National Jan 4, 2021
Due to the increased severity and frequency of natural disasters, the land ministry hopes to make good use of existing roads to address the shortage of refuge areas.
National Dec 10, 2020
"The reconstructions have entered the final phase. We will do all we can," Suga told reporters after wrapping up his visits to Miyagi and Iwate prefectures.
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Nov 20, 2020
March 2011 victims identified thanks to forensic officer's lifelike portraits
Shuichi Abe has been hailed for his realistic drawings, which have reunited a number of bodies with their families in Miyagi Prefecture.
World Oct 20, 2020
A major 7.5 magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, U.S. agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents evacuated to higher ground as tsunami warnings covered much of the southern coast of the remote ...
National Sep 11, 2020
Police officers from across the country are still being brought to the disaster-hit area in a bid to locate people's remains.
National Aug 24, 2020
School opens in quake-hit northern Japan town with help of Qatari fund
A ¥1 billion ($9.4 million) contribution from the state helped cover some of the ¥5.3 billion spent on the project to build a municipality-run school.
World Jul 22, 2020
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a chance that "slight sea-level changes" would be seen in Japan but that tsunami damage was not expected in the country.
National / Politics / Social Issues Jul 17, 2020
Japan earmarks ¥1.6 trillion to finance phase two of 3/11 restoration plan
The government on Friday decided on a plan to spend about ¥1.6 trillion over a five-year period from fiscal 2021 for reconstruction measures related to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The amount for the second phase of the restoration period as designated by the ...
National Apr 26, 2020
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Ibaraki Prefecture at 9:49 a.m. Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital. The earthquake hit at a depth of 70 kilometers and was centered inland, the Meteorological Agency said. There was no risk of tsunami from the earthquake, it added, and ...
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 12, 2020
Fukushima dreams: A young baseball star, a father and their shattered town
by Mari Saito
Kazuo Ouchi drives down a single-lane road through sheets of rain until he reaches a gravel driveway leading to a weathered farmhouse. Yellowing lace curtains are drawn tight over the windows, shutting out the weak winter light. "Sorry about the dark," Ouchi says, stepping over ...
National Mar 11, 2020
Japan marks ninth anniversary of 3/11 disaster quietly as virus concerns halt events
Japan marked the ninth anniversary Wednesday of the massive earthquake and tsunami that rocked the Tohoku region and killed more than 15,000 people in 2011, as health fears over the spread of COVID-19 prompted the cancellation or scaling down of a number of events. A ...