Peace Winds Team Deploys After Aomori Earthquake
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, in the northeast of Japan, at 11:15 pm local time on December 8, 2025. Members of Peace Winds’ ARROWS medical disaster team are on the ground now to assess the scope of the damage and needs and support the response. This includes distributing emergency supplies and helping to set up evacuation centers.
Peace Winds Japan is considered one of Asia’s most capable disaster responders. It hosts the ARROWS disaster medical team—with 20 full-time doctors, nurses, and logisticians based in Hiroshima—that dispatches on several hours’ notice to disasters in Japan and internationally, often utilizing Peace Winds’ small fleet of helicopters and ships. When the “rescue phase” of disasters ends, they hand off to Peace Winds responders who are experts on relief and long-term recovery–managing evacuation centers; distributing food, clean water, and supplies; organizing psychosocial support programs; and coordinating with local governments to conduct a range of community rebuilding initiatives.
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Learn more about Peace Winds’ disaster relief and recovery work in Japan, including our ongoing recovery programs after the January 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
