CIDEG Research Communication No.3 Great East Japan Earthquake Theme

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck the northern part of Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, triggering a strong tsunami and a serious nuclear leakage accident. The Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance (CIDEG) at Tsinghua University has been conducting research on earthquake-related issues since 2011 and has achieved some results. We summarize the earthquake-related research and communication conducted by CIDEG as follows for the reference of experts and scholars.