The characteristic features of Japan—for example its situation on a boundary between tectonic plates—explain its extreme susceptibility to natural disasters. Dr Terada is a former director of the National Research Centre for Disaster Prevention.
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TERADA, K. Natural Disasters in Japan. Nature 240, 197–199 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240197a0
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