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In separate instances, man in sandals and woman who’d never been to Mt. Fuji before both require emergency assistance to get off Japan’s tallest mountain.
Once again, foreign nationals need help after taking the risks of mountain hiking too lightly.
Residents trapped by rising floodwaters use special disaster hashtags to get the attention of the Self-Defence Forces.
Local media makes no mention of father-of-three’s sacrifice, triggers angry, embarrassed reactions from Japanese nationals.
The Marine Corps members carried an ill woman for two miles to safety. Read More
Actually, he sort of found them.
With still no sign of the seven-year-old, some are doubting the accuracy of his parents’ account of where he was last seen.
With no sign yet of the seven-year-old, new details have emerged about the chain of events that led to the ongoing crisis.
The Japanese Twitterverse has been sharing some handy tricks for rescuing our feline friends in times of emergency.
This footage caught by a surveillance camera ought to make you cringe and smile in just over one minute.
This story of a three-year-old girl surviving over a week and a half in the woods with her pet dog has taken the Japanese Internet by storm, and is sure to give you a case of the warm fuzzies.
Last week, we discussed the possible etymology of Kinugawa (“Angry Demon River”), which has been the scene of intense flooding in eastern Japan this month. While the overflowing river has devastated the surrounding towns and landscapes in its wake, a single building in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture has been gaining particular attention for being the only structure within sight to stand firmly in place in the face of a deluge of muddy water.
We love a good rescue story, especially when it involves cute kitties! Find out who this rescuer is and why the kitten found himself stuck in a ditch after the jump!
After reading this, you’ll have even more reason to love IKEA.
Since May, IKEA and other home goods stores in Singapore have been partnering up with local animal rescue groups to raise awareness about dog adoption. To achieve this goal, IKEA has placed photo cutouts of actual shelter dogs within the sample rooms along with information about the process of adoption. The effort has proved incredibly rewarding so far, with many homeless dogs finding themselves a loving family and a brand new life.
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