Five years on, Japan’s crisis response infrastructure still lacking (Kay Kitazawa, Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, East Asia Forum)

In the face of the 2011 triple disaster, the residents of Fukushima banded together to manage the crisis. The word kizuna has become widely used to describe the people-to-people bonds underpinning the remarkable endurance displayed by the residents of Fukushima. Kizuna refers to the strength of Japanese society. It signifies the ties that bind people together and thus Japan’s intangible social resources.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/03/05/five-years-on-japans-crisis-response-infrastructure-still-lacking/