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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeFire Spread Over Wide Areas After Japan Earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Pref.
Firefighting efforts are still underway more than half a day after a fire broke out at around 6 p.m....
January 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeForty-eight People Confirmed Dead in Japan’s Noto Peninsula Earthquake (UPDATE 5)
A total of 30 people were confirmed dead as of 1 p.m. on Tuesday after powerful earthquakes struck t...
January 2, 2024
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Social SeriesKyoto Geiko Quarters / Bond of 2 Geiko ‘Sisters’ Bridges 65-year Age Gap
KYOTO — In October, a special performance was held in Miyagawacho. On stage, geiko danced in fall-th...
January 2, 2024
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BaseballPhotoscape / Birth of a New Baseball Stadium in the Tokyo Hills
Aboard a helicopter that took off from Haneda Airport, a construction site resembling the shape of a...
January 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeSelf-Defense Forces Deployed, Wajima Base Offers Refuge in Response to Japan Earthquakes
In response to the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, the Defense Ministry disclosed on Monday night...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeWater Containing Radioactive Materials Spills Over at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant due to Earthquakes; No Damage or Leak
Water from the fuel pools at the top floors of the No. 7 and No. 2 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kari...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeBuildings Collapse in Japan Earthquakes; 6 cases of People Buried Alive
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Many buildings collapsed on Monday in central Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, when t...
January 1, 2024
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General NewsOver 60 Organ Transplants Cancelled Due to Lack of Resources; 3 Hospitals Perform Large Share of Transplant Operations
More than 60 cases of organs from brain-dead donors not being accepted due to shortages of hospital ...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeProfessor of Seismology Warns of “Large-Scale Aftershocks” After Ishikawa Earthquake
Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, professor of seismology at Kanazawa University, said, “Among a series of activi...
January 1, 2024
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SoccerPersistence Pays Off as Japan Warm Up for Asian Cup with Win
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu hailed his team’s persistence after they warmed up for this month’s Asia...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakePrime Minister Fumio Kishida Orders Emergency Response to Ishikawa Earthquake, Tsunami
In light of the major earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kis...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNo Sign of Issues at Nuclear Power Plants in Fukui, Niigata Prefectures Following Earthquake
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said there were no abnormalities at Hokuriku Electric Powe...
January 1, 2024
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ReutersGazans Pray New Year Can Bring Peace after ‘Wreckage’
RAFAH, Gaza, Dec 31 (Reuters) - As they turn from a year that could barely have brought more bitter ...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeHokuriku, Joetsu Shinkansen Lines Temporarily Suspended Due to Earthquake; Tohoku Shinkansen Line Resumes Operation
Operations on the JR Hokuriku and Joetsu Shinkansen lines have been suspended due to strong earthqua...
January 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeStrong Earthquakes Hit Ishikawa Pref. on New Year’s Day; 1.2-Meter Tsunami Observed in Ishikawa (Update3)
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 struck the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture at ar...
January 1, 2024