Japan
Stand with Japan
Wearing shirts with the words “Stand with Japan,” audience members listen as Harvard Professors and the Consul General of Japan discuss the earthquake in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government on Mar. 24, 2011.
Kennedy School Revisits Chernobyl
The recent disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is a “decision moment” for the nuclear power community, according to Associate Professor of Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government Matthew Bunn.
Scholars Examine Japan’s Future
Three Japanese visiting scholars presented their end-of-term findings after a yearlong research position at Harvard, addressing Japan’s trade, business, and food security landscape at a panel discussion yesterday in CGIS North.
Stand with Japan Dinner
Harvard University Hospitality and Dining Services is teaming up with Harvard for Japan to present a Japanese-themed dinner tonight dedicated to raise support for the continuing efforts to rebuild Japan from the earthquake and tsunami in March.
Harvard Square Businesses Help Japan
Three weeks after the March 11 earthquake that devastated Japan, Harvard Square businesses will be teaming up for a bake sale to benefit relief efforts this Saturday at Upstairs on the Square.
Panel Optimistic for Recovery in Japan
At a Harvard Kennedy School panel on the recent Japanese earthquake and subsequent problems at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant last night, panelists were mostly optimistic about Japan’s response in the wake of the disaster.
Question of the Week: Earthquake Warning
What single improvement to current earthquake detection and warning systems would help most in terms of limiting their destruction (both material and to humans)?
After Quake, Geology Research at Harvard Assumes New Urgency
Professors leading research initiatives in earthquake science at Harvard say there were prior indications of the earthquake that hit Japan two weeks ago, but that they were taken aback by its 9.0 magnitude
Facts of the Week
On March 11, an earthquake and tsunami struck japan, devastating the region.
Scholars Discuss Recovery in Japan
Professors and scholars from various fields convened yesterday in the crowded Tsai Auditorium to discuss the economic and social recovery prospects for Japan.
Origami Study Break
Students explore the complex art of origami as a part of a study break workshop during Harvard for Japan Week on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Quincy Dining Hall. Their goal is to fold one thousand paper cranes. Known as "Senbazuru" in Japanese, a thousand paper cranes symbolize a wish for speedy recovery from disaster or illness.
Panelists Confident in Japan's Recovery from Earthquake, Tsunami
Four experts on Japan expressed confidence in the nation’s ability to recover from recent devastation—wrought by an earthquake and resulting tsunami—in a panel discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School yesterday night.
