Japanese transit is a case study for disaster resilience

The World

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or tsunami. As The World’s transportation correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports, other countries should take note as climate change causes more natural disasters globally.

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