Effect of tsunami drill experience on evacuation behavior after the onset of the Great East Japan Earthquake

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 206-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Nakaya ◽  
Harumi Nemoto ◽  
Carine Yi ◽  
Ayako Sato ◽  
Kotomi Shingu ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Evacuation Behavior

Evacuation Behaviors in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (sp) ◽  
pp. 458-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nam-Yi Yun ◽  
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Masanori Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Human Impact ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Integrated Strategies ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Evacuation Behavior ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Evacuation Behaviors

We studied relationships between evacuation place and time, predisaster preparedness, and evacuation behavior and survival rate for both the dead and missing and the survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. In order to elucidate the human impact, thousands of witnesses in areas from Tohoku to Kanto were analyzed. With a sample data number of 1,153, results show that behavior during the disaster differed for survivors and the dead and missing and that actual evacuation was associated positively with a higher survival rate. Based on these results, integrated strategies are proposed and discussed for the reduction of casualties in future large-scale natural disasters.

Re-Increased Male Suicide Rates in the Recovery Phase Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 422-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masatsugu Orui
Keyword(s):  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Temporary Housing ◽  
Period Analysis ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference

Abstract. Background: Monitoring of suicide rates in the recovery phase following a devastating disaster has been limited. Aim: We report on a 7-year follow-up of the suicide rates in the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred in March 2011. Method: This descriptive study covered the period from March 2009 to February 2018. Period analysis was used to divide the 108-month study period into nine segments, in which suicide rates were compared with national averages using Poisson distribution. Results: Male suicide rates in the affected area from March 2013 to February 2014 increased to a level higher than the national average. After subsequently dropping, the male rates from March 2016 to February 2018 re-increased and showed a greater difference compared with the national averages. The difference became significant in the period from March 2017 to February 2018 ( p = .047). Limitations: Specific reasons for increasing the rates in the recovery phase were not determined. Conclusion: The termination of the provision of free temporary housing might be influential in this context. Provision of temporary housing was terminated from 2016, which increased economic hardship among needy evacuees. Furthermore, disruption of the social connectedness in the temporary housing may have had an influence. Our findings suggest the necessity of suicide rate monitoring even in the recovery phase.

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