NEWSWORTHY
Three reported dead and around 200 hurt as Typhoon Trami hammers Japan
Three people were killed and about 200 were injured by powerful Typhoon Trami, which battered Japan over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the storm's aftermath brought travel chaos to morning commuters in the capital. A 50-year-old truck driver was killed during the storm by ...
Japan's government to increase financial aid to regions hit by recent disasters
The central government decided Friday to increase financial aid to quake-hit areas of Hokkaido and regions reeling from typhoons in order to help with reconstruction work. The government designated damage in Hokkaido and other areas as "extremely severe" and will provide 10 to 20 percent ...
Growth in number of visitors to Japan remains slow in August due to natural disasters
The estimated number of visitors to Japan in August rose 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 2,577,800, marking slow growth due to recent disasters in the country as well as scorching summer heat, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. A powerful earthquake in ...
Sake to support Japan's disaster-stricken areas unveiled at Tokyo event
A sake made with rice from all 47 prefectures was unveiled at an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, with proceeds earmarked to support disaster-hit areas and revitalize local economies. Kizunamai sake was sponsored by 212 shinkin financial institutions nationwide and was made in an effort ...
Hokkaido's agriculture, forestry and fishery industry has taken at least ¥39.7 billion in damage from the level 7 earthquake on Sept. 6, the prefectural government estimates. Landslides in Atsuma and two other towns near the epicenter severely damaged forests and farmland, the officials said. Of the ...
The Hokkaido quake provides more clues on how to improve our disaster preparedness.
Officials should use the Typhoon Jebi experience to improve their disaster management responses.
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 ...
'Tourists' evacuated by boat for first time in Tokyo earthquake drill
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Sunday conducted a disaster drill based on a scenario in which a powerful earthquake strikes the capital. The exercise was the first to involve the evacuation of foreign tourists by ship. To transport visitors from abroad, the government used vessels ...
Typhoon Shanshan to bring heavy rain and strong winds to eastern Japan
Japan's weather agency has warned of heavy rain, strong gusts of wind and high waves as a strong typhoon is expected to travel very close to the country's eastern and northeastern coastal areas from late Wednesday to Thursday afternoon. Typhoon Shanshan could linger longer than ...
A photo studio in Okayama Prefecture has offered to restore — free of charge — photos damaged by the heavy rains that ravaged western Japan last month, prompting people in the disaster-hit areas to send in tens of thousands of photos. Staffers and volunteers at ...
Traumatic memories and concerns for the future unnerve those displaced by Hiroshima rain disaster
Shigenobu Ikeda, 74, dreams of returning to his home in Hiroshima. He believes the property can be fully restored, even though half of the house was damaged in a landslide triggered by the recent torrential rains in western Japan. Ikeda is one of dozens of survivors ...
