Emergency supplies of drinking water distributed to areas where the water was cut off due to the effects of Typhoon Khanun are seen in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2023.

Japan is preparing to create a disaster management agency responsible for everything from disaster preparedness to reconstruction, learning from past disasters including the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula ...

OSAKA -- More local governments in Japan are preparing to lend support to foreign tourists should a natural disaster strike, although only some 30% of Japan's 47 prefectures already have specific ...

Residents across Japan's Pacific coast rushed to higher ground on Wednesday as tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia's Far East resurfaced painful memories and lessons from the ...

Life as we know it will probably not come to an end in Japan this weekend. But what if it does? That’s the question consuming a disaster-prone country ahead of a widely spread prediction of disaster ...

Myanmar nationals living in Japan were frantically seeking word of loved ones back home following the huge earthquake there. With over 1,000 people already confirmed dead in the March 28 disaster, ...

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is seen on April 6, 2011, after a devastating tsunami struck the city in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Some residents were seen ...

Water outages topped the list in a Japanese survey of worries in the event of disaster, but nearly half of respondents had not even prepared one day’s supply for emergency purposes. Premium Water, ...

Japanese convenience store chain Lawson says it will establish 100 shops nationwide by fiscal 2030 that can be used as disaster response hubs. The company announced the plan on Wednesday, citing the ...

In a survey in Japan, only a total of 26.2% of respondents stated they were either “fully” or “somewhat” prepared for a disaster, while 25.8% answered “not at all,” and 47.9% said “not really.” More ...

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States jointly called for proposals on the theme of “Human-Centered Data for Disaster Resilience” ...

Unfounded rumors of a Japan disaster are going viral, triggering anxiety and keeping visitors away. The country's tourism industry is already feeling the pinch from a digital scare with real-world ...