calamity; disaster; misfortune
calamity; misfortune; disaster
calamity; disaster; accident
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
calamity; disaster; accident
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
disaster prevention practice
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
disaster-related death; catastrophe-related death
large-scale disaster; major disaster
natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
sediment-related disaster risk area
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
wireless-activated disaster warning system
formal recognition of a work-related injury or illness
disaster relief; monetary assistance to disaster victims
disaster awareness; disaster prevention awareness; being conscious of disaster prevention and mitigation in daily life
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience; NIED
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
worker's accident insurance
accidents in line of duty
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University; DPRI
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Basic Act on Disaster Management
local disaster prevention organization
Central Disaster Prevention Council
emergency hospital for disaster response
emergency message board; disaster message board; online service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
disaster medical assistance team; DMAT
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
occurrence of a disaster; outbreak
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
weather disaster; weather-related natural disaster
work-related injury or death
water damage; flood disaster
disaster relief specialist; disaster preparedness expert
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
disaster emergency message dial (171); emergency messaging service; voicemail service used to report and check the safety status of people affected by a disaster
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
disaster hood; protective hood worn during earthquakes and other disasters (e.g. to protect from falling objects)
forest planted to protect land, roads, etc. from natural disasters
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
wind damage; storm damage
emergency supplies storehouse
safe and healthy; health and longevity
specified disaster; disaster of extreme severity; large-scale (natural, etc.) disaster identified as especially disruptive
smoke detector (residential); smoke alarm
disaster assistance fund; disaster relief fund; disaster aid fund
Disaster Prevention Weather Information; disaster-related advisories issued by the JMA
warding off calamities; getting rid of bad luck
commuting accident; commuting injury; injury sustained during one's commute
area of an earthquake disaster
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
park that can serve as an emergency relief center
preventive measures to reduce damage from a disaster; anticipatory disaster preparation
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
natural disaster; calamity
Disaster Preparedness Week
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
emergency bag; survival kit
Nisshin Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Japan Society for Disaster Information Studies
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
disaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
emergency backpack; emergency bag; go-bag
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
condolence allowance due to natural disasters; disaster relief money
the three calamities: fire, flood and storm
Basic Act on Disaster Management
agricultural disaster; damages to crops, livestock, etc. caused by abnormal weather
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
chemical contamination disaster
traumatology; accident surgery
workers' accident compensation insurance
accidental death rider; AD; accidental death benefit rider
catastrophe bond; cat bond
combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
Boston Molasses Disaster (January 15, 1919); Great Molasses Flood
survival kit; emergency bag
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
flammagenitus; pyrocumulus cloud; fire cloud
fire cloud; pyrocumulus cloud; flammagenitus
delighting in the misfortune of others
disaster simulation exercise; disaster imagination game; DIG
industrial injury; employment injury
water damage; flood disaster
zero accidents (in the workplace)
New Disaster Prevention Weather Information (revised system of weather warnings and advisories introduced by the JMA in May 2026)
Koa Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Chiyoda Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Taisei Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Dai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Dowa Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Nichido Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Japan Society of Disaster Nursing; JSDN
Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science
Fuji Marine and Fire Insurance
Industrial Accident Prevention Association; IAPA
Flirting with Disaster (film)
Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster