Tohoky earthquake

• magnitude 9.1 on 11/3/2011
• >18,000 people killed by tsunami in Japan
• study between 1999-2015 of Japan's prefectures

  • impact of disasters on vulnerable groups
  • women, elderly, foreigners, people with disabilities
  • disasters actually reduce discrimination against women and elderly, controlling for demographic and social factors
  • no measurable impact on foreigners and disabled