National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Jun 19, 2020
Five Miyagi beaches to stay closed in summer due to coronavirus
Two of the beaches are located in a residential district where many elderly people live, prompting coronavirus concerns.
National / Reference / Social Issues | FYI May 31, 2020
Aomori's Rokkasho nuclear plant gets green light but hurdles remain
by Eric Johnston
Construction on the massive facility, which began in 1993, has been plagued by delays over the years.
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku May 29, 2020
Most Iwate 3/11 memorials canceled, with next year’s under threat
Charity events and victim support projects put on hold due to coronavirus pandemic.
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Apr 24, 2020
Rebuild or relocate? Miyagi city residents face post-typhoon dilemma
Residents in the Shidayachi district in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, who were affected by last October’s typhoon are facing a decision over whether to rebuild their ruined properties or to relocate. Due to Typhoon Hagibis, 185 households in the district were flooded. Although the damaged houses are ...
National Apr 20, 2020
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake, registering a 4 on the Japanese intensity scale, struck off Miyagi Prefecture early Monday, according to the Meteorological Agency, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake, which occurred just after 5:30 a.m., came at a depth of 50 km, the ...
National Apr 10, 2020
Shanghai man who witnessed 3/11 disaster promotes Fukushima overseas
Xu Quanyi was on his first trip to Fukushima Prefecture when a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the region. Nine years later, the Shanghai native is working hard to promote the charm of the prefecture overseas in order to dispel misunderstandings and prejudice stemming from ...
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Fukushima Apr 3, 2020
On one day in February, about 10 people gathered for a discussion hosted by Fukushima University students in the city to raise awareness on LGBT issues. "Let’s create a world where everyone can express (themselves) and be accepted for who they are," said one of ...
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Tohoku Apr 3, 2020
Iwate 3/11 survivors face isolation as wait to leave makeshift houses drags on
About 40 households who survived the March 2011 earthquakes and tsunami in the coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture are still stuck in makeshift housing, waiting to move into new homes. As more temporary housing units become vacant in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, some of the elderly ...
Business Apr 3, 2020
Nine years after 3/11 earthquake, Tohoku sake brewers revived with help of young workers
Despite being battered by the March 11, 2011, massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, a total of 110 sake brewing companies continue to operate in the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in the Tohoku region. Young workers are bringing new life to the regional ...
National Mar 31, 2020
Tsunami-hit Miyagi city waits patiently for Olympics to showcase revival
by Keita Nakamura
Every Sunday morning, a decades-old market in Miyagi Prefecture is crowded with local residents and tourists making their way down narrow aisles and checking out a variety of fresh seafood. The bustling market in the Yuriage district of Natori has become part of the small ...
National Mar 27, 2020
People in disaster-hit Tohoku pin hopes on rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
People in the Tohoku region devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami expressed hopes Wednesday that a rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will showcase to the world next year their progress toward reconstruction. The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that the 2020 Tokyo Games would be ...
National Mar 25, 2020
Tepco may take 30 years to release Fukushima No. 1 radioactive water
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it may spend up to 20 to 30 years releasing contaminated water into the surrounding environment from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The possible time span was mentioned in draft plans Tepco drew up ...