Beyond Quake, Japan's Political Aftershocks
One year after Japan's triple disasters, questions persist about the ability of the world's third-largest economy to rebound and how its...
Speaker: Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
March 8, 2012
CFR's Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Sheila A. Smith, discusses the political and economic state of Japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
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One year after Japan's triple disasters, questions persist about the ability of the world's third-largest economy to rebound and how its...
Sheila A. Smith discusses recovery and rebuilding one year after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Sheila A. Smith discusses the challenges facing Japan as it begins to rebuild after the earthquake and tsunami.