A series of tragedies thus far in 2024 shows why it’s high time to establish a specialized agency for disaster management. SDF troops survey the disaster zone in Wajima City. following the Noto ...

This International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, let’s get prepared with risk reduction and management products from Japan and Kochi Prefecture! TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To mark October 13, ...

Survivers are seen in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in January 2024 after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake TOKYO: The Disaster Management Agency, a new disaster-response organisation, is expected to be ...

Nuclear energy may make sense in places where reactors can be operated safely, but Japan is a seismically active archipelago. “Japan’s biggest problem in disaster response is not a lack of hardware, ...

Japan’s parliament on Monday enacted a law to establish a disaster management agency that will oversee crisis response and prepare measures to reduce damage. The new agency, eyed for launch in ...

At least 55 people have died since a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on New Year’s Day. Many more have been injured or trapped under rubble, requiring rescue. Additionally, thousands of homes ...

A total of 45 local governments and regional groups across Japan had offered to host regional offices of the country’s disaster management agency, expected to be launched in November, as of Friday, it ...