[International Cooperation][Disaster Response] Taiwan, Japan Exchange Ideas on Post-earthquake Recovery

[International Cooperation][Disaster Response] Taiwan, Japan Exchange Ideas on Post-earthquake Recovery (Chinese Version)

CNA – Focus Taiwan (2012/09/03) Representatives from Taiwan and Japan met at a forum in Taipei on September 3 to discuss what Taiwan can learn from Japan's reconstruction since the country was heavily hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami last year.

A total of 450 participants have registered to attend the Taiwan-Japan Science and Technology Forum, where local and Japanese experts have been invited to speak on industrial challenges and precautionary measures in the post-disaster era, according to the Association of East Asian Relations, the organizer of the event.

Ching-yen TSAY, Director of the association's Science and Technology Committee, said he hopes the exchanges can be transformed into substantial measures to improve bilateral cooperation.

"The impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami not only changed the lifestyle of Japanese people, but also urged the world to reconsider issues such as production systems, energy safety and international collaboration," he said.

Masao UCHIBORI, Vice Governor of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, described the nuclear crisis of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a failure of Japan's technology.

UCHIBORI said Japan has reviewed the causes of the nuclear crisis and has taken measures to prevent it from happening again, hoping that such an accident will not occur in other countries.


Further Information:
CNA – Focus Taiwan 2012/09/03

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