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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake with an epicenter off the east coast of Chiba Prefecture struck at aro...
March 12, 2024
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Tomoko Akane Becomes 1st Japanese Judge Elected to Head ICC; Akane Received Arrest Warrant from Russia for Pursuing War Crimes (Update 1)
THE HAGUE — Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) elected Judge Tomoko Akane as its pr...
March 12, 2024
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Japanese Students Hold Event To Thank Taiwanese People for Donations Following 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
TAIPEI — Japanese students in Taiwan held an annual event on Sunday to thank the Taiwanese people...
March 11, 2024
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Survey Shows 2,300 Communities Nationwide have Created Disaster Management Plans; Lessons From Previous Disasters Used to Create Plans
It has been 10 years since the Community Disaster Management Plan system was systematically imple...
March 11, 2024
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30,000 Remain Evacuated 13 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake; Earthquake-Related Deaths Increased By 10 From Last Year (Update 1)
Monday marks the 13th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which left more than 2...
March 11, 2024
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Two Dead After Avalanche in Southwestern Hokkaido; Victims Believed to be Backcountry-Skiing Foreign Nationals (Update 1)
A man and a woman, both believed to be foreign nationals, were rushed to a hospital in an unconsc...
March 11, 2024
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‘Open-Air Book Shop’ Opens in Town Affected by Fukushima Nuclear Plant Disaster; Owner Hopes to See Area Rejuvenated
OKUMA, Fukushima – In an area of rice fields where plots of land had been developed, many homes h...
March 11, 2024
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Indescribable Pain of Losing All 3 Children; Mother Shares Tragic Story of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
There have been countless times when Ryoko Endo, 55, has wanted to live in a place where nobody k...
March 11, 2024
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Yomiuri Survey: Reconstruction Still Underway in Some Municipalities 13 Years After Great East Japan Quake
Thirteen years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, eight of the affected municipalities s...
March 11, 2024
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Natto Speed-Eating Contest Held in Japan’s Mito; Annual Competition By Lake Senba Marks its 20th Year
MITO — An annual natto speed-eating contest was held in Mito, with 132 people competing to eat th...
March 10, 2024
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29,000 Still Evacuated 13 Years after March 2011 Disaster
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—While Japan is set to mark on Monday the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 po...
March 10, 2024
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University of Tokyo Releases List of Successful Applicants Admitted Through General Exams; Women Account for Only 19.4％
The University of Tokyo on Sunday released a list of successful applicants that were admitted thr...
March 10, 2024
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13 Years On: Fukushima Governor Urges State to Clarify Soil Policy
Fukushima (Jiji Press)—Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori wants the Japanese government to clarify...
March 10, 2024
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JR Chuo Line Resumes Full Operation After Being Partly Suspended in Tokyo Due to Accident (UPDATE 1)
The JR Chuo Line operation had been temporarily suspended between Tokyo and Takao Stations Sunday...
March 10, 2024
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65% of Respondents ‘Not Concerned’ about Fukushima Treated Water When Buying Seafood
About two-thirds of respondents said they felt no concern or very little concern about treated wa...
March 9, 2024
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