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Noto Peninsula earthquake
![North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong’s First Messages to Japan North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong’s First Messages to Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-10-131727.jpg)
North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong’s First Messages to Japan
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
What does the North Korean leadership have in mind?
![North Korea: An Interesting Start to 2024 North Korea: An Interesting Start to 2024](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-15-053852.jpg)
North Korea: An Interesting Start to 2024
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
A new policy direction seems to be emerging.
![Japan’s Nuclear Follies Japan’s Nuclear Follies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-02-151000.jpg)
Japan’s Nuclear Follies
By Jeff Kingston
Nuclear energy may make sense in places where reactors can be operated safely, but Japan is a seismically active archipelago.
![Japan’s Aging Population Will Increase Disaster Vulnerability Japan’s Aging Population Will Increase Disaster Vulnerability](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-22-142026.jpg)
Japan’s Aging Population Will Increase Disaster Vulnerability
By Maxime Polleri
As the Noto earthquake showed, the elderly are among the most impacted by natural disasters.
![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.
![Japan’s New Years Day Celebrations Cut Short by Deadly Earthquake Japan’s New Years Day Celebrations Cut Short by Deadly Earthquake](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-03-144653.jpg)
Japan’s New Years Day Celebrations Cut Short by Deadly Earthquake
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan enters 2024 rocked by a powerful earthquake and a deadly airplane collision.
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