Kumamoto, Japan · 2016–2026

An independent archive of Andrew Mitchell’s broadcasting, press coverage, research and public work in Japan. Its central thread is disaster preparedness with foreign residents, shaped by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and the work of the Kumamoto Earthquake Experience Project.

Andrew Mitchell at the ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat
5th ISA Forum of Sociology, Rabat, 2025

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Andrew Mitchell, PhD, came to Kumamoto as a MEXT scholar in 2014 and later became an assistant professor at Kumamoto University. Following the 2016 earthquakes, he helped found KEEP to record foreign residents’ experiences and improve disaster preparedness across language and cultural boundaries.

Materials are retained in their original formats. Copyright and related rights remain with the credited publishers, broadcasters, photographers and authors. This family-maintained collection is presented for archival, educational and research reference.

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