Commentary / Japan Jul 2, 2018
What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?
by James D. Goltz
Action can and should be taken to reduce hazards posed by earthquakes.
National Jun 26, 2018
Gov. Ichiro Matsui works to distribute donations more quickly for those affected by Osaka earthquake
by Eric Johnston
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 ...
National Jun 22, 2018
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.
National Jun 21, 2018
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, ...
National Jun 19, 2018
Takatsuki residents mourn death of 9-year-old girl, as cleanup in quake-hit Kansai continues
by Eric Johnston
The tributes came as life in the city appeared to be improving on Tuesday with train lines resuming operation.
Editorials Jun 19, 2018
The Osaka quake should serve as yet another wake-up call for city administrators across the nation to review their preparedness for disasters.
National Jun 19, 2018
Anxious travelers cancel bookings, spooked by deadly Osaka quake
by Magdalena Osumi and Sarah Suk
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 ...
National Jun 19, 2018
Different disaster, same story: Osaka quake prompts online hate speech targeting foreigners
by Tomohiro Osaki
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 ...
National Jun 19, 2018
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 ...
National Jun 18, 2018
Residents voice fear amid chaos of Osaka quake
by Reiji Yoshida and Magdalena Osumi
Sushi chef Soshu Yoshiyama got a rude awakening at 7:58 a.m. Monday when his home in the town of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, was buffeted by strong, vertical jolts the likes of which he had never experienced before. He said he thought the earthquake lasted about ...