Tokyo officials and others have been hurrying to prepare for the next major disaster by setting up “temporary stay facilities” where stranded people can take shelter. One hundred and one years ...
TOKYO -- A majority of the wards in Tokyo do ... underscoring the urgent need to create such plans to prevent chaos should a disaster strike. The findings come at a time when international tourism ...
Earlier this year, the Nikkei MJ's parent organization, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, conducted a survey of local governments to determine what measures, if any, had been put in place to assist foreign ...
TOKYO – About 4,000 potential sites for temporary housing for disaster survivors are located in flood-prone areas, according to a survey by Japanese media outlet, Yomiuri Shimbun. In the quake ...
creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in Ginza, one of Tokyo’s busiest destinations. Cars travel on the ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide. It’s recommended that you download it and read it right now (or even better, after you read it, print it out and ...
When Lila and Dazzler blow off some steam in the streets Tokyo, disaster strikes. Will this be the last stop for the world tour – and their lives?! Ah, the sweet symphony of chaos! It seems ...