Sources say Japan's government has drafted a new disaster preparedness basic plan with a 10-year program to more than halve ...

The government is finalizing startup plans for the new Disaster Management Agency for disaster preparedness and response on ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – U.S. Army in Japan community members are urged to review their emergency preparedness plans following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit southwestern Japan Thursday afternoon. The ...

A small group of BYU nursing students traveled to Japan this summer with professor Ryan Rasmussen, graduate program coordinator Craig Nuttall and visiting faculty Hiromi Tobe to visit the Ishikawa ...

The bill is expected to be enacted during the current parliamentary session, with the government aiming to set up the agency ...

In January, a government panel marginally increased the probability of a major jolt in the Nankai Trough off Japan in the next 30 years to 75 per cent to 82 per cent. - AFP TOKYO: The Japanese ...

Japan’s southern Kagoshima region was struck by a powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, causing strong tremors across nearby islands and triggering panic among residents, though ...

When disaster strikes, it is often local responders who stand between chaos and safety. For 25 years, UNHCR’s Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response – the eCentre – has been equipping ...

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to ...