CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgements ix Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of East Japan 1 Earthquake and Tsunami Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi Chapter 2: Review of Countermeasures in the East Japan 15 Earthquake and Tsunami Mikio Ishitvatari Chapter 3: Evacuation Behavior and Its Implication: 25 Case of Kamaishi Yuta Suda, Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi Chapter 4: Green Belt and Its implication to Coastal 59 Risk Reduction: Case of Yuriage Yusuke Noguchi, Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi Chapter 5: Post Disaster Communication and Role of FM Radio: 73 Case of Natori Ai ideta, Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi Chapter 6: Role of Social Media in East Japan Earthquake 109 and Tsunami Brett D. M. Peary, Rajib Shaw and Yukiko Takeuchi Chapter 7: Damages to Education Sector and Its Recovery 143 Yukiko Takeuchi and Rajib Shaw Chapter 8: Education for Sustainable Development and Its 165 Implications to Recovery Process in Kesennuma Yukihiro Oikawa Chapter 9: Development of Education for Natural Disaster 187 Preparedness and Reduction at School Linking to (he Community Masakazu Goto and Nobumitsu Aihara Chapter 10: School Damages in Asian Countries and Its 201 Implication to Tohoku Recovery Glenn Fernanda, Rajib Slitm>, and Yttkiko Takeuchi Chapter 11: Volunteers and Youth Role in Post Disaster Scenario: 223 Role of Miyagi University of Education Yoshikichi Abe ami Tamonori Ichinose Chapter 12: A 'Soft' Volunteerism in Super-Ex tensive Disaster: 239 Case of Noda Motohiko Nagata Chapter 13: Towards Long Term Recovery after the Mega Disaster 255 Rajib Shaw and Yitkiko Takeuchi Color Inserts 271