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Police ask Kumamoto residents to not get blackout drunk as much during earthquake relief efforts

• Master Blaster
  Aug 11, 2026
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Hard times and hard drinking don’t mix.

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• (2026 Kumamoto earthquake • alcohol • drinking • earthquake • Kumamoto • Kyushu • Natural disasters • police)

Japanese company develops a door within a door, and it’s a great idea

• Master Blaster
  Apr 2, 2022

When is a door not a door?

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• Japan
• (disaster preparedness • doors • earthquakes • Natural disasters • safety • seismic door • Shin Nihon Entrance • Tasukaru Door)

3.11 survivors share what items they really needed during the aftermath of the disaster

• Dale Roll
  Mar 10, 2021

The secret, it seems, is preparing for mental health as well as physical safety.

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• Japan
• (3.11 • 3/11 • disaster preparedness • emergency kits • Great East Japan Earthquake • Natural disasters • Suntory)

How was last week’s earthquake judged to be an aftershock of the 2011 Tohoku disaster?

• Master Blaster
  Feb 17, 2021

Earthquakes have always been largely a guessing game, and this one is no different.

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• Japan
• (2011 Tohoku Earthquake • aftershocks • earthquakes • Japan Meteorological Agency • Natural disasters • science • tectonic plates)

Modern Japanese kokeshi dolls are both beautiful interior items and useful emergency tools

• Dale Roll
  Feb 16, 2021

Let these traditional Japanese dolls light the way in an emergency!

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• Japan
• (disaster preparedness • earthquakes • emergency preparedness • emergency supplies • flashlight • kokeshi • Natural disasters • typhoons)

Devilman Crybaby director to helm new 2020 Netflix anime series: “Japan Sinks 2020”

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 13, 2019

The series will comprise of 10 episodes based on the classic Japanese sci-fi novel.

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• Japan
• (anime • disasters • Japan Sinks 2020 • Masaaki Yuasa • Natural disasters • Netflix • Sakyo Komatsu • science fiction)

Japan makes card game to help kids raise disaster prevention awareness

• Shannon McNaught
  Feb 10, 2019

How do you get kids interested in natural disaster preparedness? With a game, of course.

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• Japan
• (biohazard • blizzards • card game • earthquakes • Japanese Self-Defense Force • Natural disasters • Okayama • typhoons)

Prefectural government in Japan to pay million-dollar restitution to family of deceased woman

• Jamie Koide
  Aug 30, 2016

Shimane Prefecture awards a college student’s family a settlement in restitution for the roadside accident that took her life.

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• Japan
• (accidents • death • legal • money • Natural disasters • rocks • settlements • Shimane)

Tokyo schoolgirls invent eco and cost-friendly portable toilet for disaster relief【Video】

• Jamie Koide
  Sep 8, 2015

Although we explored public restrooms the world over in a previous article, we left out the fact that many refugees, natural disaster survivors, and other displaced people have no access to the modern plumbing many of us take for granted. For those living in areas where public toilets are unavailable, a trip to the bathroom is at best a chore, and at worst a major sanitary concern.

Luckily technological advances are being made in order to help remedy these problems, and so far 2015 has been a promising year in that regard. UK researchers and volunteers were able to successfully create an urine-powered outhouse, while over in Japan a high school girls’ volunteer club recently came up with a new economic and hygienic portable toilet option.

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• Japan
• (2011 Tohoku Earthquake • invention • Miyagi Prefecture • Natural disasters • Toilets • video • volunteer)

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  1. Making the latest social media snack sensation in Japan, Dot Butter
  2. Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer? SN24 investigates
  3. 7-Eleven Japan’s Ramen Machine is a viral hit, but there’s one glaring problem
  4. Japan’s new delicious dark horse sweet potato dessert drink is waiting at a beef bowl chain
  5. The confusing enjoyment of our day-trip bus tour from downtown Tokyo to Yamanashi [Photos]
  6. Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building
  7. 7-Eleven Japan releases a Kebab Sandwich… but does it really taste like a street-stall kebab?
  8. Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
  9. Ghibli/Kyoto crossover artwork decorates goshuin papers for Zen and Ghibli art exhibition [Pics]
  10. Hot pot in cans coming to Japanese vending machines this fall

  Weekly

  1. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  2. Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
  3. How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
  4. Two American women attempt to smuggle US$1 million worth of cannabis into Tokyo for a free trip to Japan
  5. Japan’s Suica Penguin character is “graduating”, and you can choose its successor
  6. Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues
  7. New Shinkansen platform vending machine sells local-flavor treats from 127-year-old snack maker
  8. Megadeth guitarist becomes voice of reason regarding tourists dancing at shrine in Japan
  9. Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer? SN24 investigates
  10. Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building

  Monthly

  1. 12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
  2. 7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
  3. Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
  4. Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
  5. Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
  6. Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon
  7. Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears
  8. Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
  9. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  10. Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono

  Yearly

  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】

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