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My night trapped in Nagoya’s flood: what do you do when Japan’s trains shut down?
- Elliot Hale
Sep 22, 2026 - Tweet
Here is essential advice for surviving sudden disaster in Japan.
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- Japan
- (Aichi • disaster • disaster preparedness • disaster response • evacuation • flood • flooding • heavy rain • Nagoya • natural disaster • SNO)
Kumamoto earthquake may have created Japan’s newest hot spring inside flooded restaurant [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2026
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Kumamoto City izakaya began flooding with hot, sulfur-smelling water immediately after quake.
- Japan
- (2026 Kumamoto earthquake • COK • crazy • disaster • earthquakes • hot springs • izakaya • Kumamoto • Kumamoto City • kumamoto earthquake • onsen • pubs • restaurants)
Katana of one of Japan’s most famous swordsmen goes on display to help Kumamoto earthquake victims
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2026
The sword of the vice-captain of the Shinsengumi is being called into action once again in a touching story of repaying kindness.
- Japan
- (culture • disaster • Hijikata Toshizo • history • Katana • Kumamoto • kumamoto earthquake • moving • museums • shinsengumi • swords • touching)
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
- Krista Rogers
Sep 10, 2024
Learn how our writer fared after eating emergency rations, as well as her suggestions for anyone who’s making their own disaster food prep pack.
- Japan
- (COK • disaster • disaster preparedness • earthquake • emergency • experiment • food • Mariko Ohanabatake • simulation • SNJO)
Charges dropped against alleged group that broke into vending machine after Noto earthquake
- Dale Roll
Jan 28, 2024
Conflicting reports were made regarding incident after powerful quake on New Year’s Day.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • disaster • disaster relief • emergency relief • Ishikawa • Noto earthquake • Noto Peninsula • society • vending machine)
Nintendo’s god-tier customer service continues as they offer free repairs for Noto earthquake victims
- Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2024
Also makes large donation to disaster relief operations.
- Japan
- (COK • disaster • earthquake • moving • nintendo • Noto eathquake • touching • video games)
“No matter how much was destroyed, I can draw more” — Manga legend puts earthquake damage in perspective
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2024
Go Nagai isn’t worried about his artwork and museum that were destroyed in the Ishikawa earthquake, he’s worried about the people who live there.
- Japan
- (anime • disaster • earthquake • Go Nagai • manga • moving • Noto earthquake • touching)
What should you do if you get stuck in an elevator in an earthquake? Japan’s NHK offers five tips
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2023
And we add one of our own.
- Japan
- (COK • disaster • earthquakes • life hacks • Lifehacks • safety)
Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya releases new canned, ready-to-eat rice bowls 【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2019
We try the full selection of emergency pork, beef, chicken and mackerel rice bowls.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • disaster • disaster preparedness • donburi • fast food • food • gyudon • rice bowls • Yoshinoya)
Japan’s beef bowl king, Yoshinoya, releases new line of canned, ready-to-eat beef bowls
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2019
Or maybe we should call them “beef cans?” Either way, these things will be literal life-savers.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • disaster • disaster preparedness • donburi • fast food • food • gyudon • rice bowls • Yoshinoya)
Explosion in Sapporo injures dozens following gas tank fire at real estate agency【Video, photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 17, 2018
Explosion occurred during dinner rush at second-floor restaurant.
Hokkaido Earthquake Day 5: Our Hokkaido-based reporter shares his experiences in an affected area
- Master Blaster
Sep 11, 2018
Modern conveniences are returning to parts of Hokkaido, but there’s still much to be done.
- Japan
- (disaster • earthquake • Eniwa • gasoline • Hokkaido • Hokkaido earthquake • K. Nagahashi • stores • supermarkets • supplies)
Following powerful earthquake in northern Japan, all Hokkaido payphones are now free to use
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2018
There’s no need to pay to use payphones to let your family know you’re OK or tell response teams that you need help.
First worker to die from Fukushima radiation exposure officially recognized by Japan’s government
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2018
Veteran employee was involved in measuring radiation levels immediately after 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • COK • disaster • earthquake • Fukushima • Fukushima Daiichi • nuclear disaster • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • tsunami)
X Japan’s Yoshiki donates 10 million yen to disaster relief after western Japan’s torrential rain
- Master Blaster
Jul 14, 2018
One more step in the musician and band’s mission to help children in pain.
- Japan
- (charity • disaster • floods • Japanese Red Cross Society • landslides • music • rain • X Japan • Yoshiki)
How to put together an earthquake/typhoon preparedness kit at the 100 yen shop
- Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2018
Japan is a country of violent storms and seismic activities, but also amazing discount retailers that can help you deal with natural disasters.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • disaster • earthquakes • Go Hattori • SNOJ • typhoons)
Seven years after earthquake, Fukushima teen says March 11 is an “ordinary day” in the prefecture
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2018
High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake • disaster • earthquake • Fukushima • Great East Japan Earthquake • march 11 • moving • society • touching • tsunami)
Japan’s most famous hot spring resort runs ad telling us to go to…a different hot spring resort
- Casey Baseel
Feb 24, 2018
No reverse psychology here, just some straightforward, heartwarming compassion.
Disaster video game series resurrected with support from the Kobe Fire Department
- Evie Nyan
Dec 2, 2017
The Zettai Zetsumei Toshi disaster survival video game series has been revived, and will be more realistic than ever before.
- Japan
- (disaster • earthquake • Kobe • video games • zettai zetsumei toshi)
Huge fire breaks out at Tokyo’s world-famous Tsukiji Fish Market【Videos, photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2017
Flames spread through the world’s most famous place to eat raw fish.
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