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The article reflects on how Japan is recovering from the Sendai earthquake and tsunami one year after it occurred in March 2011. The country's financial difficulties are considered including its strong yen currency, its declining gross domestic product (GDP), and the losses reported by electronics companies in 2011. Other topics discussed include Japan's aging workforce, the lack of women in the workplace, and the insularity of Japanese youth.

The article examines the potential for youth in Japan to save the country following the destruction caused by the 2011 Sendai Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The economy of Japan has allegedly been in a state of recession since the 1980s, and the author attests that this has made many Japanese youth underemployed and withdrawn from society. However, following the earthquake, many of them are volunteering their time, money, and social-networking knowledge to coordinate aid efforts and reunite family members. Politics and bureaucracy in the nation are also discussed.

The article reports on the damage to the Japanese economy caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami catastrophe.