Tag: earthquake

Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to Japan since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday, Feb. 23. ( read original story ...)

Emperor Naruhito, on the occasion of his 64th birthday on Friday, mourned the lives lost in a powerful earthquake that struck central ... ( read original story ...)

Complicating matters is the economic impact of the earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula, on the western shoreline of the country, in January. Japan’s economy is also vulnerable should much of the ... ( read original story ...)

Amidst positive signals from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Deputy Department Director Kim Yo Jong about contact with Japan, the United States has expressed its support for diplomacy with North ... ( read original story ...)

This metric compares earthquake fatalities to a country's population, revealing how some nations bear a disproportionate burden of earthquake deaths. Surprisingly, smaller countries like Ecuador, ... ( read original story ...)

How does someone who has not experienced war, or the extreme racism that drove the Japanese incarceration campaign in the US, access these painful memories? ( read original story ...)

"Japan's inflation is settling down," said Norinchukin Research ... hurt by production halts due to the New Year's Day Noto peninsula earthquake and Toyota group automakers' safety scandal. Retail ... ( read original story ...)

Notable signs of Pyongyang's interest in diplomacy with Tokyo were also detected last month when the North Korean leader sent a rare message of condolence to Kishida over a deadly earthquake. Should ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s industry minister has criticized the president of ... where three nuclear reactors melted down after the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Most recently, 1.5 metric ton of highly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Arrangements are being made for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit the Noto Peninsula, possibly in late March, to meet with people affected by the powerful ... ( read original story ...)

A construction company in this west Japan city has developed an "Ehime Prefecture type quake-resistant shelter" using cedar wood pro･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A new poll shows that half of Japanese favour restarting dozens of reactors in the country, compared with 30 per cent in previous surveys. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, causing significant infrastructure destruction and coastal evacuations. The seismic event, measuring 7.6 on the magnitude scale, left tens of ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 70 percent of 108 Japanese coastal municipalities at risk of damage from a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake have never conducted drills for operating evacuation centers in the winter, ... ( read original story ...)

The municipal government here is set to conduct a disaster drill on March 3 using technology that overlays evacuation routes onto ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Seventy crowdfunding projects have raised some 430 million yen (about $2.86 million) from approximately 22,000 contributors in just a month and a half･･･ ... ( read original story ...)