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TSUNAMI 3

ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2016
Beijing sets up South China Sea tsunami alert center
China has set up a tsunami alert center in the South China Sea, the head of the country's maritime regulator said Wednesday, in Beijing's latest effort to bolster its jurisdiction in the disputed waters.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2016
Why 3/11 didn't change Japan
The Fukushima crisis should have been a catalyst for change; instead it sustained policy inertia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2016
We must be prepared for the unthinkable
The Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear catastrophes offer many lessons that if heeded will ensure we are better prepared for future disasters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 13, 2016
Saga of lost Rikuzentakata tsunami boat forges pan-Pacific friendship
A new children's book recounts events following the 3/11 disasters that have led to a forging of bonds and cross-cultural exchange between young people in Tohoku and the U.S. West Coast.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2016
Japan marks fifth anniversary of devastating 3/11 disasters
Millions observe a moment of silence across the nation to mark the fifth anniversary of the March 2011 quake and tsunami.
JAPAN / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 10, 2016
Fukushima's fishing industry struggles amid safety fears, catch restrictions
Over the past five years, fishermen in the disaster-struck regions of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures have revived their industry, steadily increasing the catch and shipment of oysters, seaweed and other local specialties.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2016
Questioning assumptions about disaster risk
In our technology-dependent world, risk is a great equalizer and does not always distinguish between rich and poor.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 9, 2016
Five years on, Fukushima evacuees voice lingering anger, fear and distrust
Some of the thousands of uprooted Fukushima residents speak out about the ordeal that began five years ago and continues to exact a toll to this day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 9, 2016
Minamisoma mayor sees future for Fukushima 'nonnuclear' city in energy independence
Turning to the use of solar and wind power in tandem with energy-saving measures, Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai is aiming for his city to be energy self-reliant by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 8, 2016
3/11 survivors fall between cracks of reconstruction system
On a chilly weekend morning last month, Yasukatsu Miura, 74, is bundled in a down jacket and wool beanie as he watches TV in his old two-story wooden house in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, cold air entering through gaps in the front door.
Japan Times
JAPAN / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 8, 2016
3/11 lesson: Prepare, at all costs, for the worst
Should a devastating earthquake hit central Tokyo tomorrow, the skyscraper office buildings of Mori Building Co. would be able to provide temporary shelter for about 10,000 people.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 6, 2016
Immigration: the missing piece in the Tohoku recovery puzzle?
Entrepreneurship, reconstruction and tourism still may not be enough to save rapidly depopulating Onagawa.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Indonesia's early tsunami warning buoys down when big quake hit
All 22 of the early-warning buoys Indonesia that were deployed after the 2004 tsunami disaster were inoperable when a massive undersea earthquake struck off the country's coast on Wednesday, a national disaster mitigation agency official said.

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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