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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2021
Funding crunch hampers preservation of sites hit by 2011 quake
Officials say maintaining the sites has become an increasing struggle amid public apathy and drops in both donations and paying visitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 19, 2021
Sendai farmers' post-tsunami struggles compounded by pandemic and policy
Last spring saw a decrease in demand for fresh produce as eateries closed during the state of emergency, and wholesale prices of some vegetables dropped by half.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2021
Tohoku region shakes off latest aftershock of 2011 earthquake
Many homes in the prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima were still without water Monday and railway connections remained disrupted as residents worked to restore order yet again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2021
Japan braces for more aftershocks after powerful quake injures over 150
Since late Saturday, a series of aftershocks registering up to 4 on the Japanese intensity scale have hit the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2021
In pictures: Damage from the 7.3 magnitude quake off northeast Japan
Buildings were cracked, train services were halted and water supplies were cut after a major earthquake rocked Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures late Saturday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2021
Large earthquake was an aftershock of 3/11 killer quake, expert says
The Meteorological Agency also said it believed the quake was an aftershock of the megaquake that struck the area a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Pandemic may force imperial couple to meet online with 3/11 survivors
Online conferences with residents of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima are expected to start in mid-February, according to the source.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2021
Tsunami-hit Miyagi school building to reopen as memorial in April
Opinions are divided among residents, with some bereaved families saying they cannot bear the sight of the building.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2021
Japanese high school axes entrance exams due to COVID-19 scare
The decision was made after several students at the high school took polymerase chain reaction tests Thursday. The results on Saturday showed that all the students tested negative.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2020
Suga surveys 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
'The reconstructions have entered the final phase. We will do all we can,' Suga told reporters after wrapping up his visits to Miyagi and Iwate prefectures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2020
'The diversity of nature': Rare 9-tentacled octopus found in northeastern Japan
The unusual creature has been put on display at the local nature center in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 20, 2020
March 2011 victims identified thanks to forensic officer's lifelike portraits
Shuichi Abe has been hailed for his realistic drawings, which have reunited a number of bodies with their families in Miyagi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Nov 18, 2020
As nuclear worries linger, Tohoku plant heads for landmark restart
The restart, the first in the northeast, comes amidst controversial restarts in the country's west and debates over the energy source's role in a carbon neutral target.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020
Tsunami-hit Onagawa reactor in northeast Japan gets final approval to restart
The No. 2 unit of the Onagawa plant is the first of the reactors damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to win final approval with local consent to restart.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2020
Tsunami-hit Onagawa reactor to get restart OK by year's end
The governor of Miyagi Prefecture would become the first to greenlight the restart of a nuclear plant damaged in the 3/11 disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
8,000 still living as evacuees on anniversary of Typhoon Hagibis
The government figure on people in temporary housing does not cover those who continue to live in their own disaster-affected homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2020
Sendai court upholds ruling that state and Tepco must pay Fukushima evacuees
It was the first time a high court has acknowledged the state's responsibility for the incident in about 30 similar lawsuits filed nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2020
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Miyagi Prefecture area
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake, which measured 4 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 40 kilometers off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday at 11:44 a.m.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2020
School opens in quake-hit northern Japan town with help of Qatari fund
A u00a51 billion ($9.4 million) contribution from the state helped cover some of the u00a55.3 billion spent on the project to build a municipality-run school.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2020
Miyagi firm first to get sustainable label for bluefin tuna fishing
A fishery based in northeastern Japan has acquired the world's first certification for sustainable bluefin tuna fishing, according to the Marine Stewardship Council.

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