Japan’s three-headed earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster has taken a terrible toll in human lives, injuries, and the general well-being of the Japanese people. It will, of course, carry a financial cost, too. And now, the first financial estimates of the damage are rolling in. “If ever there was a comeback-kid sort of country, this is surely it,” says E.J. Dionne in The Washington Post.
- $247 billion
Japanese Economy Minister Kaoru Yosano’s estimate of what it will cost to rebuild Japan- $235 billion
World Bank estimate of what it will cost to rebuild Japan- 390,000
Number of Japanese who remain homeless- 9,080
Official death toll from the disasters- 13,561
Number of Japanese still reported missingMore numbers here…
Join us Sunday March 27 at Santa Monica Beach for a 2 mile run to benefit the American Red Cross’s Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund.http://www.reliefrun.com
