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Thousands of juvenile salmon dead at aquarium after Hokkaido quake
The powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido and knocked out electricity across the prefecture last week also affected aquarium and zoo operations, with one facility losing thousands of juvenile salmon, known as parr, because it failed to maintain the oxygen supply for its tanks. The magnitude ...
80% of victims in Atsuma, hardest-hit by Hokkaido quake, died of suffocation
Most of the 36 victims were elderly and were found near their homes, apparently having been buried alive by mud from massive landslides early Thursday.
'World-class' skeleton of herbivorous dinosaur excavated in Hokkaido
Announcing the completion of time-consuming "cleaning" work, a research team in Hokkaido has unveiled what it claims is the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan. Through the work to remove rocks and sediments in which the fossils were embedded, a total of 157 pieces ...
New Chitose Airport bounces back but power outages a wider concern in quake-hit Hokkaido
It took a lot of hard work, but the airport serving the city of Sapporo is back up and running.
Fossils of largest dinosaur ever found in Japan go on show in Hokkaido
At a little over 8 meters from head to tail, a dinosaur skeleton on show in Hokkaido is the largest ever discovered in Japan.
Toyota parts plant to resume output after stoppage due to Hokkaido earthquake
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its disrupted operations should be fully back to normal on Thursday, as its transmission factory in Hokkaido where a powerful earthquake halted work last week was set to resume production some time after 8:30 p.m. Monday. The shutdown of the ...
The death toll from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rocked southern Hokkaido last week rose to 39, authorities said Sunday, as work to restore air and road transport, as well as water and power services, continues. More than 7,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces and ...
As rescuers dig through landslides, Hokkaido quake toll rises to 35, with another 2 presumed dead
Nine others remain unaccounted for in hard-hit town of Atsuma after an entire mountainside collapsed on their homes.
Japan's power supply system a weak link in times of disaster
Japan's ultramodern conveniences, its bullet trains, automated ticketing systems and smart homes work just fine — until the power goes out. The blackout across the entire northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful earthquake struck early Thursday showed the weak link in all that technology. The ...
Amid fears the figure will rise further, the number of people dead or in critical condition in Hokkaido following Thursday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 18.
A number of sporting events have been postponed or cancelled in the wake of Thursday morning's magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Hokkaido. Friday's scheduled international soccer friendly between Japan and Chile at Sapporo Dome was cancelled. The match was to be Hajime Moriyasu's debut in charge ...
Full restoration of Hokkaido power supplies may take over a week after powerful earthquake
The shutdown of a key thermal power plant may mean Hokkaido could see its electricity supplies reduced for over a week, a state minister said Thursday, following a powerful earthquake that rattled the island early that morning. Efforts to restart the Tomato Atsuma power station ...
