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The article focuses on the one year anniversary of the March 22, 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami that caused the destruction of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Topics include the devastation within the city of Ukedo, the displacement of Japanese people and families, and the cost of the cleanup and rebuilding process.

The article discusses the economic costs of natural disasters such as the March 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 2011 floods in Thailand, and the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Australia. The article argues that while death tolls have decreased, increased economic activity in places which are at risk for disaster has made them more costly. Government management of natural disasters in the U.S., the Netherlands, and Japan is discussed.

This article reports on Japan's economy in 2011 following the Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The article discusses the country's economic recovery from the natural disasters in terms of national reform and deregulation in industrial production and reconstruction. Information is provided on Prime Minister Naoto Kan and economic policy.