▁one ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁most ▁affected ▁by ▁natural ▁dis aster s , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁Ring ▁of ▁Fire . ▁Two ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁most ▁expensive ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁recent ▁history ▁have ▁occurred ▁in ▁Japan , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁cost ing ▁$ 1 8 1 ▁billion . ▁Japan ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁worst ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁Many ▁types ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁occur ▁in ▁Japan ▁such ▁as ▁t sun am is , ▁flo ods , ▁ty ph o ons , ▁earth qu akes , ▁cycl ones , ▁and ▁even ▁vol can ic ▁er u ptions . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁gone ▁through ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s , ▁affect ing ▁its ▁economy , ▁development , ▁and ▁social ▁life . ▁Some ▁other ▁major ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁Japan ▁were ▁more ▁recent , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Great ▁Hans hin ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁T ō h oku ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁t sun ami , ▁which ▁triggered ▁the ▁F uk ush ima ▁D ai ichi ▁nuclear ▁dis aster . ▁ ▁Vol can ic ▁er u ptions ▁ ▁Many ▁vol can ic ▁er u ptions ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁recent ▁vol can ic ▁er u ptions ▁ ▁V E I - 7