Past Search and Rescue
Date of occurrence | Disaster | Casualties | Number of dogs dispatched | Search results |
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April 15th, 2016 | Kumamoto earthquakes | 44 dead | 4 | Unfound |
April 25th, 2015 | Nepal earthquake | 7,400+ dead | 2 | Found 5 bodies |
August 20th, 2014 | Torrential downpour disaster in Hiroshima | 74 dead | 3 | Found 1 body, and later 3 bodies were found near the searched area |
September 7th, 2011 | Torrential downpour disaster affected by Typhoon Talas in Wakayama and Nara | 61 dead, 18 missing | 3 | Found 1 body |
March 11th, 2011 | Tohoku earthquake | 15,889 dead, 2,601 missing | 3 | Unable to find survivors |
July 15th, 2010 (dispatched on September 18th and 20th) | Torrential downpour disaster in Kani, Gifu | 4 dead, 2 missing | 4 | Unfound |
September 30th, 2009 | Sumatra earthquake | 1,100+ dead | 3 | Unfound |
August 9th, 2009 | Torrential downpour disaster affected by Typhoon Etau in Sayo, Hyogo | 18 dead, 2 missing | 4 | Unfound |
July 21st, 2009 | Landslide disaster in Hofu, Yamaguchi | 17 dead | 4 | Found 3 bodies |
June 14th, 2008 | Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake | 17 dead, 6 missing | 4 | Found 1 body |
July 16th, 2007 | Chuetsu offshore earthquake | 15 dead | 4 | Unfound |
July 19th, 2006 | Landslide disaster in Kyotango, Kyoto | 2 dead | 3 | Unfound |
October 8th, 2005 | Kashmir earthquake | 87,300+ dead | 2 | Found 6 bodies |
October 24th, 2004 | Chuetsu earthquake | 68 dead | 2 | No search activities. Helped with residents’ evacuation together with Japan Self-Defense Forces. |
October 18th, 2004 | Landslide disaster in Tamano, Okayama | 9 dead | 3 | Dispatch was avoided, as all missing person were found before our arrival. |
September 29th, 2014 | Landslide disaster in Miyagawa, Mie | 7 dead | 3 | Found 1 body |
December 26th, 2003 | Bam earthquake | 26,271+ dead | 3 | Found 21 bodies |
July 20th, 2003 | Landslide disaster in Minamata, Kumamoto | 19 dead | 3 | Unfound |
March 25th, 2002 | Hindu Kush earthquakes | 1,000+ dead | 3 | Unable to obtain emergency visa for Afghanistan |
September 11th, 2001 | September 11 attacks | 3,025 dead | On hold | Requested to stay on hold by FEMA |
March 12th, 2001 | Quarry disaster in Soja, Okayama | 3 dead | 3 | Found 1 body |
January 26th, 2001 | Gujarat earthquake | 20,000+ dead | 3 | Found 1 survivor and 4 bodies |
November 12th, 1999 | Düzce earthquake | 818 dead | 3 | Found 3 bodies |
September 21st, 1999 | Jiji earthquake | 2,415 dead | 3 | Found 6 bodies |
August 17th, 1999 | İzmit earthquake | 17,127 dead | 2 | Found 1 survivor and 5 bodies |
June 28th, 1999 | Torrential downpour disaster in Hiroshima | 32 dead, 1 missing | 3 | Unfound |
September 9th, 1998 | Landslide disaster in Umaji village, Aki, Kochi | 3 dead | 3 | Unfound |
July 10th, 1997 | Landslide disaster in Izumi, Kagoshima | 21 dead | 3 | Found 1 body |
December 6th, 1996 | Landslide disaster in Otari, Nagano | 14 dead | 4 | Found 1 body and part of a body |
November 12th, 1996 | Nazca earthquake | 40+ dead, 40 casualties | 2 | Unable to search as the mining entrance was not found |
October 9th, 1995 | Colima–Jalisco earthquake | 60 dead | 2 | Found 5 bodies |