Category: Japan Relief and Recovery

two people wearing red "ARROWS" jackets and white vests stand outside of a whit building and look at a large binder full of papers
Support for elderly community members following the Ishikawa Earthquake in Japan

On May 5, 2023, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture,… Read more >

Five Japanese people wearing white face masks stand around a table with bowls, flour, and supplies for making noodles
Disaster Preparedness and Community Building in Western Japan

More than four years after heavy rains and flooding affected the lives… Read more >

Japan Disaster Response and Preparedness in 2022

Flooding and typhoons have continued to affect western Japan in 2022. In… Read more >

Relief worker hands basket of supplies to beneficiary in Japan
Community-Building and Disaster Mitigation in Japan

In the wake of Japan’s major flood disasters in recent years–from heavy… Read more >

Peace Winds employees pose in front of local Japanese relief center
Thank You Letters from the Community, Six Months After Japan’s Recent Disaster

About six months ago, in August 2021, millions of people in western… Read more >

Recovery Continues Following Typhoon Hagibis

Hagibis is the fourth major rainfall disaster to hit Japan in little over a year.

Kumamoto relief and recovery efforts wrapping ahead of three-year anniversary

April 14th through the 16th, 2019 marks the third anniversary of the… Read more >

Eight Months After: Peace Winds makes steady progress providing relief to flood victims in Japan

Japan – It has been eight months since heavy rain caused severe… Read more >

Hope Following Disaster: Peace Winds built homes and community in Kumamoto and beyond

Japan – Peace Winds has been actively implementing recovery efforts in Japan… Read more >

The Japanese disaster word the whole world knows and fears
Damage from the Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami. The risk of disaster is... Read more >