At the same time, however, Japanese society has shown resilience. The work of rebuilding has started to get under way, gradually but steadily. In my remarks today, I will talk about the situation in Japan in the month after the earthquake and the work being done to rebuild Japan’s economy. II.
Experience in the month after the earthquake  A good place to start is what happened in the financial markets, the area I am familiar with. The earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m. on Friday, March 11. At the time, I was being briefed by staff in preparation for the Monetary Policy Meeting scheduled to be held at the beginning of the following week.