The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: A Message from Japan to Thailand

Natt Leelawat; Ampan Laosunthara; Jing Tang; Anawat Suppasri; Anat Ruangrassamee; Prasert Akkharaprathompong; Fumihiko Imamura

doi:10.20965/jdr.2021.p0908

Special Issue on the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: Part VI - Thoughts About the Great Disaster Now That Ten Years Have Passed -

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: A Message from Japan to Thailand

Natt Leelawat, Ampan Laosunthara, Jing Tang, Anawat Suppasri, Anat Ruangrassamee, Prasert Akkharaprathompong, Fumihiko Imamura

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Natt Leelawat
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University
Ampan Laosunthara
Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University
Jing Tang
Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University
International School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Anawat Suppasri
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Anat Ruangrassamee
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Center of Excellence in Earthquake Engineering and Vibration, Chulalongkorn University
Prasert Akkharaprathompong
Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University
Fumihiko Imamura
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University

Keywords: 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Japan, Thailand, World Tsunami Awareness Day

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2021 Volume 16 Issue 6 Pages 908-913

DOI https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2021.p0908

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Abstract

Thailand was among the countries that suffered losses and damage as a result of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. Ten years have passed since the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The various lessons learned and research on the 2011 disaster in Japan have reached Thailand. This can be seen in the numerous interactive activities associated to the World Tsunami Awareness Day, as well as several tsunami-related research and development programs applied to the country. This article summarizes those activities and highlights key examples. It also acts as a conduit for related communication between the two countries, Japan and Thailand.

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1.Fund name: Chulalongkorn University

2.Fund name: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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