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TSUNAMI

COMMENTARY / Japan / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 15, 2014
Japan's 21st-century tsunami stones
A familiar sight along Tohoku's Sanriku coastline are the tsunami stones erected by past generations that alert residents to the high-water mark of previous tsunami and the perils of building any closer to the sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
Takashimaya offering chance to drive special train in Tohoku
For anyone who has ever wanted to drive a train, there's a "fukubukuro" lucky bag going on sale this New Year's season which can make that dream come true.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2014
JTA launches quake and tsunami warning app in English
As part of efforts to help foreign tourists during their stay in the country, the Japan Tourism Agency has produced an English-language smartphone app called "Safety Tips" which provides users with real-time earthquake and tsunami warnings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014
Japan's 3/11 tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion money trap
Some ¥3.28 trillion in funding for roads, bridges and thousands of new homes in areas devastated by the tsunami in Tohoku 3½ years ago is still languishing unspent in the bank. That means Keiko Abe is heading into a fourth winter of subzero temperatures in a cramped, temporary dwelling that is succumbing...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2014
Tsunami-hit Miyagi mulls casino to hasten recovery
Business and political leaders in the northeast bet on a casino as the brightest hope to speed reconstruction in a region battered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2014
Yoshida transcripts on Fukushima nuclear crisis released
The government finally discloses the transcripts of its investigative talks with the late manager of the doomed Fukushima No. 1 power plant after media leaks force its hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2014
Tohoku students showcase area's products at New York fair
Students from Tohoku University in Sendai on Saturday showcased artifacts and other products from the disaster-hit Tohoku region at the Japan Block Fair in New York's West Village to help companies in the recovering region drum up more business overseas.

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