Earthquake prediction in occupied Japan

Historical Social Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 105-133

  Smith, Kerry ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beno Gutenberg; Great Kanto earthquake 1923; Hazard mitigation; Imamura Akitsune; Political history; Sassa Kenzo ; Tsuboi Chu ji; Wadati Kiyoo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979849222     PISSN: 01726404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12759/hsr.40.2015.2.105-133     Document Type: Review

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