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DISASTERS

JAPAN
Mar 18, 2018
Dialects at risk of extinction in Tohoku's disaster zones
In the wake of the March 2011 disasters, encouraging phrases in various dialects gave residents of tsunami-devastated Tohoku a much-needed psychological lift, but those same dialects are battling to survive amid the exodus of young people from the region.
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 11, 2018
Fukushima powers toward 100% goal on renewables as grid and cost woes linger
Seven years after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Fukushima Prefecture remains committed to becoming an international center for renewable-energy research and a domestic pioneer by meeting 100 percent of its energy demand via renewables by 2040.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018
Residents volunteer to preserve monuments to disaster
Yuichi Yonezawa believes he owes his life to the three-story building that used to house his company in the tsunami-damaged city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018
Japan marks seventh anniversary of 3/11 with moment of silence
Japan observes a moment of silence to mark the seventh anniversary of the 2011 mega-quake and tsunami that left about 18,000 people dead or missing.
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 11, 2018
In shadow of nuclear disaster, Fukushima's rice farmers look to rebuild their market
For 36-year-old rice farmer Emi Kato, the first few years after the 2011 core meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant were grueling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 10, 2018
Kamaishi mounts a soft-power recovery to revive tsunami-hit community
The city of Kamaishi is quietly combating its population decline with PR, career-advancement and tourism measures designed to revive its tsunami-battered community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 9, 2018
Radiation monitoring group formed during Fukushima nuclear disaster now a source of global data
Back in 2011, soon after the 3/11 disaster, Safecast was born. Today, the global volunteer-centered citizen science organization is home to the world's largest open data set of radiation measurements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 8, 2018
Tohoku communities slow to regroup as tsunami-hit cities rebuild on higher ground
Takashi Ito's family-owned book and stationery store is one of the 20 or so shops occupying a new mall that opened last year in Rikuzentakata, a tsunami-ravaged city in Iwate Prefecture once known for the towering pine trees that lined its scenic coast.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 5, 2018
Environment Ministry revises pet disaster aid policy
The government has released new guidelines on the issue of what to do with pets during a disaster.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2018
Prefectures, cities to spend heavily on disaster mitigation in fiscal 2018
A total of 58 prefectural and municipal governments across the nation plan to spend a collective ¥268.4 billion on projects to bolster infrastructure against natural disasters in fiscal 2018 amid central government threats of reduced subsidies, a tally found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BY THE NUMBERS
Mar 3, 2018
Putting the express in espresso
Three interesting figures we stumbled across online last week.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2018
Japanese disaster agency to urge use of multiple J-Alert warning channels
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to ask municipalities this month to adopt at least two methods for transmitting emergency messages from the J-Alert warning system, sources said Thursday.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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