As of 3 February, a total of 387 people have been taking refuge at Wajima Junior High School, the biggest evacuation center in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, where AMDA’s relief team has been...
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AMDA Emergency Relief #13: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On 29 January, AMDA held a press conference to provide an update on the ongoing relief efforts in response to the Noto peninsula earthquake at Okayama International Center near AMDA Headquarters in...
AMDA Emergency Relief #12: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On 23 January, AMDA’s eighth relief team joined the advance team at Wajima Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. An additional medical team from Suwa...
AMDA Emergency Relief #11: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On the morning of 22 January, AMDA’s eighth relief team left for the quake-hit city of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The eighth team is made up of two groups of aid workers. This means the personnel...
AMDA Emergency Relief #10: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
As of 19 January, AMDA’s team of 10 aid workers has been providing assistance to the evacuees at Wajima Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. The number...
AMDA Emergency Relief #9: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On 12 January, AMDA conducted the assessment to determine the evacuees that urgently required cardboard beds at Wajima Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa...
AMDA Emergency Relief #8: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
As of 12 January, AMDA’s two doctors, one nurse, one pharmacist, and two coordinators have been providing medical assistance at Wajima Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in the quake-hit city...
Children’s mental health suffers following deadly Japan quake, as many schools stay shut
TOKYO, 12 January 2024 - Children whose lives were disrupted by Japan’s devastating New Year’s Day earthquake have been given a safe place to play in an effort to provide calm and normalcy in their...
AMDA Emergency Relief #7: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On the afternoon of 9 January, after arriving at Wajima Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, AMDA’s third relief team began providing medical...
AMDA Emergency Relief #6: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
Since 2 January, AMDA has been carrying out relief work in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Japan’s western coast that was heavily devastated by the magnitude 7.6 earthquake. On 8 January, AMDA’s...
[Japan] 2024 January Noto Peninsula Earthquake Emergency Support
A major earthquake of magnitude 7 occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture at around 16:10 on January 1, 2024. In response to this, an emergency support team of Flying Search and Medical Team “ARROWS” was...
AMDA Emergency Relief #5: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
On the morning of 8 January, AMDA dispatched the third relief team to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by the magnitude 7.6 quake that struck the Noto peninsula on Japan’s western...
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U.S. Assistance to Earthquake-Affected Regions in Japan
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Japan’s central region on New Year’s Day, the United States stands unwaveringly with our friend and ally, Japan. Recognizing the situation’s...
AMDA Emergency Relief #4: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
Since 2 January, AMDA has been carrying out relief work in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, located on Japan’s Noto peninsula that was devastated by the magnitude 7.6 quake on 1 January. (Please refer to...
AMDA Emergency Relief #3: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
AMDA has been carrying out relief work in response to the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan’s Noto peninsula on the western coast on 1 January. AMDA’s first relief team was dispatched to...
AMDA Emergency Relief #2: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan
AMDA has been carrying out relief work in response to the earthquake that struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula on the western coast on 1 January. The updates are as follows: At 19:30 on 2 January, the AMDA...
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Empress Shôken Fund 100th Distribution Announcement
The Fund The Empress Shôken Fund is named after Her Majesty the Empress of Japan, who proposed – at the 9th International Conference of the Red Cross – the creation of an international fund to...
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When lightning strikes twice (or even three times)
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing a critical examination of how communities and countries prepare for multiple, overlapping crises. Here are a few lessons the Japanese Red Cross Society learned after...
AMDA Emergency Relief #10: Flood Disaster in Kyushu, Japan (28 July 2020)
On 23 July 2020, AMDA personnel in the Sagaramura village in flood-hit Kumamoto Prefecture successfully completed their mission and withdrew from the locality. In order to assess the residents’...
AMDA Emergency Relief #9: Flood Disaster in Kyushu, Japan (21 July 2020)
On 19 July 2020, AMDA’s relief team which had been working at Dai-ichi Junior High School, an evacuation shelter in flood-struck Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture completed its relief work and...