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Researchers report that episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan. The study is the first to show that climate conditions could initiate some quakes.

This study explores the relationship between residents’ disaster resilience and potential household food security in the context of natural disasters.

This report explores real-world applications of resilience and public warning strategies through in-depth case studies focused on the United States, Japan, and the European Union.

In this study, the authors calculated thermal environment indices using meteorological data, and analyzed the effects of implementing adaptation measures against the heat at the Osaka-Kansai Expo locations.

Last November, the prefecture's Rikuzentakata city became the first in Japan to launch a system that automatically calls registered residents simultaneously to monitor their evacuation status in the event of a disaster.

Fujitsu announced the delivery of a new supercomputer system to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to improve prediction accuracy for typhoons and torrential rains and help authorities develop data-driven plans to provide early warning and evacuation.

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.