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Operation of a new system of "disaster prevention weather information" reorganizing warnings and advisories for hazards in Japan began May 28.
In Japan, it is not uncommon to see community disaster manuals stating, "Women are responsible for cooking" in times of such emergencies.
A University of Tokyo survey found that less than 10% of people checked evacuation routes or communication methods with family, and only 20% checked their water and food supply stockpile.
The municipal government is set to conduct a disaster drill on March 3 using technology that overlays evacuation routes onto the view from a smartphone camera, based on the user's location.
To find out what children must do if a tremor hits when parents, teachers or other adults are not around, Mainichi Shimbun interviewed Satoko Oki, a seismologist and associate professor at Keio University's Faculty of Environment and Information Studies.
Health damage caused by heat-related sleep disorders in Japan's urban areas may be comparable to that of heatstroke, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of Tokyo and other institutions.
The establishment of a new organization in Japan integrating the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) was officially decided on May 31 in preparation for infectious disease crises.
About 40% of public housing provided for those affected by the devastating March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, are at risk of flooding from the highest envisioned level of tsunami.
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