Tsunami-devastated cherry blossom tree blooms again

Koki Chiba sells seafood products at a booth at a festival in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. (Mainichi) ONAGAWA, Miyagi -- While this town suffers a continuing exodus of young people unable to find work after the March 2011 quake and tsunami, recent ...

two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no new irregularities after the quake, Kyodo news agency said. Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture further north also detected no irregularities, operator Tohoku Electric Power Co said. In Miyagi ...

Heard much about Fukushima lately? You know, the disaster that spread deadly contamination across Japan and spelt the end for the nuclear industry. You should have, because recent authoritative reports have reached a remarkable conclusion about a ...

Date: 2013-05-17 Data Source: Office of Information Services, Executive Yuan Premier Jiang Yi-huah today met with representatives from six major industrial and commercial associations to exchange opinions on several issues of public concern. The ...

Describing architecture as "instant" can mean different things to different people. During the post-War housing shortage, it meant prefab homes that went up in weeks. For disaster survivors, it can mean something as simple as a shelter that's ...

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A magnitude-5.9 earthquake shook the northeast coast of Japan on Saturday but no tsunami alert was sounded and as yet no victims or material damage have been reported, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The temblor occurred at 2:48 p.m.

Earthquake, Japan, Natural disasters, Tsunami An earthquake with a magnitude measured at 5.9 by Japan's Meteorological Agency has struck the northeast of the country. The epicenter was close to the Fukushima coast and only 200km from Tokyo, causing ...

Lessons from Fukushima: An Assessment of the Investigations of the Nuclear Disaster 福島の教訓—４つの原発災害調査報告の評価 Kerstin Lukner and Alexandra Sakaki1 Abstract Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, the ...