Soon after the March 11 devastating earthquake and tsunami,one could read in a number of media that the conduct of the
Japanese people after the most devastating disaster of the century showed the country’s indestructible social capital. As a matter of fact, if considering one of the typical indicator of structural social
capital, there has been a growing density of association (NPOs and NGOs) since the 50’s in Japan, and this increase is considered to be a response to emerging social demands and problems; the recognition of the limitations of public and private-sector enterprises; and an increase in government subcontracts (Inoguchi,2002).