Allied Against Natural Disaster?: The Need for Exceptional Disaster Relief Policy for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Author: Michael Bosack
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 14
Since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the U.S. and Japan have taken steps to improve cooperation and coordination in disaster relief, but more recent relief operations have revealed lingering deficiencies. Forum Issue No. 14, Allied Against Natural Disaster?: The Need for Exceptional Disaster Relief Policy for the U.S.-Japan Alliance, discusses these deficiencies and raises recommendations to address them.
Congressional Staff Program on Asia wraps up successful inaugural class
Author: Juliane Doscher
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Throughout September and October, The East-West Center in Washington, with support from Sasakawa USA, held the EWC-Sasakawa USA Congressional Staff Program on Asia (CSPA) on Capitol Hill. The inaugural class worked diligently and actively engaged with our esteemed speakers.
Tags: Asia, asia flashpoints, Asia Pacific, capitol hill, China, climate change, congressional program, congressional staff, congressional staff program on asia, cspa, democratic development, disaster relief, east-west center, ewc, ewc in washington, humanitarian assistance, nuclear weapons, rebalanceto asia
Sasakawa USA sends condolences, support to Kumamoto
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Volunteer efforts are mounting in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, after twin earthquakes on April 14 and 16 razed buildings, triggered landslides, and crippled infrastructure. The magnitude-6.5 and 7.3 quakes killed more than 50 people, injured thousands, and displaced many tens of thousands from their homes as aftershocks in the region continue.
Tags: charity, contribute, disaster, disaster relief, disaster response, earthquake, earthquake relief, emergency, emergency support, global giving, Japan, Kumamoto, kumamoto earthquake relief, landslide, news, recover, recovery, the nippon foundation
True Stories from Japan: The ongoing military role after a disaster
Categories: Sasakawa USA Alumni, Sasakawa USA Blog, True Stories from Japan
Justin Michael Goldman is an Associate Research Fellow on the Military Studies Programme at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. He wrote this blog reflecting on his experiences in Japan. Visiting the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Public Information Center was an important window for me into the modern military within Japan, especially as
Tags: disaster relief, Japan, march 11, military, self-defence forces, true stories from japan
Managing Nuclear Crisis: Japan-U.S. Cooperation at Fukushima
Date: October 4, 2012
In July 2011, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation launched a project assessing the Japanese-U.S. response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis. At an event hosted by Carnegie, two leaders of the project, Nobumasa Akiyama and Heigo Sato, presented their findings.
Tags: disaster relief, Nuclear