Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium (1997) / Chapter Skim
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1 INTRODUCTION
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Indeed, in the past year both the United States and Japan have begun to restructure their national programs for reducing the impacts of seismic hazards. in response to these concerns, then Prime Minister Murayama proposed an effort to President Clinton to increase United States - Japan cooperation on reducing earthquake impacts.
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Earthquake Preparation, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Presentations were based on previously submitted papers that contained proposals for United States-lapan collaborations and discussions of
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To this end, the present report reviews the outcomes of the Symposium in the context of existing bilateral programs. Considering the loins Statement and the Symposium presentations, potential areas for research and policy collaboration to reduce earthquake losses in the United States and Japan are discussed.
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