Post-quake survey finds quarter of Japan's schools have dangerous external walls
The education ministry said Friday that an emergency survey found that about a quarter of schools in the country, or 12,640 institutions, have dangerous external walls. The survey was conducted after a student of an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture was crushed to death when ...
What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?
Action can and should be taken to reduce hazards posed by earthquakes.
Two of the world's most powerful microscopes suffered severe damage from a deadly earthquake that hit the city of Osaka, causing delays in cutting-edge cell and atomic-level research, a scientist said Friday. The two damaged units, both with price tags of ¥2.3 billion ($20 million), ...
Gov. Ichiro Matsui works to distribute donations more quickly for those affected by Osaka earthquake
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui is working to hand out donations quickly to those affected by the June 18 earthquake in northern Osaka Prefecture that killed five and injured over 400. Matsui hopes to outpace the two months it has taken in the past for some ...
Local authorities say more than 6,000 structures were damaged in recent Osaka earthquake
Authorities have confirmed that more than 6,000 structures were damaged by the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked northern Osaka Prefecture last Monday morning. Almost a week after the quake, full-scale repair work to the damaged buildings has not yet been carried out and residents are ...
Osaka school was warned three years ago about wall that crushed girl to death in earthquake
Also Friday, the local education board said it had discovered another 15 public schools with substandard concrete walls on their premises.
Students return to school where 9-year-old girl died in Osaka earthquake
The school where a 9-year-old girl died after a powerful earthquake jolted Osaka this week reopened Thursday as staff members, students and local residents continued to grieve. "I am really saddened," Yoshimi Tanaka, principal of Juei Elementary School in the city of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, ...
Takatsuki residents mourn death of 9-year-old girl, as cleanup in quake-hit Kansai continues
The tributes came as life in the city appeared to be improving on Tuesday with train lines resuming operation.
The Osaka quake should serve as yet another wake-up call for city administrators across the nation to review their preparedness for disasters.
Anxious travelers cancel bookings, spooked by deadly Osaka quake
Monday morning's deadly earthquake in Osaka has affected tourism in the region, with travelers at home and overseas canceling bookings in the affected areas. At least four people were killed and hundreds more injured in the quake. The operator of a hotel in central Kyoto said ...
Different disaster, same story: Osaka quake prompts online hate speech targeting foreigners
Monday's deadly quake in Osaka Prefecture has led to the resurgence of what has become a familiar — if disconcerting — post-disaster trend on the internet: a slew of hate speech-driven tweets warning of "crimes" committed by foreign residents. In the aftermath of the magnitude ...
Neighbors and family members mourn those who died in Osaka quake
Neighbors and family members mourned Tuesday for those who died in the powerful earthquake that rocked Osaka Prefecture a day earlier, including a 9-year-old girl remembered as a bubbly child who often greeted them with a smile. Rina Miyake, 9, was on her way to ...
