Commentary / Japan Mar 10, 2021
3/11 was pivotal for the Japan-U.S. alliance
by Michael MacArthur Bosack
It is difficult to describe just how important 3/11 was in evolving the alliance.
Commentary / Japan | Remembering 3/11 Mar 9, 2021
From shock to resignation: Japan’s responses to 3/11
by Brad Glosserman
March 11 had enduring impacts on Japan, but they aren’t at all obvious.
Commentary / Japan Mar 8, 2021
Ten years after the quake: Between recovery and remembering
by Robert D. Eldridge
It is often said that “generals fight the last battle.” The same could probably be said for disaster responders. However, each disaster presents new challenges.
Commentary / Japan Feb 19, 2021
A decade after 3/11, what lessons has Japan learned?
by Kuni Miyake
The March 11, 2011, earthquake’s impact on the people and government of Japan has been both physical and philosophical.
National Jan 3, 2020
After 300 years, is majestic Mount Fuji 'on standby' for next eruption?
by Tomohiro Osaki
Snow-capped, symmetrically cone-shaped and awe-inspiringly tall, Mount Fuji has for centuries provided Japanese with something of a spiritual backbone, attracting hundreds of thousands of climbers every year. But often overshadowed by its beauty is the fact that the mountain straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures is ...
National Jun 24, 2019
High school students volunteer to sort waste in quake-hit Yamagata Prefecture
High school students from Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, worked on sorting disaster waste Monday in the Koiwagawa district of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, which was hit by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake last week. Nine first-year students at Sakata Minami High School, two of whom live in Tsuruoka, ...
National Jun 20, 2019
Niigata and Yamagata schools reopen and trains resume operations two days after magnitude 6.7 quake
Most schools and trains in quake-hit areas on the Sea of Japan coast resumed operations on Thursday, the latest signs of recovery from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake Tuesday that caused landslides and power outages and left dozens of people injured. Children returned to elementary and ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? May 11, 2019
Kumiko Imai-Duxfield: From the pull of destiny to a sense of duty
by Annette Pacey
Whether good or bad, propelled by fate or duty, the director of arts and culture for the New Zealand-Japan Society of Auckland believes no experience is a wasted one.
National Jan 26, 2019
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted Kumamoto Prefecture on Saturday afternoon, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorological Agency said. The temblor, which struck at 2:16 p.m., occurred at a depth of around 10 kilometers, with the town of Nagomi registering a lower 5 on ...
World Nov 26, 2018
Iran quake injures more than 700; Rouhani orders relief effort
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said no effort should be spared to help victims of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Iran's western border with Iraq that injured more than 700 people, most suffering minor wounds, state television reported on Monday. The Sunday night earthquake was felt ...
National Oct 6, 2018
Hokkaido industries still struggling following quake-triggered blackout
Key industries in Hokkaido are still struggling with secondary damage from the massive blackout triggered by the powerful earthquake a month ago. The power outage even forced factories far away from the seismic center of the 6.7 magnitude earthquake to suspend operations. Food and beverage factories ...
National Oct 5, 2018
M5.2 earthquake rocks southern Hokkaido but no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 jolted Hokkaido on Friday morning, the biggest since a deadly quake rocked Japan's northernmost main island about a month ago, the Meteorological Agency said. The 8:58 a.m. quake, which occurred in a southern part of the island ...