BACKGROUND Amid continuing social unrest from the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011, the Japanese government announced plans for a major biobanking project in the disaster-stricken areas, to be administered by the 'Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization' (ToMMo). This project differs from previous biobanking projects in that it 1) was initiated mainly t...

Global disasters due to earthquakes have become more frequent and intense. Consequently, post-disaster recovery reconstruction has the new normal in social process. Through reconstruction, risks can be effectively reduced, resilience improved, long-term stability achieved. However, there is a gap between impact of post-earthquake needs people disaster area. Based on international consensus “bui...

Current trends in disaster response and management include various stakeholders, including non-government organisations (NGOs), volunteer groups other humanitarian organisations, working alongside governmental agencies. Together, they are directly involved reconstruction efforts, with support often extending from the early to long-term reconstruction. The common goal of efforts spanning last fe...