NDRF on 4th Intl disaster ops in Turkey since inception; major task after Japan triple disaster, Nepal earthquake

Feb 07, 2023

Acclaimed globally after Japan's triple disaster in 2011 and Nepal earthquake in 2015, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been given the task...

Japan: Drone technology to be used as disaster response

Jul 15, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], July 15 : In recent years, drone has been attracting attention not only for their use in logistics and disaster response but...

Nissei promotes soft ice cream with muscat cider in Tohoku region

Oct 21, 2021

Rikuzentakata [Japan], October 21 : Takatamatsubara Memorial Park for Tsunami disaster is located in Rikuzentakata city of Iwate Prefecture.

Japan emperor expresses sympathy for earthquake victims, plans disaster zone visit

Feb 23, 2024

Japan Emperor Naruhito, marking his 64th birthday, expressed heartfelt condolences for the lives lost in a powerful earthquake that shook central Japan on New...

Japan: 30 pc of disaster base hospitals located in flood-prone areas

Jul 30, 2023

The research panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found the risk in 221 facilities out of 765 so-called disaster base hospitals...

Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, near 3,500 injured in one week

Aug 04, 2020

Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the...