Category: Disasters

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 13, 2024 Number of comments0
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People with disabilities account for over 20% of 2010s Japan disaster-linked deaths

People with disabilities accounted for more than 20% of deaths caused by physical and mental strain following major earthquakes in the 2010s in Japan, a recent Kyodo News study showed.

The survey of local governments showed 21% of deaths linked to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan involved people with disability certificates, while the comparable figure from the 2016 quakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, stood at 28%.

The figures are particularly high when compared with the proportion of disabled people in the population, which the central government estimates at 9%.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 2, 2024 Number of comments0
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Japan Govt to Increase Financial Aid to Noto Earthquake Victims; Help Aimed at Households with Elderly or Disabled Members

The Japanese government will create a new program in which financial assistance of up to ¥3 million will be provided to households with elderly or disabled members in six municipalities in the northern Noto Peninsula, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday.

The program is aimed to help residents of the disaster-hit area, which has a large elderly population, rebuild their lives.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 27, 2024 Number of comments0
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Disability News Japan Podcast: Japan’s Politicians with Disabilities Meet to Discuss Quake Response

A meeting of a national organization made up of local politicians with disabilities was held in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture on January 15th, and the plan was to provide extensive support to people with disabilities in anticipation of a prolonged evacuation period following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 22, 2024 Number of comments0
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Disability News Japan Podcast: In Quake-Affected Areas, Needing the Familiar, Some Residents of Facilities for Disabled Turn Down ‘Secondary Evacuation’ Option

NHK reported on its TV programme ‘News Watch 9’ on January 22nd that four ‘Group Homes’ and facilities for people with disabilities in Ishikawa Prefecture decided not to take the ‘secondary evacuation’ option, out of a concern that a change of environment might be disruptive to their mental health.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 19, 2024 Number of comments0
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Disability News Japan Podcast: NHK News Report on Elderly & Disabled Noto Peninsula Earthquake Evacuees [English Audio]

This is a short audio extract from the NHK G TV programme ‘News Watch 9’ broadcast on January 19th 2024, reporting about the elderly and people with disabilities in Ishikawa prefecture after the earthquake on January 1st 2024.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 16, 2024 Number of comments0
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Strong Quake Hits Japan’s Ishikawa Again, Death Toll Unchanged at 222, Unaccounted Rises by 4 to 26

The latest quake with an estimated magnitude of 4.8, which occurred in the Noto region, measured lower 5, the fifth highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, in the Ishikawa town of Shika and registered 4 in the city of Wajima, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The focus of the temblor, which occurred around 6:42 p.m., was about 10 kilometers deep.

Meanwhile, the Ishikawa prefectural government said Tuesday that the number of people who remain unaccounted for after the Jan. 1 quake rose by four from Monday to 26 while the death toll was unchanged at 222.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 16, 2024 1
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Disasters Japan

Anticipating a Long Time to Recovery, Local Politicians with Disabilities Meet to Discuss Disabled People’s Needs After Quake

A meeting of a national organization made up of local politicians with disabilities was held in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture on the 15th, and the plan was to provide extensive support to people with disabilities in anticipation of a prolonged evacuation period following the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 15, 2024 Number of comments0
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Disability News Japan Podcast: After Quake, People with Health Conditions Are Concerned About “unfamiliar” Hospitals

Fourteen people who evacuated to safety are now believed to have died from causes related to the earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture. Medical experts warn the figure could increase due to poor sanitary conditions in shelters.

On January 15th, NHK reported how some elderly people are hesitant to evacuate out of Ishikawa prefecture because it may disrupt their medical care regime.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 13, 2024 1
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After the Quake, Concerns Rise for Service Users and Staff at Ishikawa Care Facilities

A massive earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day has now claimed 215 lives in Ishikawa Prefecture. Fourteen people who evacuated to safety are now believed to have died from causes related to the disaster. Medical experts warn the figure could increase due to poor sanitary conditions in shelters.

A survey has found that caregivers at facilities for the elderly and people with disabilities are working under extreme stress following the earthquake.

One facility said only ten percent of its staff are able to come to work, and that some employees have been working since New Year’s Day.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 13, 2024 Number of comments0
2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Disasters Earthquake Elderly Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: After the Quake, Concerns Rise for Service Users and Staff at Ishikawa Care Facilities

A massive earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day has now claimed 215 lives in Ishikawa Prefecture. Fourteen people who evacuated to safety are now believed to have died from causes related to the disaster. Medical experts warn the figure could increase due to poor sanitary conditions in shelters.