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JAPAN SINKS

Sakyo Komatsu, 1973
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  • After dropping anchor for the night near a small island to the south of Japan, a crew of fishermen awaken to find that the island has vanished without a trace. An investigating scientist theorizes that the tiny island has succumbed to the same force that divided the Japanese archipelago from the mainland ― and that the disastrous shifting of a fault in the Japan Trench has placed the entire country in danger of being swallowed by the sea.
  • Based on rigorous scientific speculation, Japan Sinks recounts a completely credible series of geological events. The story unfolds from multiple points of view, offering fascinating perspectives on the catastrophe's political, social, and psychological effects. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 science-fiction novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Resources
  • ​​Japan Sinks - Wikipedia
  • Sinking of Japan (2006 film) - Wikipedia

Movie (2006) Trailer
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Disaster Scenes
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The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) (Parody, 1:26 minutes)
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  • Home
    • About Vikki Costa
  • Science Fiction
    • Teaching with Science Fiction
    • Characteristics of Science Fiction
    • Writing Sci Fi
    • SciFi Short Stories >
      • Soft Rains
      • Road Not Taken
      • California Dreamer
      • Folding Beijing
    • SciFi Novels >
      • Frankenstein
      • Journey to the Center of the Earth
      • The Time Machine
      • I, Robot
      • A Wrinkle in Time
      • Ender's Game
      • Jurassic Park
      • Japan Sinks
      • Three Body Problem
      • The Age of Miracles
    • Sci Fi Movies >
      • Them!
  • Movies
  • Technology
  • Global Education
  • NASA's BEST Workshops
    • Read Write Like Engineer
    • STREAMing
  • Informational Text
  • Visual Thinking
  • Hodgepodge