The eruption of Mount Fuji, as well as a series of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis, devastated Japan on August 10, 2002, putting the country in a state of emergency. Furthermore, on August 15, another major earthquake struck Japan, dividing the country in half. While other nations took in Japanese refugees, the Japanese government received aid from China and the United States, resulting in China ruling the north and the United States ruling the south. Due to employment rivalry and the Japanese immigrants' deteriorating living conditions, 15 years later, Japanese refugees in Taiwan and Taiwanese nationals are at odds with one another. Genichiro Ryu was a survivor of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.