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Japan disaster response
![Leo Bosner on Japan’s Disaster Management Leo Bosner on Japan’s Disaster Management](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-12-160517.jpg)
Leo Bosner on Japan’s Disaster Management
By Takahashi Kosuke
“Japan’s biggest problem in disaster response is not a lack of hardware, it’s a lack of planning, organizing, and interagency coordination.”
![US Forces Japan Join JSDF Earthquake Relief Efforts US Forces Japan Join JSDF Earthquake Relief Efforts](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-16-152716.jpg)
US Forces Japan Join JSDF Earthquake Relief Efforts
By Takahashi Kosuke
This is the first time that the U.S. military will provide assistance to an earthquake-affected area in Japan since 2016.
![Why Japan Needs Its Own Version of FEMA Why Japan Needs Its Own Version of FEMA](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-12-160517.jpg)
Why Japan Needs Its Own Version of FEMA
By Takahashi Kosuke
A series of tragedies thus far in 2024 shows why it’s high time to establish a specialized agency for disaster management.
![How LGBT+ Communities Overcame Japan’s 2011 Triple Disaster How LGBT+ Communities Overcame Japan’s 2011 Triple Disaster](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-20-132636.jpg)
How LGBT+ Communities Overcame Japan’s 2011 Triple Disaster
By Natasha Fox
LGBT+ people found themselves marginalized from Japan’s state-run disaster relief – so they created their own alternatives. That can serve as a model for other efforts around the world.
![Tokyo’s Recent Earthquake Is a Wake-up Call for Disaster Prevention Tokyo’s Recent Earthquake Is a Wake-up Call for Disaster Prevention](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-29-2.jpg)
Tokyo’s Recent Earthquake Is a Wake-up Call for Disaster Prevention
By Thisanka Siripala
A strong earthquake in Tokyo last week put the city’s preparedness for a dreaded megaquake under the spotlight.
![Japan Flood Recovery Efforts Hampered by Heat Wave Japan Flood Recovery Efforts Hampered by Heat Wave](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18192059858330.jpg)
Japan Flood Recovery Efforts Hampered by Heat Wave
By Thisanka Siripala
While dealing with the aftermath of Japan’s worst flood disaster, residents are now suffering from potentially deadly heat.
![Torrential Rain Devastates West Japan With Mounting Death Toll Torrential Rain Devastates West Japan With Mounting Death Toll](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18190243856574.jpg)
Torrential Rain Devastates West Japan With Mounting Death Toll
By Thisanka Siripala
Recovery operations are underway after Japan’s worst rain disaster left a trail of unprecedented destruction.
![What Japan's 'Proactive Contribution to Peace' Looks Like in Nepal What Japan's 'Proactive Contribution to Peace' Looks Like in Nepal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-25_14-57-44.jpg)
What Japan's 'Proactive Contribution to Peace' Looks Like in Nepal
By Yuki Tatsumi and Hana Rudolph
Japan's aid to Nepal has gone largely unnoticed by the international community.
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