IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has expressed strong concern about the risk of a nuclear disaster as Russian troops use the plant as an attack...
There are various things we can do to support disastered areas prefectures, but what we must do is to remember the voice of the children.
The Okawa Elementary School had a disaster protocol, but the instructions in case of a tsunami were unhelpfully vague. It led to the biggest loss of...
Preoccupation with the coronavirus might make people forget the rebuilding of lives in Fukushima, says the author of Tokyo Ueno Station and owner of Full House...
Fukushima is slowly springing back into life as local residents return and the government pour money into the local towns bringing joy to the country and...
Life is not easy here. It never has been and never will be. The courage is humbling. What is COVID-19 when you’ve been through 3.11?
“What has the disaster taken from people?” asked photographer Shoko Hashimoto. “What effect will it have on their daily lives, their values and inner selves?”
Ishinomaki’s losses reflect the greater Tohoku experience. The town which had a population of about 160,000 people in 2011, suffered 3,554 dead and 421 who are...
Here’s a checklist of information sources, essential items, safety gear that a person or family living in Japan should keep handy.
So there it is, done and dusted. I have cycled the length of Japan during COVID-19. It took 5 weeks, a lot of blood and...
For many, the news has only meant the dominance of the topic of coronavirus for the past few months. However, on March 11, Japanese...
We learned this week that a man who uses the name “Francisco” — the same name as the Pope — is the Deputy Prime Minister of...