Dealing with Disaster in Japan
Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash
Just as the sinking of the Titanic is embedded in the public consciousness in the English-speaking world, so the crash of JAL flight JL123 is part of the Japanese collective memory. The 1985 crash involved the largest loss of life for any single air crash in the world. 520 people, many of whom had been returning to their ancestral home for the Obon religious festival, were killed; there were only four survivors.This book tells the story of the crash, discusses the many controversial issues surrounding it, and considers why it has come to have such importance for many Japanese. It shows how the Japanese responded to the disaster: trying to com…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-136-64108-4
- EAN: 9781136641084
- Produktnummer: 13882572
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 6'044 KB
- Abbildungen: 58 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 31 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 27 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Christopher P. Hood is a Reader in Japanese Studies at Cardiff University, UK. His publications include Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan, (2006), Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone's Legacy (2001) and (as editor) the four volume Politics of Modern Japan (all published by Routledge).
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