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HOKKAIDO EARTHQUAKES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2020
Two earthquakes hit Japan nearly simultaneously
Two earthquakes struck Japan nearly simultaneously on Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m., the larger a 5.5 magnitude that hit off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2019
M4.2 quake hits northern Hokkaido but no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck Hokkaido early Thursday, measuring a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7, the Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2018
Japanese government to cover up to 70% of cost of tourist trips to quake-hit Hokkaido
The central government has decided to provide subsidies covering up to 70 percent of the cost of tours to Hokkaido, where tourism demand has slumped due to a powerful earthquake early this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2018
Tokyo to subsidize hotel discounts in Hokkaido to help tourism recover from quake
Plan supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows similar moves following disasters in other parts of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2018
Debts stemming from reconstruction and recovery piling up in disaster-prone Japan
Recovery and reconstruction efforts following major natural disasters take years and large sums of money to complete, and the magnitude 6.7 quake that rocked Hokkaido earlier this month is unlikely to be an exception.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2018
More than 350 schools and universities in Hokkaido damaged in quake
At least 354 schools, universities and other educational institutions in Hokkaido were damaged in the powerful earthquake that struck the prefecture Sept. 6, a tally by the central and local governments showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
Hokkaido power use limits scaled back after hydroelectric plant restores second generator
Residents are now being asked to use only 10 percent less electricity as the rural prefecture races to get all its utilities up and running before winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2018
1,600 still in shelters one week after deadly magnitude 6.7 Hokkaido earthquake
A week after a powerful earthquake rocked Hokkaido, people mourned the deaths of 41 people while around 1,600 others remained in shelters as of Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018
Hokkaido quake throws lives of small town's residents into chaos
Evacuees from the town of Abira face ongoing uncertainty as they grapple with losses caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2018
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2018
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
LIVEBLOG: M6.7 earthquake in Hokkaido
Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about the strong earthquake that hit Hokkaido on Sept. 6.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
Dazed residents recount chaos, violent shaking caused by Level 7 quake
Hokkaido residents on Thursday recalled being woken by a large, sudden upthrust followed by a long round of shaking just after 3 a.m., and said they were concerned about scores of continuing aftershocks in the region.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018
Examining the potential economic impact of the quake in Japan's agricultural capital of Hokkaido
Hokkaido, which was struck by a strong earthquake overnight, is a famed area for agriculture and open spaces that accounts for about 3.5 percent of the nation's economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2017
Government report warns of 'impending' mega-quake and tsunami off Hokkaido
A huge earthquake occurred about 400 years ago off eastern Hokkaido, which has seen large temblors in a cycle of every 340 to 380 years.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
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Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
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LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
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New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
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