New GPS sensors mean that people will get more rapid and accurate information about the severity of an earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Post earthquake, Wajima lacquerware find new homes
WAJIMA, Japan >> A project to find new owners for recovered Wajima lacquerware is underway in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1. A volunteer organization in Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, collects recovered lacquerware and gives them ... ( read original story ...)
Drones reshape disaster relief efforts in Japan
Drone technology is now taking flight in disaster relief efforts in Japan. After the devastating Noto Peninsula Earthquake on New Year's Day, a large-scale drone operation quickly took shape. ( read original story ...)
Japan to utilize My Number cards at evacuation centers
We want to facilitate the response of local governments and residents in the event of a disaster,' digital transformation minister Taro Kono said. ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by 5.9 magnitude earthquake as tremors destroy homes in hard-hit region still reeling from devastating quake
EARTHQUAKES have struck a Japanese region for the second time this year, destroying five homes and leaving residents injured. A magnitude 5.9 temblor hit the northern top of the Noto Peninsula ... ( read original story ...)
Japan discharges toxic water despite protests
Japanese hold a rally to protest against the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. March 11, 2024, is the 13th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country's northern coasts. ZHU CHENXI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE The ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan power firms boost cooperation on disaster response
The electric power sector has established a framework to streamline the dispatch of support personnel and facilitate mutual aid to cover restoration expenses. ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by earthquake of 5.9 magnitude, multiple tremors reported
Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa was hit with an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude early morning on June 3, while the country was still recovering from the January 1 earthquake destruction. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the northern top of ... ( read original story ...)
No Filipino casualties in magnitude 5.9 Japan quake – DMW
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), citing initial data from its migrant workers office (MWO) in Japan, said no Filipino was reported injured following an earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula early Monday morning. ( read original story ...)
Homes collapse as earthquakes hit region recovering from January tremor
Earthquakes have hit part of Japan still recovering from a powerful tremor in January. No major damage was caused by the latest earthquakes in the north-central region of Ishikawa, which saw a magnitude 5.9 tremor followed minutes later by a 4.8 and ... ( read original story ...)
DMW: Filipinos in Taiwan, Japan safe amid quakes
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Monday said no Filipinos were injured in Taiwan and Japan that were struck by earthquakes. In a statement, the DMW said initial reports from the Migrant Workers Office in Osaka, ( read original story ...)
Japan Meteorological Agency warns of more quakes in Ishikawa
Japan's Meteorological Agency is calling on people in the area hit by an earthquake on Monday morning to be on alert for falling rocks and landslides. The quake hit Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, and registered an intensity of upper 5 on the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Ishikawa Region
TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage. A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquakes shake area near Japanese region hit in January
Strong earthquakes early Monday struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa that was hit by the January 1 quake, but authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami. Engadget ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes shake Japanese region, collapse 2 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1 ... ( read original story ...)