cause the volcano to erupt.Moreover, the volcano region is very vulnerable to earthquakes lead ring. Two reasons above are enough to represent Japan as an earthquake area. In addition to natural factors, certain human activities, such as the explosion of explosives or the construction of reservoirs, may also be the reason cause earthquakes. Comment by Hunt, Josiah: Make sure you pluralize all these Comment by Hunt, Josiah: This sentence will need to be reworded to make your point clearer.

Japan ’s earthquake problem is known to be as long as the country ’s history. Th earliest recorded earthquake occurred approximately 1600 years ago. In 1703, an 8.0 intensity earthquake that consumed 150,000 lives hit Japan (Bressan, 2016). The number of deaths includes the consequences of the disaster. In 1855, Tokyo earthquake killed over 20,000 people. Since the 1800s and 1900s, Japan has recorded many earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 and above. The Fukushima earthquake in 2011 attracted international attention with a magnitude of 8.9. It also triggered one of the largest nuclear accidents in the 21st century. After being through those earthquakes, Japan has adopted a very comprehensive response method. However, the Japanese earthquake did improve a lot, compared to the previous level of damage. The reason is that Japan has begun to enforce that every house must be designed to prevent earthquakes (Sun, 2020). As earthquakes happen too often, Japanese houses must have anti-seismic systems. And Japan has also listed laws for preventing earthquakes in each house. The new buildings are is made of softer steel, which is not as hard as it used to be. The soft steel is not only used for new buildings, but also train tracks. Because there were too many people carrying trains during the earthquake, to prevent another disaster, Japan also installed earthquake sensors on the rails of the trains. If there is an earthquake, the trains will be stopped immediately (Sun, 2020). Comment by Hunt, Josiah: How many? Comment by Hunt, Josiah: Japanese people are that strong to carry tra

Third, the Japanese government promotes earthquake prevention measures. Earthquake drills are very common in Japan. All schools, companies, ...etc. provide earthquake strain teaching and knowledge for all people. Moreover, earthquake survival kits are common in Japanese households (Kitagawa, 2019). This shows that the Japanese people attach great importance to the government's measures to prevent earthquakes and that the government's measures are very successful. The Japanese have also created museums from previous earthquake disasters to remind everyone that Japan cannot forget the danger of disasters.

The solution to the earthquake is funding. For example, the drainage cost of the Tokyo Tunnel is $ 300 million. This is a lot of money even for rich countries like Japan. The concept of the tunnel is to collect tsunami water for safe redistribution to the sea. Besides, the cost of building earthquake-hardened buildings in Japan is very high. However, they still cannot completely eliminate the danger of earthquakes. My advice will be limitation of its destructive power. First, improving the earthquake warning system can immediately alert citizens to imminent danger. Secondly, the research can translate the intensity of low earthquakes. In the long run, current solutions are too expensive and unsustainable. Japan has implemented some recommendations now, but there still exists a lot of part need to be improved. Comment by Hunt, Josiah: Cite relevant source.

In conclusion, Japan has a very unfortunate history of earthquakes. Countless precious lives and property have been lost. Japan has also learned something from history. It is now one of the most earthquake-prone countries on the planet. Powerful early warning systems and earthquake-resistant buildings help reduce deaths. The root cause of the problem is that our technical level is insufficient. It is impossible to control the movement of a tectonic plate or move the boundary to another location.

Well written (hope you didn’t have to use a translator^^). Remember, the focus is on you developing your own voice as a writer. Only recommendations I have are (a) support your points with citations, and (b) use headings to divide your paper into smaller sections.

References

Bressan, D. (2016). A short History of Earthquakes in Japan. International Journal on Geological Studies. Comment by Hunt, Josiah:

Hasegawa, A., & Yamamoto, A. (2018). Evidence for the location and cause of large crustal earthquakes in Japan. Journal of Geophysical Research.

Hinga, B. D. R. (2015). Ring of Fire: An Encyclopedia of the Pacific Rim's Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes. Routledge.

Kitagawa, K. (2019). Exploring ‘everyday-life preparedness’: Three case studies from Japan. International journal of disaster risk reduction.

Sun, Y. (2020). Assessing Japanese approaches in earthquake preparedness. Oxford University press.