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M7.4 quake strikes off northeast Japan; at least 2 dead, 151 injured
A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale from 0 to 7 st...
March 17, 2022
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Powerful quake hits northeast Japan; tsunami advisory issued
A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake occurred off the coast of northeast Japan at around 11:36 p.m. o...
March 16, 2022
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Pandemic wipes out 30 of Japan’s ski resorts over 2 yrs
Thirty ski resorts in Japan have either been forced into bankruptcy or suspended operations over the...
March 15, 2022
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Japanese language schools, vocational schools pledge to help Ukrainian refugees
OSAKA — Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 12 Japanese language and vocational training schools...
March 15, 2022
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Japanese sisters fret over fate of Ukrainian fiances
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced apart two engaged couples. Erika Kamura and her sister...
March 15, 2022
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Remains of ‘miraculous’ tree that survived Japan’s 3/11 disaster go on display in Tokyo
The stump and root network of the “miraculous lone pine” that survived the Great East Japan Earthqua...
March 14, 2022
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Old friends reunite in return to disaster-hit hometown
Taiga Ide opened the window, which still did not have a curtain, and breathed in the breeze of the a...
March 14, 2022
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Japanese aid groups struggling to provide support to Ukrainians
Japanese nonprofit organizations and other aid groups are struggling to get support to Ukraine, wher...
March 14, 2022
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Russians in Japan distressed by abuse
The Yomiuri ShimbunAka-no-hiroba owner Victoria Miyabe talks about products at her store in Chuo War...
March 14, 2022
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Abductee families call for Japan-North Korea summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea reiterated their call Su...
March 13, 2022
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New bridge links Kawasaki research area and Haneda Airport
The Tamagawa Sky Bridge opened to traffic on Saturday, linking Haneda Airport in Tokyo with a coasta...
March 13, 2022
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Tokyo secures 100 housing units for Ukrainian refugees
The Tokyo metropolitan government has pledged to provide 100 housing units for Ukrainians fleeing th...
March 12, 2022
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Kishida prays for disaster victims in Tohoku
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday visited areas in the Tohoku region that were devastated by ...
March 12, 2022
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Principal shares lessons of Japan’s 2011 disaster ‘so losses won’t be in vain’
The Yomiuri ShimbunKen Sato, principal of Kesen Elementary School in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture...
March 12, 2022
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Former Futaba residents to get green light for return to evacuated hometown
FUKUSHIMA— Former residents of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, will soon be allowed to return to the o...
March 11, 2022
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