Crisis Management in Japan & the United States.Crisis Management In Japan & the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. James L. Schoff, editor Brassey's, Inc. 22841 Quicksilver quicksilver: see mercury. (1) (QuickSilver Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.qstech.com) A mobile communications company that specializes in a reconfigurable logic chip for cellphones and PDAs. See adaptive computing. Drive, Dulles, VA 20166-2019 1574888943 $25.00 1-800-775-2518 Compiled and edited by James L. Schoof, Crisis Management in Japan & the United States: Creating Opportunities For Cooperation Amid Dramatic Change (a joint American/Japanese project conducted by The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis and The Osaka School for International Public Policy, Osaka University Home to many elite and renowned alumni of CEOs, lawyers, doctors, scientists, bureaucrats, and a Nobel laureate, as well as to many advanced research centers, Osaka University is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Japan and Asia. ) is a close examination of how the United States and Japan have each overhauled their crisis and consequence management structures in order to prevent and respond to disasters. Studying four recent crises in particular--including the Kobe earthquake, the Tokaimura nuclear accident Japan's worst nuclear radiation accident took place at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Japan, on 30 September, 1999. The accident occurred in a very small fuel preparation plant operated by JCO (formerly Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion , and the September 11th terrorist attacks--Crisis Management in Japan & the United States offers logical suggestions for further improvements in policy that can not only improve national responses but also promote cooperation and take maximum advantage of the U.S.-Japan alliance. A professional, no-nonsense compilation Compiling a program. See compiler. of finely distilled expertise. |
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