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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

People receive rice balls at an evacuation shelter in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 7, following the July 28 earthquake.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
70% in Japan want to shelter at home after disasters, survey finds
Only about 15% of respondents had a detailed understanding of the preparations needed to shelter at home.
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
91AV原创 highest peak is often overlooked as being an active volcano. But with the risk of eruption ever-present, disaster preparedness is key.
Princess Aiko attends a national conference on disaster management in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2026
Princess Aiko attends disaster prevention forum in Tottori
This marks Princess Aiko’s first trip to Tottori and her second time attending the forum.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to discontinue Japan's prolonged practice of compiling big extra budgets, but her administration will consider compiling a second extra budget mainly for disaster relief, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2026
Japan considering another extra budget for disaster relief, Yomiuri reports
The government aims to pass the extra budget through the ordinary parliament session that begins early next year, the paper reported.
Vehicles are partially submerged after heavy rain caused floods in the city of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture last month.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 7, 2026
Remote-controlled traffic barriers to be installed at flood-prone underpasses
The move comes on the heels of a series of deaths at flooded underpasses, including during heavy rain in August.
Parliament in Tokyo. Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures have all expressed their intention to apply for a "secondary capital" designation with the central government.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2026
Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka meet secondary capital criteria
The prefectures that contain the cities will be able to apply for the special designation once the last criterion is met.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrives at the Prime Minister's Office on the day of a Cabinet reshuffle, in Tokyo on Sept. 17.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
Japan and Germany sign evacuation cooperation memorandum
Since 2024, Japan has established similar arrangements with South Korea, Australia, Canada, Britain and Brazil. Germany is the sixth partner country.
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi answers questions during an interview in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2026
Disaster response an ‘urgent issue,’ says new land minister
Disaster response is an “urgent issue,” Ibayashi said, adding that the prime minister has instructed Cabinet ministers to prioritize countermeasures.
Disaster management minister Goshi Hosono announces the National Disaster Management Agency, set to launch on Nov. 2, in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2026
Japan to expand disaster preparedness with new national agency
The National Disaster Management Agency will be launched on Nov. 2 and serve as the government’s command center for disaster preparedness.
A house that collapsed due to a landslide, in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday morning
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2026
Typhoon Dujuan leaves at least nine dead and four missing near Tokyo
Chiba Prefecture reported six deaths while Kanagawa Prefecture reported three as of 8 a.m. Wednesday. Two people are missing in each prefecture.
Members of a Japan-Indonesia joint research team conduct a test run of an early quake warning system at a mosque on the island of Java in Indonesia last week.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2026
Indonesia to develop earthquake early warning system with 91AV原创 help
Indonesia plans to conduct trial runs for the envisioned warning system in Jakarta and some other regions by 2030.
Rescue workers transport an elderly woman by boat from a flooded area after Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2026
At least six dead and six missing in Kanto in wake of Typhoon Dujuan
The storm brought record-breaking rainfall to eastern Japan, triggering landslides, flooding and widespread disruption of transport.
A one-day event is held at a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 13. The market was destroyed by a fire following a major earthquake that hit the region in January 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2026
Can Pikachu help heal a disaster zone?
Pokemon-themed attractions are bringing visitors and economic attention back to the earthquake-devastated Noto Peninsula.
Members of an expert panel discussing measures to prevent a recurrence of post-earthquake explosions speak at the industry ministry on Sept. 8.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Suppliers asked to install sensors in enclosed spaces with gas piping
The moves comes in the wake of a deadly explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture following an earthquake in July.
Volcanic activity at Mount Tokachidake in Hokkaido has intensified, raising the possibility of an eruption, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2026
Volcanic alert for Hokkaido’s Mt. Tokachidake raised to Level 3
This is the first time that Level 3 has been issued for the mountain since the alert system was introduced in 2008.
The Foreign Ministry is developing an app that is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive disaster overseas.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
The app is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive disaster overseas.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on foot as part of annual Disaster Prevention Day drills held on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 1, 2026
Takaichi participates in simulated earthquake drill on Disaster Prevention Day
This year’s annual drill simulated a scenario in which a 8.3-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tokachi in Hokkaido at around 7 a.m.
A relief worker delivers supplies to disaster survivors who continue to live in evacuation shelters in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 19. In a survey targeting foreign nationals?living in Tokyo, 41.3% said they want to read information, such as about disasters, in easy Japanese.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Easy Japanese in focus as way to deliver information to foreign nationals
A survey targeting foreign nationals?living in Tokyo found 41.3% want to read information in easy Japanese, higher than 35.9% seeking information in English.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (left) and Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki in Sapporo on Monday
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2026
Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
A funeral pyre is lit for a victim of deadly flash floods in Nepal, at the Suryamati River in Trishuli, Nepal, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2026
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
Three months before hundreds were killed in the flood, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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