quake
March 01, 2013
More than half of local governments devastated by the 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan say they will need six to 10 more years to completely rebuild their communities, an...
January 29, 2013
The nuclear industry watchdog is pitching new safety standards on earthquake and tsunami preparedness, which could substantially delay restarts of some idled nuclear plants.
October 14, 2012
OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--Shoals of salmon have returned to a local river, an uplifting sign for residents that one of the many scars left by last year's earthquake and...
September 12, 2012
Previously unseen photos show tsunami swamping reactor buildings and wrecking equipment at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, images which help explain the circumstances in...
June 19, 2012
The devastation from last year’s natural disasters and the failure to prevent the Fukushima nuclear accident have led to a huge loss of trust in scientists, a science...
May 28, 2012
The Kashima Steel Works of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. has restored one of its two gas holders that were damaged in the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake.
May 01, 2012
For Japanese seismologists, the Great East Japan Earthquake proved to be the event that sent them back to the drawing board.
April 16, 2012
A new panel of experts convened by the Tokyo metropolitan government now estimates up to 10,000 deaths if a major quake struck directly under the capital.
March 24, 2012
Chubu Electric Power Co. will shelve its planned construction of a new reactor at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, one of the nation’s most vulnerable...
March 19, 2012
YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture--A teenager who has been taking photos of his hometown on the same day each month to record the rebuilding process from last year’s disaster is...
March 18, 2012
YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture--A teenager who has been taking photos of his hometown on the same day each month to record the rebuilding process from last year’s disaster is...
March 13, 2012
ASHLAND, Virginia--The parents of Taylor Anderson, the 24-year-old American teaching assistant who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake, said at a memorial service that they ...
March 12, 2012
From New York to Vienna to Bangkok, people young and old around the world prayed for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on the first anniversary of the...
March 10, 2012
The three northeastern prefectures of the Tohoku region most affected by last year's disaster are stuck with mountains of debris, more than 20 million tons of the stuff.
March 04, 2012
About a year after appearing in an iconic photo of the devastation from the March 11 quake and tsunami, Akane Ito is pursuing her childhood dream of opening a pet grooming...
March 02, 2012
A government panel has drafted new safety guidelines for nuclear power plants, significantly expanding measures to deal with giant tsunami.
November 25, 2011
SENDAI—A Fukushima-based insulation company is installing special transparent sheets in the windows of temporary housing for quake victims to address problems with...
October 11, 2011
Children in Fukushima Prefecture don't have a whole lot to feel cheery about these days.
September 25, 2011
Due to the huge damage caused by liquefaction triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Architectural Institute of Japan has set up a website that allows the public...
August 01, 2011
The devastation of the March 11 earthquake has prompted local governments and businesses to scramble for measures and proposals to mitigate future damage in this natural...
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