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KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKES

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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2022
Kumamoto mourns on sixth anniversary of deadly quakes
At the outset of the ceremony, at which attendance was limited for the third straight year due to the pandemic, 30 people including bereaved families observed a moment of silence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2022
All of Japan's 47 prefectures sent officials to disaster areas, survey shows
Dispatched officials have engaged in such support services as supplying water, managing evacuation centers, risk assessment of affected buildings and issuing disaster certificates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2021
Kumamoto Castle main tower reopens to public after quake damage in 2016
Two large earthquakes caused roof tiles and decorative ornaments to fall off the castle and other structures in the park, such as stone walls, to crumble or completely collapse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 18, 2020
Delay to games, while frustrating, may allow Kumamoto runner to showcase Aso Bridge rebuilt after earthquakes
As a torch relay runner for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, second year junior high school student Teppei Miyata had planned to run near the Aso Bridge in his village in Kumamoto Prefecture, which collapsed during the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Then the games were postponed to next summer, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020
Kumamoto marks quake anniversary with downsized ceremony in pandemic
Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of two massive earthquakes that killed 275 people, with a ceremony scaled down amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JAPAN
Oct 6, 2019
Quake-hit Kumamoto Castle partially reopens to public after three years
Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged by powerful earthquakes in April 2016, partially reopened to the public on Saturday, with the fully restored exteriors of the main tower in the tenshukaku (castle keep) on display.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2019
NRA safety license for Sendai reactors legal, Fukuoka court finds, dismissing volcano risk lawsuit
The district court says it found nothing illegal with a safety clearance granted to two reactors in Kyushu that were restarted after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2019
Magnitude 6.3 quake hits off coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, injuring one man and disrupting transportation networks
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 hit off Kyushu on Friday, injuring a man and disrupting some local transportation networks, authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2019
Three years on, officials and residents pay their respects to victims of Kumamoto quakes
Mashiki officials offered silent prayers on Tuesday for the victims of the powerful earthquakes that hit the town and other areas of Kumamoto Prefecture three years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2019
Quake-hit Kumamoto pledges more housing help three years after disaster
The governor of Kumamoto Prefecture said Monday that greater efforts would be made to help resettle those displaced in two powerful earthquakes that struck three years ago in the prefecture and its vicinity, causing disasters that claimed 273 lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2019
Quake-battered Kumamoto shaken by temblor with intensity of lower 6
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the government had established an emergency task force at the Prime Minister's Office to deal with the quake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018
Quake-hit Kumamoto looks to reopen access to tourist attractions in time for Rugby World Cup
The city of Kumamoto plans to take advantage of next year's Rugby World Cup to revive its struggling tourism industry by offering visitors special access to a famous castle currently undergoing repairs following a pair of powerful earthquakes in 2016.
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JAPAN
Aug 18, 2018
Foreign interns face specter of abuse at labor-hungry Kumamoto quake sites
Kumamoto has seen so many foreign laborers lately that it is raising suspicions Japan's internship recruits are again being exploited as cheap labor.
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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2018
Kumamoto residents mark second quake anniversary
Residents renewed their commitment to increase reconstruction efforts two years after a string of earthquakes killed more than 250 people in the prefecture.
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JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018
28% of municipal government buildings still at risk from earthquakes: survey
Nearly 30 percent of the nation's municipalities had not completed seismic reinforcement work on their main buildings as of the end of 2017, a survey by the internal affairs ministry shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2017
Woman seriously injured after quakes rattle Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu
Two moderately strong earthquakes rattled the opposite ends of Japan overnight, leaving one woman seriously injured, a government agency said Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2017
A year after the Kumamoto earthquakes
The Kumamoto quakes underlined the difficulties that municipalities face in dealing with major disasters like major earthquakes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017
'Pokemon Go' deploys Snorlax to quake-hit Kyushu
The maker of "Pokemon Go" is now trying to draw visitors to quake-hit Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by increasing appearances made by a popular character in the hit smartphone game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2017
English edition of 'Kumamoto Earthquakes' photo book released for download
A collection of photos taken after the earthquakes that rocked Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity in April has been released for download in English.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.

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