Seismic Japan: The Long History and Continuing Legacy of the Ansei EDO Earthquake

by Gregory Smits

What are we to make of contemporary newspapers in Japan speculating about the possible connection between aquatic creatures and earthquakes? Of a city council deciding to issue evacuation advice based on observed animal behavior? Why, between 1977 and 1993, did Japan's government spend taxpayer money to observe catfish in aquariums as part of its mandate to fund earthquake prediction research? All of these actions are direct legacies of the 1855...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824838173
• ISBN13: 9780824838171
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"