The risk of a complex disaster, as what happened 100 years ago in the Great Kanto Earthquake, is extremely high in Japan today.
The earthquake paralyzed the city. In the aftermath, it is estimated that 70% of those rescued from the ruins were saved by family members or neighbors.
The entire Japanese archipelago is undergoing a distinctly active seismic phase — and not just the Noto Peninsula where the recent earthquake swarm continues.
The brunt of the powerful shaking hit the same area affected by the March 2011 Great North East Japan Earthquake, leading to power outages and disruptions...
Listen in as Galileo reconnects with former Fukushima JET Programme colleagues to talk about some of their experiences during the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Anniversaries of disasters are important days for us to face the memories that had been sealed away, so that life-saving lessons will continue to be remembered.
The full length of the Japanese archipelago is now in a phase of active seismic activity, elevating the need for emergency planning — now, not later.
Its presses damaged by the tsunami, Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun used pen and paper and posted updates at the city’s evacuation centers 10 years ago.
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.
“After the earthquake, there were children that could not laugh, and could not go anywhere, and were very afraid.” They’re the reason Chiho Shimura startedーand continuesーKokoro...
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...
Oshima residents are taught: “If you feel an earthquake, immediately get to high ground and do not go back for anything or delay for any reason.”...