Q&A: Developing disaster education to protect children's lives
Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career ...
Mexican-Japanese fusion should be a disaster. At Los Mochis, it’s a revelation
The collision of Mexican and Japanese cuisine sounds like a recipe for culinary chaos. But as Liam Murphy discovers at Los ...
In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own
Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.
Great East Japan Earthquake bereaved express grief, but also resilience on disaster anniv.
On March 11, people in places across Japan paused to offer silent prayers for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...
Editorial: Social welfare cannot be the forgotten child of Japan's disaster relief system
Japan faces the constant risk of natural calamities striking anywhere at any time. To save as many lives as possible, it is ...
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Japan marks 14th anniversary of quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a ...
In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
Japan PM Ishiba vows to pass on lessons from 3/11 disaster to future generations
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has pledged to pass on to future generations lessons learned from the March 11 disaster ...
Japan may declare ‘severe disaster’ as record wildfire burns for eighth day
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster ...
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Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Prone to major earthquakes that trigger fires and tsunamis, Japan has become a world leader in building disaster-resilient communities. Three experts in public policy and urban development told ...