Home win in first event may console those promised 'Recovery Olympics'
The underlying theme of the Games — to showcase the Tohoku region's recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake — has been largely overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ishinomaki school wrecked in 3/11 tsunami opened to public viewing
In a museum within the school grounds, photos of the inside of the building and schoolchildren's evacuation routes on the disaster day are on display.
The ¥1.4 billion museum in the city of Ishinomaki is part of the Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park, which opened on March 28 on a site devastated by the tsunami.
Anti-disaster prep in Shizuoka lowers megaquake's projected death toll
Building tide walls and making houses quake-resistant has led to a 70% downward revision to the estimated toll.
Tepco apologizes to Niigata governor over nuclear plant security flaws
Following the revelation of problems at the plant, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided to ban Tepco from moving nuclear fuel at the facility.
Fukushima governor keen to show gratitude through 'Reconstruction Olympics'
'We are working to ensure safety against the novel coronavirus ahead of the March 25 start of the Olympic torch relay,' said Gov. Masao Uchibori in a recent interview.
Japan considers how to mark 3/11 anniversary after final Tokyo ceremony
The ceremony was held every year since 2012 to offer prayers for those who lost their lives in the disaster, with the exception of last year due to the coronavirus.
A decade on, Japan remembers those lost in deadly quake and tsunami
Residents in the severely affected prefectures of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m., exactly a decade after the huge quake struck.
Ghost towns of Fukushima remain empty after decadelong rebuild
Reconstruction efforts, from supermarkets and transport infrastructure to cutting-edge technology, have yet to entice large numbers of people to return.
Olympic torchbearer aiming to remind the world of 2011 disaster
Kenichi Kurosawa survived the earthquake and tsunami, and has been constantly encouraging his neighbors to stay strong ever since.
As we commemorate those losses, we must also remember the heroes of that day and those that followed, men and women who scrambled to combat an unfolding catastrophe.
Reconstruction budget so far for 3/11 disaster reaches ¥38 trillion
Due to population outflows, however, many regions have been failing to make full use of infrastructure improvements resulting from the reconstruction budgets.
