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Government to ask shinkansen operators to speed up work boosting quake resistance

National May 17, 2022

Government to ask shinkansen operators to speed up work boosting quake resistance

The move comes after Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for about a month due to a magnitude 7.4 quake hitting the country's northeast in March.

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan's coast

Asia Pacific May 9, 2022

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan's coast

The offshore quake hit just before 2:30 p.m. at a depth of 27 kilometers (17 miles), about 70 km southwest of Okinawa's Yonaguni Island, not far from Taiwan.

Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, U.N. warns

World / Science & Health Apr 26, 2022

Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, U.N. warns

by Beh Lih Yi

The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day — 560 a year — by 2030 as humans heat up the climate and ignore the risk, pushing millions more people into poverty, the organization has said.

Hokkaido underprepared for offshore winter quakes and 'ice tsunami' destruction

National | Regional Voices: Hokkaido Apr 25, 2022

Hokkaido underprepared for offshore winter quakes and 'ice tsunami' destruction

Ice tsunamis can block the spaces between buildings and in streets, causing water to overflow into open spaces and cause faster and higher levels of flooding than otherwise expected.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima and Ibaraki

National Apr 19, 2022

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima and Ibaraki

The 8:16 a.m. quake registered a lower 5 on japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in northern Ibaraki, while parts of Ibaraki, Fukushima, Tochigi and Saitama prefectures registered a 4.

Over 19,000 houses were damaged in March quake off Fukushima

National Apr 16, 2022

Over 19,000 houses were damaged in March quake off Fukushima

The number is expected to increase as more affected residents apply for disaster damage certificates.

Welfare specialists start aiding disaster evacuees in Japan

National Apr 14, 2022

Welfare specialists start aiding disaster evacuees in Japan

Teams are tasked with preventing the conditions of displaced people in need of care from deteriorating during the extended periods they have to spend at evacuation centers.

Kumamoto mourns on sixth anniversary of deadly quakes

National 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.

JR East resumes Tohoku Shinkansen services fully a month after earthquake derailment

National Apr 14, 2022

JR East resumes Tohoku Shinkansen services fully a month after earthquake derailment

Efforts to restore infrastructure are still underway, the company said, and bullet trains will operate at a reduced speed and on temporary timetables for the time being.

Japanese town hit by 2011 quake making evacuation plan for vulnerable residents

National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Apr 4, 2022

Japanese town hit by 2011 quake making evacuation plan for vulnerable residents

A particularly urgent issue is for municipalities to come up with ways to support severely ill people undergoing treatment at home who use respirators and other medical devices.

Bullet trains back in service between Iwate and Miyagi after quake

National Apr 4, 2022

Bullet trains back in service between Iwate and Miyagi after quake

Tohoku Shinkansen trains are back in service between Ichinoseki and Sendai stations, allowing Hokkaido and Akita Shinkansen trains to reconnect to Sendai, a major transportation hub.

Fukushima bullet train services return two weeks after large earthquake

National Apr 2, 2022

Fukushima bullet train services return two weeks after large earthquake

JR East on Saturday resumed services between Koriyama and Fukushima stations that were suspended following a powerful earthquake more than two weeks ago.

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