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Emergency assistance: 'Once-in-50 years' rainfall hits southwestern Japan
On Saturday, torrential rains caused widespread flooding and mudslides mainly in the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, with at least 52 people dead according to NHK. (as of 7th July)Hitoyoshi city...
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Emergency assistance: We continue running soup kitchen and relief item...
We would like to extend our sincerest condolences to those who lost their lives to this disaster and to express our deepest sympathies to their families and all those who have been affected by this...
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“SOS! Refugee Camps Need Your Help” Protecting the World’s Refugees and...
International NGO Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) (President: OSA Yukie) is calling for poster designs for the purpose of educating refugees and displaced persons in regions where AAR...
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Japan Hongkongers Association donated ￥6.3 million to support the disaster...
The torrential rains in Kyushu in early July 2020 left 76 deaths and 3 missing, mainly in Kumamoto Prefecture. A month later, approximately 1,400 people are still staying in the evacuation centers....
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Uganda: Refugees prevent the spread of COVID-19 with homemade masks
In the eastern African country of Uganda, where the spread of COVID-19 continues, AAR Japan held a mask-making workshop to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at a South Sudanese refugee camp, located in...
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Torrential rain in Kyushu: Providing supplies to welfare facilities for PWD
The torrential rains in Kyushu in early July caused extensive damage in Kumamoto Prefecture and various areas in Japan, and restoration work is still ongoing in the affected areas. We pray for the...
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Uganga : Education for Congolese refugee children
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (referred to as Congo below) in central Africa has been unstable since the 1990s, but tensions have further escalated in the wake of the presidential elections at...
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Tajikistan: School supplies for children affected by flood
Children looking forward to being back in school holding stationery set distributed by AAR (September 16, 2020.)The town of Sadriddin in Khuroson District, located about an hour and a half east of...
View ArticleEmergency assistance: Aegean earthquake
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the Aegean Sea on October 30 (Japan time) killed 76 people and injured 962 in Turkey, and as of today, thousands have been evacuated. We would like to express...
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Hygiene products distributed to victims of the Turkey earthquake
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey on October 30 killed 115 people mostly in the city of Izmir. The Turkish government and aid agencies continue to support...
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Torrential Rains in Kyushu : Donating a Pick-up Vehicle to a PWD Facility
Donation of a pick-up vehicle Three months after the torrential rains in Kyushu in early July 2020, the areas affected by the disaster are still struggling to restore their daily life. Right after...
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Handcrafted Soap Distribution in Refugee Camps: Countermeasures against COVID-19
Since August, AAR Japan (Association for Aid and Relief, Japan) has been promoting the "Soap Campaign" along with emergency fundraising to fight the COVID-19. AAR staff members who had temporarily...
View ArticleEmergency Relief for Earthquake in Tohoku
We would like to express our deepest sympathy to all those who have been affected by the earthquake that struck the Tohoku region on February 13, 2011 (Fukushima Earthquake). Immediately after the...
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10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake
10 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.AAR Japan began providing emergency assistance in the affected areas immediately after the disaster struck and continued...
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Risks of Explosive devices ~ On International Mine Awareness Day~
According to the latest data from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), an international network in which AAR Japan participates, the number of confirmed deaths and injuries due to...
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Distribution of Masks to Fight against COVID-19 In Cooperation with Eisai
A Congolese refugee and health volunteer (left), receives a mask at the Kyangwali refugee settlement in western Uganda on April 29.AAR Japan (Association for Aid and Relief, Japan) will distribute...
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【Japan / COVID-19】Supporting welfare facilities and their business operations
We are continuing to provide support to the people in vulnerable situations such as dialysis patients who are more likely to become seriously ill if infected, and to welfare facilities for persons with...
View ArticleEmergency Assistance in Saga Prefecture Affected by Torrential Rain
Since August 12, 2021, torrential rain has caused river overflow and flood damage in a wide area of western Japan, including Saga Prefecture. We would like to express our heartfelt sympathy to all...
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Torrential rain in Kyushu: Distributing Japanese sweets from the...
It has been about two weeks since the record-breaking rainfall (August 2021) caused tremendous damage in Saga Prefecture and other areas in western Japan. Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR...
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Ethiopian Refugees Forced to Live in Poor Sanitation Areas
The onset of clashes last November between the government forces and armed groups in the northern Ethiopian state of Tigray resulted in an enormous number of displaced people in the neighboring...
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