Results

Examples

Our responses have ranged from the triple disasters that struck Japan’s Tohoku region in 2011
to the flooding in Western Japan in 2018.

• Noto Peninsula Earthquake (2024)

  

  We have worked with disaster relief and local organizations immediately after the earthquake occurred, and conducted soup kitchens and delivered food that meets the needs of disaster victims. We also opened its Nakanoto base to provide mid-term support with disaster victims including those who are evacuees in their homes.
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• Tohoku Earthquake (2011)

  

  The earthquake caused unprecedented damage. We made over 170 trips to the region in addition to supporting other organizations providing relief. Our main base of operations was out of Ishinomaki. But we provided relief from Kamaishi in the north to Mito in the south. We also responded quickly to the needs in Minamisoma, which is located near the affected reactor. Our operations lasted into 2014.

• Kumamoto Earthquake（2016）

  

  In collaboration with the WFP, we established a temporary warehouse to distribute food assistance to those in need and other NPOs and local governments supporting those in need.

• Western Japan Flooding（2018）

  

  Upon receiving a call from a supporter on the ground in Hiroshima Prefecture we dispatched our 4-ton truck with supplies of water and food. We made several trips to the region.

• Typhoon Hayan（2013）

  As a member of the Association of Asian Foodbanks, our CEO went to the disaster area and made a needs assessment. We subsequently dispatched several container loads of aid for distribution from December 2013 through February 2014.

• Niigata Earthquake（2004）

  This was our first disaster response. We rented a 2-ton truck to transport the aid to the region. By chance a new donor, Hikari Miso, had warehouses in the region. We were able to use those warehouses to stage food supplies and transport food to key locations.