NBR just released the third Q&A in a week-long series that reflects on the one-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In this Q&A, Michael J. Green
(CSIS) assesses Japan's political and economic direction since the March 11 disaster. A link to the full interview and a summary are below:

"Post-March 11: Japan's Political and Economic Landscape Now and Ahead"

Q&A with Michael J. Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Link: http://m.nbr.org/yNRuHy

SUMMARY

This month, Japan marks the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. NBR invited Michael J.
Green--Strategic Asia 2011-12 contributing author, senior adviser and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and an associate professor of international studies at Georgetown University--to assess Japan's political and economic direction since the disaster.

Read the full interview for a discussion on the following topics:

- The Japanese government's political and economic management of the aftermath of the earthquake

- Japan's downgraded reliance on nuclear power

- The potential impact of Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP)

Link: http://m.nbr.org/yNRuHy

One Year after March 11 - A Retrospective

This interview is part of a one-year anniversary retrospective of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan. Read more from this
series:

"Policy Change in a Post-Crisis Japan" - Q&A with Richard J. Samuels http://m.nbr.org/z3QFMH

"Fukushima One Year Later" - Q&A with Daniel P. Aldrich http://m.nbr.org/xEBPxZ

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Seattle, WA