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In March 2011, JST first launched the J-RAPID program for urgent research/investigation, and especially for international collaborative research/investigation, in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake.Nepal
In response to the earthquake in Nepal in April, 2015, 13 projects were selected for funding by this program initiated by JST in collaboration with the Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment. Each project's research involved the collaboration of a team from Japan and Nepal. The research area spanned a wide field of subjects including geology, architecture and public health.Final Workshop on Nepal
Date：June 21st and 22nd, 2016Final Workshop Presentation Slides
| Title of the Projects | Japan based Principal Investigator | |
| Nepal based Principal Investigator | ||
| 1 | Investigation of Ground-motion to Damage Relationship in the Kathmandu Valley from Aftershock and Microtremor Observations | Kazuki Koketsu Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| Soma Nath Sapkota Deputy Director General, Department of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Industry |
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| 3 | Inventory Mapping of Landslides induced by the Nepal Earthquake and Hazard Mapping of Future Landslides for Making the Plan of Better Reconstruction | Masahiro Chigira Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University |
| Vishnu Dangol Professor, Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University |
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| 5 | Field Survey and Development of GIS Database on Rural Areas Affected by the Nepal Earthquake | Machito Mihara Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Bim Prasad Shrestha Professor, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University |
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| 7 | Field investigation research to improve seismic capacity of new and existing Nepalese buildings | Koichi Kusunoki Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| Krishna Kumar Bhetwal Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University |
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| 9 | Investigation of foundation liquefaction susceptibility in the Kathmandu valley | Mitsu Okamura Professor Civil and Environmental Department Ehime University |
| Surya Narayan Shrestha Deputy Executive Director National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) |
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| 11 | Vulnerability assessment of Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas based on comprehensive damage investigation of the 2915 Gurkha, Nepal earthquake | Kimiro Meguro Professor Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo |
| Ramesh Guragain Deputy Executive Director National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) |
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| 13 | Monitoring for ensured communicable disease control on evacuation site | Sakiko Kanbara Associate Professor Graduate School of Nursing University of Kochi |
| Tara Pokhrel President, Nursing Association of Nepal |
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| Title of the Projects | Japan based Principal Investigator | |
| Nepal based Principal Investigator | ||
| 2 | Damage Mapping of April 2015 Nepal Earthquake using Small UAV | Hiroshi Inoue Principal Senior Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention |
| Ramesh Guragain Deputy Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal |
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| 4 | Investigation of Cryo-geohazards in Langtang Valley, Nepal | Koji Fujita Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University |
| Rijan Bhakta Kayastha Associate Professor, School of Science, Kathmandu University |
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| 6 | Emergency survey of the great earthquake impacting on water security in Kathmandu, Nepal | Futaba Kazama Professor Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi |
| Shakya Narendra Man Professor Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University |
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| 8 | Process of Recovery and Housing Reconstruction in Urban and Rural Areas After the Nepal Earthquake | Toshio Otsuki Professor Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Umesh Bahadur Malla Executive Member Shelter & Local Technology Development Centre (SLTDC) |
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| 10 | Reevaluation of seismic vulnerability on historic structures based on damage investigation of the 2015 Nepal earthquake and of retrofitting methods | Junji Kiyono Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University |
| Prem Nath Maskey Professor, Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University |
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| 12 | Identification of temporary evacuation sites and relocation of dangerous settlements in the Dolakha District: an approach by hazard mapping | Teiji Watanabe Professor Environmental Earth Science Hokkaido University |
| Lalu Paudel Professor and Head Central Department of Geology Tribhuvan University |
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