Category: Other Japan Programs

man wearing a red search-and-rescue uniform with white vest walks toward the camera and there is an orange helicopter in the background
Every Second Counts: How Peace Winds’ ARROWS Disaster Response Team Saves Lives
January 9, 2026

New Year’s Day marked two years since a 7.6 magnitude earthquake devastated… Read more >

Two Japanese staff members stand with a cart full of cardboard boxes in front of a pink and blue banner
Emergency Relief and Cleanup for Flooding Survivors in Northern Kyushu
July 24, 2023

Click here to make a donation in support of Peace Winds aid… 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
January 30, 2023

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

Japan Disaster Response and Preparedness in 2022
October 24, 2022

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

September 6: Peace Winds dispatched search and rescue to Atsuma, Hokkaido
September 7, 2018
On September 6, a massive 6.7 earthquake struck Japan’s northern island of... Read more >
Peace Winds Search-and-Rescue Team Responds to Oita, Japan Landslide
April 17, 2018
On April 11-12, Peace Winds Japan’s search-and-rescue team responded to an early... Read more >
Peace Winds sends Kumamoto Township Leaders to Niigata for Study Trip
February 20, 2018
In December 2017, the leaders of the 24 townships of Kumamoto Temporary... Read more >
Typhoon Talim hits Kyushu
September 18, 2017
Typhoon Talim hit Kyushu Sunday morning, September 17. Heavy rains and winds... Read more >