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What two geologic events have plagued japan throughout its history?
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The first known disaster to greatly affect Japan was the Shinchira Earthquake of 1129 a.d. In the upper regions of the Chiba prefecture, the massive quake struck instantly killing tens of thousands of residents and burying thousands more. Total, over 150 thousand bodies were pulled from the rubble including the Emperor of Japan: Hiramori Mohiyama and his family. Because of his death, rival factions battled each other for supreme power of the land and Japan was thrown into civil war that lasted 12 years. Nigawa Tashiobi emerged as the next Emperor after the war had ended. Thus began his 25 year reign of tyranny and extreme corruption which caused mass poverty. Disease and crime rose to alarming rates as the Emperor raised taxes to extreme levels. Because of this, Japan went from being an emerging world power to a broken and poor nation.
The second geological event to be noted is the eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1886. Tokyo was burned to the ground and buried with volcanic ash. All farmlands within a 250 mile radius (which contributed to 53% of all rice grown) were poisoned by the phosphorous minerals carried by the ash. Food soon became scarce, prices skyrocketed because of the shortage, livestock died from the poisoned soil, and taxed imported goods caused the citizens of Japan to nearly all starve to death. China quickly took advantage of this crippling disaster and invaded Japan. The two nations fought on-and-off for decades. This war would not end until 1945 when Japan finally surrendered to the Allies.
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