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EARTHQUAKE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2016
Airbnb scores tourism-promotion deal with city in Iwate
Airbnb Inc., a popular U.S. online marketplace and home-stay network, and Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, have agreed to join hands on promoting tourism in the city, the company's first deal with a Japanese municipality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2016
Younger students attend school in quake-hit Tottori Prefecture
Elementary and junior high schools in Tottori Prefecture opened as normal Monday following Friday's magnitude-6.6 earthquake, but some prefecture-run high schools were closed.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2016
Protecting people against quakes
The government should focus on improving defenses against quakes rather than spending resources on the extremely difficult task of predicting when they will strike.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2016
Vet pushes for shelters that can keep pets and owners together during disasters
A veterinarian from Kumamoto Prefecture who provided shelter to pets and their owners in the wake of April's earthquakes in Kyushu urges lawmakers to prepare similar facilities for future disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2016
Kumamoto quakes caused ¥3.8 trillion damage, official estimate shows
Powerful earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April caused damage worth ¥3.8 trillion, the local government has confirmed in its first estimate of the economic impact on the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Fan club formed to promote Fukushima produce
Nearly 5½ years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, a fan club was launched last week with an ambitious membership goal: gain 200,000 members by 2020 and boost the region's products in the process.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2016
Japan carries out major quake drill on anniversary of 1923 temblor
The government held a nationwide disaster drill on Thursday to test an emergency response to a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2016
Kumamoto marks fourth month since temblor left 72 dead
Kumamoto residents observed a moment of silence Tuesday to mark the fourth month since the April quake that struck wide areas of Kyushu, killing 72 people in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2016
Body found in quake-hit Kumamoto may be that of last missing victim
A body found in a buried car is thought to be a university student missing since tremors devastated parts of Kyushu in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2016
Visiting Taiwan legislative speaker offers donation for Kumamoto recovery
The head of Taiwan's legislature handed over a donation of 24.55 million New Taiwan dollars (about ¥80 million) to Japan on Tuesday on behalf of Taiwanese people to help its southern city of Kumamoto recover from a series of earthquakes that struck in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2016
Erroneous alert of massive Tokyo quake causes brief panic
Railway companies temporarily stopped trains and social media users were in a state of panic after the Meteorological Agency sent a false alarm of a magnitude-9 earthquake across wide parts of the Kanto region Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2016
To support Kumamoto, Solaseed begins using Kumamon character on planes
Kyushu-based Solaseed Air Inc. on Tuesday started bearing the Kumamon mascot on some of its aircraft to boost support for the area affected by a series of earthquakes in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2016
Destroyed car may belong to last missing person from Kumamoto quakes
Part of what appears to be a car owned by Hikaru Yamato, the last person still missing from the series of earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April, has been found by his parents and friends searching along a river downstream from where he went missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2016
Discount tours to Kyushu sell like hotcakes as quake subsidies kick in
Reservations for summer trips to Kyushu are growing rapidly as tour agencies and hotels offer large discounts backed by government subsidies aimed at helping the quake-damaged island recover.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
In first, Tepco admits ice wall can't stop Fukushima No. 1 groundwater
The much-hyped ice wall at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant can't stop groundwater from entering its leaky, wrecked reactor buildings, Tokyo Electric admits.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2016
No damage reported as quake shakes Tokyo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook eastern Japan on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2016
Magnitude 5.0 quake jolts Kanto area
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted eastern Japan including Tokyo on Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2016
Don't rely on quake predictions
The government should focus its efforts on minimizing the damage caused by quakes rather than squandering resources trying to predict them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2016
Kumamoto welcomes first international cruise ship since deadly April temblors
An international cruise ship arrived at a Kumamoto port on Thursday for the first time since the prefecture was rocked by a series of earthquakes in April.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 28, 2016
'Carlos Ayesta + Guillaume Bression: Retrace our Steps'
Until July 24
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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