Consulate General of Japan in New York and JETRO New York Host Briefing on "Current Situation in Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake"
May 13, 2011
On Friday, May 13th, the Consulate General of Japan in New York and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York Office hosted a briefing for companies in the United States to explain the current situation in Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake and countermeasures taken in response. The briefing was made possible with the cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in the U.S.; Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) New York office.
Below are some of the topics discussed at the briefing:
1) Current status of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
2) Levels of radiation in and around major cities
3) Regulations that ensure the safety of food
4) Condition of airports and harbors
5) Effect of the earthquake on supply chains
6) Tourism in Japan after the earthquake
If you wish to see the documents distributed at the meeting, please click below:
a) Japan's Challenges Towards Recovery
b) Economic Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Current Status of Recovery
c) ICAO NEWS RELEASE and others
d) Activities of Japan's Industry to Revive Supply Chains
e) Japan's Inbound Tourism after March 11,2011 and others
f) Reading of Environmental Radioactivity Level -Tohoku Area- and others
