IRIDeS starts a new division system, as detailed below, in April 2021 towards more robust and flexible research and practical activities.     Risk Evaluation and Disaster Mitigation Research Division Conducts advanced research on disaster evaluation and response, both in Japan and abroad, through the integration of science and engineering.The activities of this division include field surveys of damage, various observations, numerical simulations of natural phenom...

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Making a copy of a stone monument (Photo provided by Japanese Disaster Culture Lab).   In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, IRIDeS cancelled or postponed several events that had been planned for the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Field research activities of IRIDeS faculty members have also been severely restricted. On the other hand, IRIDeS members including executive committee members and disaster medicine experts held regular meetings to address inf...

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  Fumihiko Imamura, Director International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University   March 11, 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, it is important to review the progress of the last decade and to promote recovery further, while at the same time enhancing preparations for future disasters. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. As there is a growing generation wh...

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  Shinichi Egawa Head, Public Relations Office Lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake   　10 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Recently, IRIDeS has published a book titled 51 Approaches to Disaster Science: Lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The book, which is written in Japanese by IRIDeS researchers of multiple disciplines, is intended for a broad and diverse readership.   　The 2011 disaster was caused b...

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Book title: 51 Approaches to Disaster Science: Lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Editor: IRIDeS, Tohoku University Publisher: Tohoku University Press, Sendai Price: 3,000 yen + tax ISBN: 978-4-86163-357-7 C3000 IRIDeS compiled a book titled 51 Approaches to Disaster Science: Lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which was released in March 2021— the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this book, IRIDeS researchers, as well as s...

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