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MIYAGI

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021
Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters
Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 30, 2021
Agricultural income insurance gains traction in Japan's Tohoku region
The insurance covers nearly all products as well as losses resulting from a wide range of circumstances such as lower yields due to typhoons and the effects of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 2, 2021
Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records
Volumes of archived materials outline the ordeal communities have been through over the past decade. Soon they could be lost.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2021
Miyagi sees first tropical storm landfall on record as Nepartak crosses Honshu
Earlier forecasts had shown the possibility of the storm making landfall closer to Tokyo, with some Olympic events rescheduled as a precaution.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021
Volunteer superfan brings message of gratitude to Olympics in Miyagi
Clad in his homemade samurai armor and topknot, Hirokazu Tsunoda has used sporting events over the last decade to thank the world for its support after the March 11 disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 21, 2021
Income cap hinders nurses’ role in administering COVID-19 vaccines in Japan
Normally, if a spouse's income rises above u00a51.3 million a year, they lose access to their partner's pension and health care benefits, which has put some people off extra hours.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jun 12, 2021
The secret to this sake’s flavor? Aging it underwater
What started as an experiment has turned into a way for Otokoyama Honten brewery to recover from the 2011 Tohoku triple disaster.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 23, 2021
Nozomi Project gives new life to broken pottery — and the prospects of its artisans
With a motto of “finding beauty in brokenness,” the women-led company balances remembrance of the 2011 disaster with hope and progress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
May 17, 2021
One year into the pandemic, Sendai schools confront the new normal
Transparent desk partitions and physical distancing have become standard fare for students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021
Fearing outbreak similar to Osaka, Kyoto to ask restaurants to close early
'We need to take stronger countermeasures before the infection situation in our prefecture worsens to levels similar to those in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures,' Kyoto's governor said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 12, 2021
Despite government help, business realities limit 3/11 recovery
Even with subsidies, many Tohoku firms have struggled to restructure debt and adapt their operations in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021
Olympic torchbearer aiming to remind the world of 2011 disaster
Kenichi Kurosawa survived the earthquake and tsunami, and has been constantly encouraging his neighbors to stay strong ever since.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021
The scars remain: Tohoku communities still struggling to rebuild, 10 years on
Limited employment options, lingering psychological issues and population decline have made full recovery a long-term issue for many parts of Tohoku.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021
'I still have dreams about it': Volunteers reflect on 3/11 aftermath
Ten years on from the disaster, expats who gave their time to help the victims have found the experience has stuck with them.

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