Japan’s Great Earthquake: Societal Resilience and Determination to Reconstruct
Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima ...
Speaker: Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor, Bank of Japan
Presider: William J. McDonough, Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1993–2003)
April 14, 2011
Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.
This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
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