Like many places, volunteering rates in Japan tend to rise in the aftermath of disasters. By the third anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, according to a study by the Japan National Council of Social Welfare, more than 1.3 million people volunteered in the disaster-struck area. From vulnerable individuals…
A spokesperson for the Japan National Council of Social Welfare. The government had planned to collect about ¥104.7 billion in COVID-19 loans in 2023, but only about 37% of that amount was actually repaid, according to the labor ministry, adding that if steps are not taken to amend the situation,…
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Members of the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue operations at the site of a mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday. | KYODO
Kyodo, Reuters Jul 6, 2021
Shizuoka – Intermittent rain and the risk of a secondary disaster posed challenges for rescue workers racing against time following a large mudslide in a hot spring resort town southwest of Tokyo that killed at least four people, destroyed at least 130 houses and left an uncertain number missing.