Comparing the disaster information gathering behavior and post-disaster actions of Japanese and foreigners in the Kanto area after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

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Author	Kawasaki, Ayaka Meguro, Kunio
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	After the March 11 Tohoku earthquake, people living in Japan were faced with confusing and conflicting messages from differing information sources which created an atmosphere of uncertainty and led many people, particularly foreigners, to relocate to western Japan or leave the country entirely. In order to improve the dissemination of information after future disasters, a survey was conducted to understand how people in the Kanto region – the most populous area of Japan and bordering the Tohoku region – received their disaster-related information and how it affected their decisions in the aftermath of the disaster. This paper compares the results of Japanese and foreigners and discusses some initial impressions of the disaster information gathering behavior and post-disaster actions. It was found that the role of domestic information sources versus overseas information sources could have contributed to the confusion foreign respondents experienced and led to their relocate or evacuation from Japan.
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