One of the misconceptions about the disaster states that Fukushima had a rural community with strong human relationships. In my opinion, Fukushima was a highly developed industrial city that maintained a nuclear power plant before the disaster. The people of the city were highly educated and responded to the disaster promptly and professionally. Despite the fact that people living in Japan often have fewer social interactions, Fukushima citizens managed to provide support to the victims. Since Fukushima had a nuclear power plant and served as an industrial center of the Fukushima Prefecture, it is safe to claim that the city was highly developed and did not have a rural community prior to the disaster.
One of the reference topics is Fukushima today and Japan’s energy future. The main focus of Fukushima today is rebuilding and reconstructing the city after the disaster. The process of revitalizing the city involves decontamination of the area and support for the victims of the catastrophe. In addition, the city receives special grants and national support to prevent future disasters. Japan’s energy future is highly promising because the country employs highly educated specialists and develops modern technologies in the production of energy. In my opinion, the country aims to develop new renewable sources of energy by using fossil fuels and solar power.
I think Asia was able to reduce poverty in the past 50 years by focusing on rural areas and their development. For example, China was one of the first Asian countries to successfully reduce poverty. In my opinion, such a success was achieved by integrating more facilities into the rural and less economically developed regions. In addition, China focused on education, which allowed people to find jobs and improve their skills. Many people’s living standards improved as a result of this emphasis on rural areas.