More than half of municipalities in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures will disclose the names of missing people in a disaster despite concerns about personal information protection, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. Ahead of Disaster Prevention Day on Sunday, the survey was conducted in July ...
Less than 6% of families in Japan thoroughly prepare children for natural disasters, survey shows
Only 5.9 percent of families in Japan thoroughly prepare their children for natural disasters or other emergencies, according to a recent survey by toymaker Bandai Co. The ratio of respondents who said they occasionally have disaster preparation discussions with their children only comes to 13 ...
'Yokohama Burning': Destruction, massacre and tornadoes of fire
One of the most fascinating and controversial books about the Great Kanto Earthquake is Joshua Hammer's 2006 release "Yokohama Burning," in which the former bureau chief for Newsweek magazine suggests a link between the national response to the 1923 disaster and Japan's descent into ...
Japan retools its annual disaster drills for the first time to practice for the dreaded Nankai quake, mobilizing more than 1 million people across the country.
