Ghosts of the Tsunami Bestseller Summary Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone

On 11 March, 2011, a massive earthquake in Japan caused a super-tsunami. Seventy-five students unfortunately died while in the care of their teachers. Seventy-four of them perished in just one place, the Okawa Primary School. In Japan, a country with abundant experience coping with earthquakes, schools are supposed to be the safest place. So, what caused this disaster? Having spent six years uncovering the truth, the author discloses the hidden ghosts beneath the exquisite surface of Japanese society.