Japan's seismic activity is three times that of California but you also take into consideration that tsunamis are usually not too far behind. Japan is unique in the sense that it is surrounded by the Eurasian Plate, the North American Plate & the Pacific Plate. After reading this chapter what are your thoughts on the history behind these natural disasters in Japan and how they were viewed by society as a whole? Was John Milne able to provide scientific data to change societies mind?