Japan: Between an end and a beginning
Jeremy Sy, Kajal Vatsa and Melody Zhou
The year 2015 finds Japan in a unique and critical juncture in its history. This year, the country lies precisely at the midpoint between two watershed moments that will have long-term repercussions on its future: the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. How Japan navigates this period of change will determine whether its future is one of managed decline, or of renewed growth.
On 11 March 2011, Japan was hit by the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The magnitude 9.0 'quake off the...