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Keita Era, an Analyst based in Tokyo, tells us about his volunteer work with those badly affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011 – and the fulfilment he gets from supporting them back into meaningful jobs. I joined Barclays in 2010 on their ... ( read original story ...)

The phone has been visited by at least 25,000 people since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, people who have come to convey their feelings to departed loved ones “through the wind.” The phone was set up by 72-year-old garden designer Itaru ... ( read original story ...)

“At the time of [Japan’s] earthquake [and subsequent tsunami] in 2011, the yen rallied against almost everything else. This kind of repatriation is typical, so there’s a precedent here despite the geographical closeness [to North Korea] and the fact ... ( read original story ...)

In the days leading up the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, around 20 of the fish purportedly washed ashore. Dozens were discovered by Japanese fishermen around the time a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile in March 2010. ( read original story ...)

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Tokyo area on Thursday, the Meteorological Agency of Japan said. However, the authorities did not issue any tsunami warning. According to the agency, the quake was centred in northwestern Chiba prefecture, east to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Hitachi in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a63g. Id of event: us2000a63g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 100 km S of Nemuro, Japan (62 miles). Unique identifier: us2000a56u. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000a56u. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:30:40 / 3:30 am (local ... ( read original story ...)