Quake and Tsunami
July 25, 2011
Kirin Brewery Co. announced on July 14 that its tsunami-hit Sendai plant will resume production on Sept. 26.
July 23, 2011
The devastation caused to many fishing ports along the Sanriku and Joban coasts by the Great East Japan Earthquake has led to the loss of popular maritime products from the...
July 21, 2011
The internationally acclaimed conductor Yutaka Sado will perform and give classes to young musicians in districts devastated by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.
July 21, 2011
A professional diver who survived the horrendous tsunami after drifting for 7 kilometers on top of a floorboard from his office along with his wife shared his sketches and his...
July 20, 2011
Whereas most schools in Japan are designated as "evacuation centers" in times of disaster, in reality, most are safe havens in name only and are poorly equipped and not...
July 20, 2011
Toyota Motor Corp. is bolstering operations in the disaster-ravaged Tohoku region to disperse risks from the long-predicted Tokai earthquake and reduce production costs.
July 20, 2011
AIZU-MISATO, Fukushima Prefecture--While there were the expected smiles, the semester's last day of school had a twinge of melancholy and a surge of renewed determination for...
July 19, 2011
At least 616 senior citizens who resided in long-term care facilities when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck died by the end of May, even though they all survived the...
July 19, 2011
SHIOGAMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Just over four months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated this Pacific port, 23,000 participants and spectators took part in the...
July 18, 2011
Toyota Motor Corp. will set up a new in-house school in the disaster-hit Tohoku region that will train junior high school graduates in the basics of manufacturing before hiring ...
July 18, 2011
SENDAI--A two-day special event featuring six major summer festivals in the disaster-ravaged Tohoku region attracted about 366,000 visitors, overwhelming organizers who had...
July 15, 2011
The defense ministry will send specialist teams to fight a plague of flies in districts hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
July 14, 2011
Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, volunteers are still desperately needed in the hardest-hit areas for jobs ranging from clearing debris from homes to...
July 14, 2011
Kiyomi Sawajiri lives with her husband on the second floor of an apartment complex in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, that has been deemed as only "partially destroyed" in the March ...
July 14, 2011
Businesses finally starting to get back on their feet in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake say they are unable to make use of national government subsidy...
July 14, 2011
Understandably, Sanriku Railway Co. driver Minoru Yasumiishi stepped on the pedal to sound the train horn a bit longer than usual when a train he was driving went through the 3,...
July 13, 2011
OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--The first survey of marine life living on the seabed after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami showed a sharp drop in abalone and sea urchins.
July 13, 2011
Fears over possible fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have hurt many apparel companies and farms, which are having trouble finding workers as hard-working...
July 12, 2011
In another move to avoid disaster, Suzuki Motor Corp. will relocate major facilities in Iwata and in a lowland area of Hamamatsu, both in Shizuoka Prefecture, to higher ground, ...
July 12, 2011
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Four months after the tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake engulfed Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, some families are...