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EARTHQUAKES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2014
'Earthquacks' challenged by U.S. expert in Tokyo
Robert Geller, an American seismologist teaching in Japan, has been fighting a lonely battle against what he says is a hopeless national initiative for predicting big earthquakes.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2014
Tsunami-hit Iwate Prefecture beach reopens for first time since 3/11
A beach devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster in Iwate Prefecture reopened Saturday after three years of work to remove debris from sand and in the water to ensure safety.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2014
Miyagi city breaks ground on housing project for those displaced in 3/11 disaster
A groundbreaking ceremony for a public housing project was held on Wednesday in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, to accommodate local residents displaced by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2014
Kagoshima nuclear plant evacuation plans 'flawed'
With the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture poised to be restarted as early as this fall, experts and critics are pointing to flaws in the evacuation plan drawn up by prefectural authorities, stirring doubt among nearby residents.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2014
Quake shakes Hokkaido; no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Hokkaido on Tuesday evening, but no tsunami alert was issued, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2014
Oil facilities face serious liquefaction risk in Tokai, Kansai, Tokyo
Liquefaction will likely disrupt many of the petrochemical complexes on the Pacific coast if large quakes occur in the Nankai Trough or Tokyo, government researchers warn.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
Operator of Hamaoka nuclear plant says no active faults below site
The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture said Wednesday its investigation found no active geological faults under or around the site, which was forced to shut down in 2011 after the plant's operation was deemed risky.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2014
U.N. ambassador highlights link between disasters and disabilities
Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa on Tuesday stressed the importance of recognizing the special needs of people with disabilities during major disasters such as the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2014
Magnitude-5.2 earthquake jolts Tohoku
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted northeastern parts of Japan on Sunday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency reported.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2014
Abe government backs beefed-up quake preparedness goals
The Abe administration has decided on a set of goals to boost preparedness for major earthquakes and other disasters, including increasing the number of quake-resistant homes and firefighting units tasked with providing emergency relief.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2014
Hamaoka holds Nankai Trough quake exercise
Chubu Electric Power Co. on Wednesday held a disaster drill, open to the media at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, in preparation for a magnitude-9.0 quake in central to western Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2014
Quake of magnitude 6.6 strikes south of Fiji
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck deep in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday about 525 km (328 miles) south of Suva, Fiji, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2014
Train lines to be reinforced by '17
Japan hopes to reinforce railways in areas threatened by strong earthquakes by fiscal 2017, according to a draft disaster preparedness plan obtained by Kyodo News on Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2014
Chile response to giant quake drew on 3/11
A senior Chilean government official said lessons learned from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters as well as from the 2010 huge temblor in Chile were useful in dealing with a powerful earthquake that hit his country last week.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2014
Nuclear emergency evacuation plans lagging in 11 prefectures: survey
Efforts to estimate residential evacuation times for nuclear power plant accidents are behind schedule in several prefectures, a survey finds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2014
Back on track: Sanriku Railway's long road to recovery
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EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2014
Reducing disaster-related deaths
The government outlines a policy of reducing by 80 percent in 10 years the death toll of 332,000 currently anticipated from the next massive quake in Japan, which is predicted to happen off the Pacific coasts stretching from Shizuoka Prefecture to Shikoku.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2014
Earthquake action plan wins approval
Japan approves a 10-year program aimed at reducing the more than 300,000 casualties projected under the Nankai Trough earthquake scenario by 80 percent.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
Estimated death toll in Nagoya from Nankai quake increased significantly
A magnitude-9.0 earthquake along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan could kill as many as 6,700 people in Nagoya, 1.5 times the number previously estimated, the municipal government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2014
Additional source for 2011 tsunami identified
For the last few years, a group of international scientists has been reassessing the cause of the March 2011 tsunami that inundated the Tohoku coastline.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
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Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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