Burst dyke of the Shinkawa River, Marumori, Miyagi. (Photograph: Assoc. Prof. Shuji Moriguchi). The year 2019 also saw the occurrence of natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, including Typhoon 19 making landfall in Japan on October 12. The typhoon caused widespread damage, including human casualties, across a wide area that included the Miyagi Prefecture. The IRIDeS emergency survey working group (WG) started gathering information and carrying out surveys on October 11, a...

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“Assistance dog” is a general term for guide dogs, hearing dogs and mobility-service dogs that have received special training to aid social participation of people with visual and other physical disabilities. When assistance dog users evacuate due to a disaster, their dogs evacuate with them. Dr. Yasuhiro Miki, Lecturer of IRIDeS, specializes in the basic research of Disaster Medicine. He is also a veterinarian who has been considering issues related to assistance dogs during disaster evacuat...

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On November 10, 2019, the forth “Disaster Risk Reduction × Treasure Hunting Game” was held by the Katahira community development association, cooperated by Prof. Takeshi Sato of IRIDeS. This event is both for children and adults, and also both for Japanese and non- Japanese residents, who would like to walk around the Katahira community of Sendai, learning about local disaster risks as well as its history and geography in the manner of a treasure hunting game. This article is a report written...

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IDIReS hosted AIWEST Japan and Indonesia share many features: geography, topography, and frequent natural disasters. Furthermore, both Tohoku, Japan and Aceh, Indonesia have been affected by a mega quake and tsunami. With a mission to pass on disaster lessons, IRIDeS is carrying out academic exchanges with various institutions around the world, including those in Aceh. IRIDeS has academic exchange agreements with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Tsunami Disaster ...

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The first World Bosai Forum (WBF) was held in 2017. WBF is an international platform where diverse specialists and citizens gather to share experiences and knowledge of DRR. WBF aims at advancing the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, producing concrete solutions for disaster risk reduction in the world.   “World Bosai Forum 2019,” the second WBF, was held at the Sendai International Center and Tohoku University Hagi Hall from November 9 to 12...

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