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Go Nagai isn’t worried about his artwork and museum that were destroyed in the Ishikawa earthquake, he’s worried about the people who live there.
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Explosion occurred during dinner rush at second-floor restaurant.
Modern conveniences are returning to parts of Hokkaido, but there’s still much to be done.
There’s no need to pay to use payphones to let your family know you’re OK or tell response teams that you need help.
Veteran employee was involved in measuring radiation levels immediately after 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan is a country of violent storms and seismic activities, but also amazing discount retailers that can help you deal with natural disasters.
High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.
The Zettai Zetsumei Toshi disaster survival video game series has been revived, and will be more realistic than ever before.
On the Road to Recovery: The People of America and Kumamoto Join Together is a beautiful clip that encourages the people of Kumamoto to be positive during recovery efforts.
Numbers alone can be hard to visualize, but this makes things terrifyingly easy to understand.
Magnetic notices convey a very important message about your cats for when you’re not there to speak for them.
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