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EARTHQUAKES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2022
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolts Kumamoto
The quake, which occurred at around 9:44 p.m., registered a weak 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the town of Misato.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2022
Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five
Authorities earlier ended a search in remote southeastern mountains for survivors of the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Megaquake in Tokyo would likely leave 4.53 million stranded, report shows
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working to secure facilities that would serve as temporary shelters for stranded people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2022
Devastating Afghanistan earthquake leaves more than 1,000 dead
The quake — the deadliest in the country in two decades — hit about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country's southeast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2022
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 with toll expected to rise
Officials said hundreds of people were injured and that the death toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 20, 2022
Improving the quality of life at Japan's disaster evacuation shelters
Sleeping in crowded conditions on the floor can cause a range of health issues such as insomnia, high blood pressure and disuse syndrome.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2022
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Ishikawa
There was no tsunami threat from the quake, which measured a weak 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2022
Earthquake response to be focus of social bond planned by Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is proposing to issue u00a530 billion of five-year social bonds later this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2022
Government OKs reopening of Fukushima village section to residents in June
A 0.95 square kilometer part of Katsurao, located near the defunct Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, will have its restrictions lifted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2022
Up to 6,100 in Tokyo predicted to die in worst-case quake scenario
Of the estimated deaths, 3,209 would be caused by collapsed buildings and 2,482 by fires, a metropolitan government report said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2022
Magnitude 6.0 quake shakes Japan's east and northeast
The quake, which occurred around 12:24 p.m., registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Government to ask shinkansen operators to speed up work boosting quake resistance
The move comes after Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for about a month due to a magnitude 7.4 quake hitting the country's northeast in March.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2022
Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, U.N. warns
The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day — 560 a year — by 2030 as humans heat up the climate and ignore the risk, pushing millions more people into poverty, the organization has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Apr 25, 2022
Hokkaido underprepared for offshore winter quakes and 'ice tsunami' destruction
Ice tsunamis can block the spaces between buildings and in streets, causing water to overflow into open spaces and cause faster and higher levels of flooding than otherwise expected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2022
Kumamoto mourns on sixth anniversary of deadly quakes
At the outset of the ceremony, at which attendance was limited for the third straight year due to the pandemic, 30 people including bereaved families observed a moment of silence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2022
JR East resumes Tohoku Shinkansen services fully a month after earthquake derailment
Efforts to restore infrastructure are still underway, the company said, and bullet trains will operate at a reduced speed and on temporary timetables for the time being.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Apr 4, 2022
Japanese town hit by 2011 quake making evacuation plan for vulnerable residents
A particularly urgent issue is for municipalities to come up with ways to support severely ill people undergoing treatment at home who use respirators and other medical devices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2022
Bullet trains back in service between Iwate and Miyagi after quake
Tohoku Shinkansen trains are back in service between Ichinoseki and Sendai stations, allowing Hokkaido and Akita Shinkansen trains to reconnect to Sendai, a major transportation hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2022
Fukushima bullet train services return two weeks after large earthquake
JR East on Saturday resumed services between Koriyama and Fukushima stations that were suspended following a powerful earthquake more than two weeks ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2022
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolts northwestern Chiba Prefecture
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