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EARTHQUAKE 3

BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2016
Cabinet to allocate funds for reconstruction in Kyushu
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday his Cabinet will approve a supplementary budget next month to help Kyushu overcome the damage caused by twin earthquakes this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Working parents left in lurch due to damaged day care centers in quake-hit Kumamoto
With many day care centers in central Kyushu either damaged or being used to house evacuees, many people are caught between trying to make a living and caring for their children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Economy-class syndrome affects 97 evacuees in quake-hit areas
At least 97 evacuees in earthquake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture have been assessed as possibly suffering from so-called economy-class syndrome.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Government prepares to build 3,000 temporary homes for Kyushu evacuees
The government has access to enough materials to build about 3,000 temporary housing units for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Kyushu earthquakes, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2016
U.S. Ospreys getting positive PR in Japan quake relief role
The U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey aircraft has been a lightning rod for opposition to U.S. bases in Japan since 24 of them were deployed to Okinawa in 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2016
Alpinist Ken Noguchi leads volunteers to set up tents for Kumamoto quake evacuees
A group of volunteers including alpinist Ken Noguchi have opened a tent village in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mashiki to provide temporary shelter for victims of the deadly earthquakes that began April 14.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2016
Emergency subsidies OK'd for rebuilding in quake-hit Kyushu
The government on Monday designated the series of powerful earthquakes that have rocked Kyushu as a disaster of "extreme severity," paving the way for affected communities to receive increased subsidies for recovery efforts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2016
Toyota resumes some assembly lines in wake of quakes
Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday restarted auto assembly lines at four plants in Japan that were suspended after the earthquakes in Kyushu led to parts shortages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2016
Thai artists hold charity concert for quake victims in Japan, Ecuador
More than 50 Thai artists performed at a charity concert in Bangkok on Saturday to raise funds for earthquake victims in Japan and Ecuador.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Apr 24, 2016
Kyushu quakes kick off fault-finding search in western Japan
The recent, and continuing, earthquakes in Kyushu once again have many people consulting maps to determine just where Japan's fault lines are situated, and whether where they live is more, or less, likely to see a large temblor anytime soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016
Abe visits quake-hit Kumamoto; service on key section of Kyushu bullet-train line resumes
Making his first visit to Kumamoto Saturday after the powerful earthquakes that hit the prefecture, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to throw his full support behind the survivors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
A week after initial quake, rescuers still searching; volunteers help to clean up homes
Teams resume a desperate search for people believed buried under mud in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
Japan's quake-affected homeowners face tense wait for safety inspections
A bright red paper with the word kiken (dangerous) printed in bold black letters is posted at the entrance of a house in the quake-hit town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 5,400 structures — half of the town's buildings — have been damaged.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
'Hometown donation' system emerges as effective way to help quake victims
Amid a flurry of fundraising and charity projects launched in the wake of last week's deadly earthquakes in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, the "hometown tax donation system" is gaining attention as a way of getting money directly to affected municipalities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Rain forces suspension of search operations in Kyushu
A week after the first of a series of strong quakes hit central Kyushu, heavy rain forces search-and-rescue operations to be suspended.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Shindo: Japan's earthquake intensity scale
On April 15, the day after the first earthquake struck Kyushu, all of the nation's major newspapers carried the same headline: "Shindo 7 in Kumamoto." No further explanation was needed.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2016
Long after earthquakes, memories can trigger dizziness: expert
Amid a series of aftershocks in Kyushu after deadly earthquakes struck Kumamoto Prefecture last week, experts warn strong tremors may cause dizziness, as the March 2011 earthquake did among survivors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Kumamoto ramen chain serves up bowls for evacuees
About 1,000 people formed long lines in the cold night air Monday at a shelter in the quake-hit town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, to get a warm bowl of ramen noodles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Teen returns to Sendai to raise funds for disaster-hit adoptive home of Kumamoto
A high school boy in Kumamoto has launched a one-person charity drive in Sendai, where he was born and experienced the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, to help quake survivors in his adoptive home.
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2016
Japan Olympic soccer team to face Ghana in charity match for Kyushu relief efforts
Japan's Rio Olympic-bound Under-23s will play against Ghana's senior national team in an international charity match to support relief efforts following the series of earthquakes that have rocked Kumamoto and its surrounding areas in the southwestern Kyushu region, the Japan Football Association said...
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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