Almost 5 months after the coup in Myanmar, the turmoil is ongoing across the country. Hoping to help Myanmar's citizens, people in Japan started aid projects. From university students conducting weekly street-side fundraising to a woman setting up a "babysitting for Myanmar" service, and an entrepreneur promoting fair trade by importing Myanmar coffee, we look at this grassroots-level form of support.

Water has great power in rainstorm, typhoon and flood conditions. We introduce the dangers of walking in running water and provide hints on how to escape when you are trapped in buildings or cars.

In Japan, around 50,000 children with foreign roots have limited Japanese skills and find it difficult to understand regular school lessons and adapt to them. A "free school" founded by an NPO in the suburbs of Tokyo caters for such children wanting to enter high school. What support is required to make their wish come true?