I thereafter discussed the growing frustration of the public with corporate greed and wealth disparities that symbolised the Occupy Wall Street Movement. I touched upon the Los Indignados Movement in Spain reflecting the angst of the public which has grown resentful of the economic and political systems. These have been the three standout “awakening” movements of 2011.
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan's national and local governments have revised upward their estimation of damage that can be caused by possible large-scale earthquakes, floods due to heavy rains, and other disasters, and have also updated hazard maps.