This article was originally published on the Mission Network News website on April 8th. Japan (MNN) – At 11:32 PM local time last night, a magnitude 7.4 quake struck Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture. It’s the same area already devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami, and residents were immediately evacuated. A tsunami warning was issued and then [...]

This article was originally posted on the Food for the Hungry Emergency Relief Blog. Emergency Response Director Peter Howard and FH Canada’s International Program Director Miyuki Numata arrived earlier this week in Japan to work alongside our local partners in their response to the earthquake and tsunami.  They were able to reach affected communities in Sendai [...]

Watch and wait DISASTER | One week after Japan’s massive earthquake, many victims are still looking for help | Jamie Dean Waiting for water in Ishinomaki (AP/Kyodo News) Japan missionary Russell Board compares post-earthquake Japan to post-9/11 America: “A stunning and unprecedented disaster, followed by a continuing state of threat and uncertainty.” The stunning disaster continued to [...]

“The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the past 65 years since World War II.”  –Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Peter Howard, Food for the Hungry Emergency Response Unit, shares with Mission Network News about the “triple threat” in Japan. Listen Here: http://mnnonline.org/player/?media=interview&id=2675&length=&date= Three consecutive threats: An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the [...]