A rumor circulating in Hong Kong that a huge earthquake and tsunami will hit Japan this summer led to such a sharp drop in ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide ... It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you ...

BANGKOK--A plan to build a nuclear power plant will continue in Myanmar, a war-torn Southeast Asian country partly devastated ...

As the years rolled on, Nohmi Bosai made it to the Tokyo Stock Exchange during the post-war boom. By the 1960s, they were ...

Texas, Georgia and Illinois are the three worst states for natural disasters. Hawaii, Alaska and Maine are the three states with the fewest natural disasters. Natural disaster frequency and ...

(Photo courtesy of Bosai Kyoiku Suishin Kyokai) KURE, Hiroshima -- A 10-year-old boy in this western Japan city received the "family disaster preparedness special award" for fiscal 2024 in a ...

Local groups are struggling to cope with the scale of the disaster, while the civil war means international efforts have so far proved ineffective.

Kim Reynolds signed her proposal to provide aid to those who have experienced natural disasters ... from the Economic Emergency Fund to the Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program to ...

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A drone that can deliver food, water, and medical supplies to hard-to-reach communities during a disaster, was handed over to local government officials this month in Himachal Pradesh, northern India ...