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311 Japan Earthquake
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• Date: Mar. 11, 2011 ( 14:46:23 )
• Magnitude: 9
• Type: mega thrust earthquake
(occur at subduction zones at destructive plate boundaries)
• Geology: Pacific Plate
• Tsunami: up to 37.9 meters
It caused extensive and severe structural
damage in Japan
• Death toll: 14,416
• Injured toll: 5,314
• Missing toll: 11,889
• Influence:
– Health
– Economy
– Transportation
– Electricity
– Telecommunications
Nuclear Energy — Crisis in Japan
• Earthquake and tsunami
• Creating the worst nuclear crisis
• A series of explosions and fires  the release
of radioactive gases.
Feeding on fallout
• Fukushima nuclear power plant
lingering effects of radiation emitted
how safe is the Japanese food supply?
• radioactive material
contaminated tap water, milk, spinach,
seawater near the plant
• Official government:
amounts of radioactive material
infiltrating water and crops
relatively small
• To be safe…
• Japanese authorities:
Japan’s economic crisis
• Disaster push Japan into recession
• The Bank of Japan pump money to economy
• Hundreds of factories shut across Japan
• Cost of rebuilding push up Japan’s debt
The effect of the Japan’s Earthquake
on Taiwan
•Driving down Taiwan's economic growth rate
•Decreasing the gross domestic output
•Slashing Taiwan's industrial output
→chemical products, metal and products, machinery,
electronic products and components, and transportation
equipment.
•Dropping Taiwan's export to Japan
•Decreasing import by Japan
The effect of the Japan’s Earthquake
on Global Economy
•The earthquake runs counter to price stability
→Boosting consumption of fuel oil and fuel gas
→Driving up international energy prices and oil prices,
as well as consumer price index
•Equity markets around the world declined
•Shutting down operations
→Disrupting the flow of goods around the world
The effect of the Japan’s Earthquake
on Global Economy
•South Korea will benefit from the earthquake
•Horizontal competitive relationship with Japan
•Expanding their market share
Conclusion
Reference
• http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/en
ergy-environment/atomicenergy/index.html?scp=2&sq=Fukushima%20nucl
ear%20power%20plant&st=cse
• http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conten
t/11_13/b4221011428458.htm?chan=magazine+
channel_11_13+-+japan+crisis_japan+crisis+sr
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhok
u_earthquake_and_tsunami#Geology