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On March 11, 2011, the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island was hit by a colossal earthquake and tsunami waves, which claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 people in a moment. Facing a totally unexpected massive disruption, no less than 163 countries—including aid recipients—extended a helping hand beyond the North-South divide, coming to the assistance of one of the major ODA donor countries. That year, Japan was the sixth-largest recipient of international humanitarian aid, surpassing Sudan, Kenya, and Haiti (Development Initiatives 2013, 39).
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Kamidohzono, S.G., Gómez, O.A., Mine, Y. (2016). Embracing Human Security: New Directions of Japan’s ODA for the 21st Century. In: Kato, H., Page, J., Shimomura, Y. (eds) Japan’s Development Assistance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137505385_13
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