The preliminary study of improving the efficiency of the government crisis management - Giving recommendation and inspiration from the ways of dealing with crisis management of two countries between China and Japan

Abstract

Since the beginning of 21st century, huge disasters occurred frequently, and Asia is the most serious region where the casualties are accounted for more than 80 percent of the world. Facing the paroxysmal disaster, the level of the crisis management of the government determines the deficiency of the rescue. Though China and Japan are one of the most earthquake prone countries in the world, the number of casualties in both countries varies greatly. The Chinese government has been highly praised in dealing with sudden earthquake disaster happened in WenChuan in China in 2008 by international community. Similarly, Japanese government has been highly praised too by international community by a serious of emergency measures taken during in the disaster earthquake in 2011. Finding out similarities and difference of the measures they have taken facing with the huge natural disaster between two countries is to give constructive feedback and inspiration to improve the efficiency of government crisis management. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.