More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters, according to a recent tally by Kyodo News.At least 5,456 "disaster-related deaths" have been recognized since local governments began such designation following the Great Hanshin Earthquake in western Japan on Jan. 17, 1995, with the figure including deaths linked to the Noto Peninsula quake last year.The government has been calling for the improvement of conditions in evacuation shelters, with many evacuees crowded in gymnas…READ FULL ARTICLE
