In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
Rain, snow offer hope in Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years
Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave ...
History Today: When a powerful earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...
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How Japan’s Wajima-nuri Artisans Are Bouncing Back After the Earthquake
A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead—with great help from the ...
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Northeastern Japan battles raging fires, 14 years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami
However, life is not yet back to normal for nearly 1,200 residents of the northeastern coastal city of Japan, who have been ... to settle in Akasaki after the earthquake and tsunami that ...
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Tsunami memorial serves as a tribute to those lost and a call to never forget
Along the coast of Japan’s Iwate prefecture, where a tsunami swept away entire communities on March 11, 2011, a single tree remains as a symbol of endurance. Known as the Miracle Pine, this lone ...