Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+
1.2-2.1% GDP growth forecast for July-Sept quarter
Private research firms expect Japan's gross domestic product for the July-to-September period to recover into positive territory for the first time in a year.
Monday, November 07, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_02.html
Fish market in tsunami-hit town reopens
A fish market in a northeastern Japanese town that was devastated by the March tsunami has begun trading again.
Monday, November 07, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_22.html
Limestone train back in service in Iwate
A railway company in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, has resumed operations for the first time since the March 11th tsunami.
Monday, November 07, 2011 13:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_24.html
No-fee visa for foreigners to quake-hit areas
Foreigners bound for Japan will not have to pay fees for obtaining visas if they visit regions hard-hit by Japan's disasters in March.
Monday, November 07, 2011 17:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html
Fish market in tsunami-hit town reopens
A fish market in a northeastern Japanese town that was devastated by the March tsunami has begun trading again.
Monday, November 07, 2011 20:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_h22.html
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Yomiuri online
Kobe memorial flame to bring light to Tohoku
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate--"The Light of Hope" memorial flame was kindled in Kobe five years after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck that city. In December, the flame will also burn in tsunami-ravaged Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefecture, as a disaster monument to encourage survivors.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003295.htm
DPJ eyes passage of 3rd extra budget on Thursday
The Democratic Party of Japan hopes the House of Representatives will pass the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 and related bills on Thursday, one day before the eight-month anniversary of the March 11 disaster.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003213.htm
Farmland conversion up after disaster
The number of successful applications to convert agricultural land to some other use in coastal areas of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures jumped about 2.5-fold from April through October this year from the corresponding period in 2010, according to government sources.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003219.htm
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AJW
Luxury goods selling well at department stores
Despite a sluggish economy and the lingering impact of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, some Japanese consumers are spending like it's going out of fashion.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110716770
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Japan executives, unions demand lower auto taxes
TOKYO (AP) -- Surrounded by dozens of cardboard boxes packed with 4 million petition signatures, the presidents of major Japanese automakers demanded Monday the end of what they called exorbitant taxes on cars that threaten to hollow out manufacturing and wipe out jobs.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu079000c.html
Key composite economic index down in Sept. on weaker production
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu081000c.html
Philanthropist Rockefeller offers condolences to disaster-hit Sendai
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- American philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr. and his wife on Monday visited a coastal area in the city of Sendai, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and offered condolences to those affected by the disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm063000c.html
Citizens launch cherry tree-planting project to remember March tsunami
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A citizens' group launched a project Sunday to plant cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami, in an effort to commemorate the disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm064000c.html
12th fish market in Iwate resumes operations after March disaster
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The fish market in Otsuchi reopened Monday amid rejoicing by the local fishing industry, becoming Iwate Prefecture's 12th marketplace to get back on its feet after being devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami, the Iwate prefectural government said.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm065000c.html
No. of people seeking extra jobless benefits quadruples in quake-hit areas
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The number of people applying for extra jobless benefits as of September increased fourfold from a year earlier in three prefectures hit hard by the March earthquake and tsunami, demonstrating the severe employment situation there, government data showed Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm066000c.html
Tobacco smuggling into Japan surges after disaster
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tobacco smuggling into Japan surged in the April-June period as domestic stocks ran short after the March 11 disaster, with around 300,000 illegally imported cigarettes seized by authorities, a roughly 8.7-fold increase from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm067000c.html
Gov't to waive visa fees for tourists to disaster-hit prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Foreign Ministry said Monday it will waive visa fees for foreign tourists visiting Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, for five years from Nov. 15, as part of efforts to support tourism in the prefectures ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm068000c.html
Japan's ruling, opposition lawmakers meet Dalai Lama in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling and opposition lawmakers, including Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to the premier for foreign and defense matters, met Monday with visiting Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources familiar with the encounter said.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm115000c.html
Many universities giving credits to students for volunteer work in disaster-hit areas
Some 40 percent of national universities across Japan are giving credits to students for their volunteer work in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, a Mainichi Shimbun survey has found.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
Book on uniqueness of Miyagi Prefecture released after delay due to quake
SENDAI -- A book featuring the unique attractions of Miyagi Prefecture has been released after its publication was once canceled due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
Related links
Miki Press http://www.mikipress.com/
Businessman arrested in disaster donations embezzlement case
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Osaka police have arrested a 67-year-old businessman on suspicion of embezzling 10.9 million yen in donations collected by the Lions Club volunteer organization to victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, police said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm120000c.html
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Jiji press
Cigarette Smuggling Increasing in Japan after March Disaster
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Supply shortages due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami led to a surge in the number of smuggled cigarettes in Japan, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700337
Visa Fees to Be Waived for Travelers to Japan Disaster Areas
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry said Monday that foreigners traveling to three Tohoku northeastern prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will be exempted from paying visa issuance fees.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700383
Noda Leaves Room for Extending Quake Bond Redemption Period
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda left the door open Monday to extending the redemption period for bonds to be issued to secure financial resources for postdisaster reconstruction programs from the currently proposed 15 years.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700507
Japan Govt Auditor Finds 428.3-B.-Yen Wasteful Spending
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700554
Japan to Set Reconstruction Bond Redemption Period at 25 Years
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan Monday proposed that the redemption period for government bonds to be issued for financing postdisaster reconstruction programs be extended to 25 years from the initially planned 10 years.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700856
40 Pct of Jobless in Northern Japan Lose Jobs due to Disaster
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--About 40 pct of unemployed people who lived and worked in the three northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami lost their previous jobs as a result of the disaster, a labor union survey showed Monday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700876
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Sankei news
3-story temporary housing complex opened to disaster refugees in baseball stadium
Onagawa town, Miyagi pref
fish market reopens at Otsuchi town, iwate pref
1.2-2.1% GDP growth forecast for July-Sept quarter
Private research firms expect Japan's gross domestic product for the July-to-September period to recover into positive territory for the first time in a year.
Monday, November 07, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_02.html
Fish market in tsunami-hit town reopens
A fish market in a northeastern Japanese town that was devastated by the March tsunami has begun trading again.
Monday, November 07, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_22.html
Limestone train back in service in Iwate
A railway company in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, has resumed operations for the first time since the March 11th tsunami.
Monday, November 07, 2011 13:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_24.html
No-fee visa for foreigners to quake-hit areas
Foreigners bound for Japan will not have to pay fees for obtaining visas if they visit regions hard-hit by Japan's disasters in March.
Monday, November 07, 2011 17:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html
Fish market in tsunami-hit town reopens
A fish market in a northeastern Japanese town that was devastated by the March tsunami has begun trading again.
Monday, November 07, 2011 20:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_h22.html
______________________________________________
Yomiuri online
Kobe memorial flame to bring light to Tohoku
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate--"The Light of Hope" memorial flame was kindled in Kobe five years after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck that city. In December, the flame will also burn in tsunami-ravaged Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefecture, as a disaster monument to encourage survivors.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003295.htm
DPJ eyes passage of 3rd extra budget on Thursday
The Democratic Party of Japan hopes the House of Representatives will pass the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 and related bills on Thursday, one day before the eight-month anniversary of the March 11 disaster.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003213.htm
Farmland conversion up after disaster
The number of successful applications to convert agricultural land to some other use in coastal areas of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures jumped about 2.5-fold from April through October this year from the corresponding period in 2010, according to government sources.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111106003219.htm
______________________________________________
AJW
Luxury goods selling well at department stores
Despite a sluggish economy and the lingering impact of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, some Japanese consumers are spending like it's going out of fashion.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011110716770
______________________________________________
Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Japan executives, unions demand lower auto taxes
TOKYO (AP) -- Surrounded by dozens of cardboard boxes packed with 4 million petition signatures, the presidents of major Japanese automakers demanded Monday the end of what they called exorbitant taxes on cars that threaten to hollow out manufacturing and wipe out jobs.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu079000c.html
Key composite economic index down in Sept. on weaker production
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu081000c.html
Philanthropist Rockefeller offers condolences to disaster-hit Sendai
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- American philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr. and his wife on Monday visited a coastal area in the city of Sendai, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and offered condolences to those affected by the disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm063000c.html
Citizens launch cherry tree-planting project to remember March tsunami
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A citizens' group launched a project Sunday to plant cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami, in an effort to commemorate the disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm064000c.html
12th fish market in Iwate resumes operations after March disaster
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The fish market in Otsuchi reopened Monday amid rejoicing by the local fishing industry, becoming Iwate Prefecture's 12th marketplace to get back on its feet after being devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami, the Iwate prefectural government said.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm065000c.html
No. of people seeking extra jobless benefits quadruples in quake-hit areas
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The number of people applying for extra jobless benefits as of September increased fourfold from a year earlier in three prefectures hit hard by the March earthquake and tsunami, demonstrating the severe employment situation there, government data showed Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm066000c.html
Tobacco smuggling into Japan surges after disaster
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tobacco smuggling into Japan surged in the April-June period as domestic stocks ran short after the March 11 disaster, with around 300,000 illegally imported cigarettes seized by authorities, a roughly 8.7-fold increase from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm067000c.html
Gov't to waive visa fees for tourists to disaster-hit prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Foreign Ministry said Monday it will waive visa fees for foreign tourists visiting Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, for five years from Nov. 15, as part of efforts to support tourism in the prefectures ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm068000c.html
Japan's ruling, opposition lawmakers meet Dalai Lama in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling and opposition lawmakers, including Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to the premier for foreign and defense matters, met Monday with visiting Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources familiar with the encounter said.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm115000c.html
Many universities giving credits to students for volunteer work in disaster-hit areas
Some 40 percent of national universities across Japan are giving credits to students for their volunteer work in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, a Mainichi Shimbun survey has found.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
Book on uniqueness of Miyagi Prefecture released after delay due to quake
SENDAI -- A book featuring the unique attractions of Miyagi Prefecture has been released after its publication was once canceled due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
Related links
Miki Press http://www.mikipress.com/
Businessman arrested in disaster donations embezzlement case
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Osaka police have arrested a 67-year-old businessman on suspicion of embezzling 10.9 million yen in donations collected by the Lions Club volunteer organization to victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, police said Monday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm120000c.html
______________________________________________
Jiji press
Cigarette Smuggling Increasing in Japan after March Disaster
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Supply shortages due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami led to a surge in the number of smuggled cigarettes in Japan, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700337
Visa Fees to Be Waived for Travelers to Japan Disaster Areas
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry said Monday that foreigners traveling to three Tohoku northeastern prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will be exempted from paying visa issuance fees.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700383
Noda Leaves Room for Extending Quake Bond Redemption Period
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda left the door open Monday to extending the redemption period for bonds to be issued to secure financial resources for postdisaster reconstruction programs from the currently proposed 15 years.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700507
Japan Govt Auditor Finds 428.3-B.-Yen Wasteful Spending
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700554
Japan to Set Reconstruction Bond Redemption Period at 25 Years
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan Monday proposed that the redemption period for government bonds to be issued for financing postdisaster reconstruction programs be extended to 25 years from the initially planned 10 years.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700856
40 Pct of Jobless in Northern Japan Lose Jobs due to Disaster
Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--About 40 pct of unemployed people who lived and worked in the three northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami lost their previous jobs as a result of the disaster, a labor union survey showed Monday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110700876
______________________________________________
Sankei news
3-story temporary housing complex opened to disaster refugees in baseball stadium
Onagawa town, Miyagi pref
fish market reopens at Otsuchi town, iwate pref
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