SENDAI -- A police station in Miyagi Prefecture handed over the body of a woman who went missing in the tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake to her family on March 10, after ... ( read original story ...)
208 March 2011 earthquake aftershocks at M4 or higher detected in Japan over past years
There were 208 aftershocks from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake at magnitudes 4 or higher in the past year -- 1.5 times the average for ... ( read original story ...)
Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Confronting loss, grief on Great East Japan Earthquake anniv.
It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. I suspect everyone has their own thoughts and feelings about that terrible disaster. About ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s decade of struggle since the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Ten years ago, a tsunami tore through Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. For those forced to flee — and the scientists still grappling with trying to secure the site — the tragedy is far from over. ( read original story ...)
How one man’s determination to resurrect a “miracle piano” helped heal Japan’s tsunami scars
Hiroshi Endo's determination to resurrect a high school's treasured instrument was more about fixing broken hearts than mud-mangled keys. ( read original story ...)
Before and After Images Show Sites Ten Years After Japan’s Devastating Tsunami
Thursday marks 10 years since Japan's deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown. Photos show the devastation immediately after the disaster in Fukushima and nearby towns, and the cleanup over ... ( read original story ...)
10-year anniversary of the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami
March 2021 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku in northern Japan. Learn about the planned memorial events. ( read original story ...)
Great East Japan Earthquake survivor Jun Endo learns importance of resilience in life
She was buoyed through the hard times by her dream of joining the Japanese women's national team, Nadeshiko Japan, which beat the odds in 2011 and brought joy to the tsunami-hit nation. ( read original story ...)
A tale of two earthquakes: In Japan, some lessons learned, others deferred
But the focus on strengthening supply chain links was especially acute in seismically active Japan, which has long been expecting another major quake in the industrial heartland along this country's ... ( read original story ...)
Women speak out about sexual violence after Great East Japan Earthquake
As March 11 approaches, people around Japan are now reflecting on the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on this day ten years ago, and remembering all the thousands of lives that were forever ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Timeline: How an Earthquake Triggered Japan’s 2011 Nuclear Disaster
The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear event since the meltdown at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union 25 years prior. It started with an earthquake. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Ten years on from disaster that shocked the world
Other-worldly scenes of devastation were beamed around the world from Japan in 2011 after it was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded - almost a decade later, life is returning to ... ( read original story ...)
TIMELINE-Events following Japan’s worst quake and nuclear incident
Japan marks a decade since a huge earthquake and tsunami left more than 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of tsunami-hit Japan day care says ‘thorough disaster drills’ saved all lives
The now-defunct Ikkeijima nursery center on the coast of Kesenuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was completely destroyed by tsunami following the 2011･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho says suffers minor ATMs system glitch after Sunday’s large-scale breakdown
The main banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group said it detected a system glitch at several of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Wednesday night, after suffering a large-scale breakdown a few ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms send canned mackerel to poor kids in gratitude for 2011 aid
Tokyo - Manufacturers of canned fish in eastern and northeastern Japan that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster have been offering the protein-rich items to feed school children ... ( read original story ...)