Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan

Book Review| September 01 2025 Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan Available to Purchase Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan. By Kerry Smith. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024. 368 pp. ISBN: 9781512825374. Gregory K. Clancey Gregory K. Clancey National University of Singapore Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Asian Studies 11904299. https://doi.org/10.1215/00219118-11904299 Views Icon Views Open Menu Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Bluesky Email Facebook LinkedIn X Tools Icon Tools Open Menu Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Gregory K. Clancey; Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan. Journal of Asian Studies 2025; 11904299. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00219118-11904299 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsJournal of Asian Studies Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF.