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Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate--A local civic group has discontinued its efforts to preserve a local pine tree that miraculously survived the March 11 tsunami and thus became a symbol of post-disaster reconstruction, it has been learned. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111204003982.htm
___________________________________________ AJW
Famed Japanologist Keene gets museum in Kashiwazaki
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata Prefecture--Along with permanently moving to Japan, renowned Japanese literature researcher Donald Keene has brought the living room and study of his New York home with him, donating it to a museum here as the centerpiece of an exhibit on his work.
Reconstruction Agency Bill to Pass Japan Parliament
Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)--A bill to create an agency in charge of the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is now set to be enacted during the current parliamentary session ending Friday, it was learned Monday.
Leaders of Disaster-Hit Miyagi Seek U.S. Investment
Tokyo, Dec. 5 (Jiji Press)--Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai and Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama called on U.S. companies Monday to invest aggressively in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan prefecture.
Japan's House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would create an agency to oversee reconstruction of areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
With the arrival of winter, residents in areas affected by the March 11 disaster have implemented measures to check on elderly residents living alone in temporary housing units. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111205005015.htm
3 parties agree to revise bill on reconstruction agency
It appears that a bill to create an agency to oversee reconstruction of areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will be enacted by the end of the current Diet session, as the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito agreed Monday to revise the bill so the envisaged agency will have one cabinet minister and two vice ministers.
Christmas flowers overcome March 11 tsunami to bloom
HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Prefecture--In the quake-devastated Tohoku region this holiday season, a hardy, colorful flower that survived the March 11 quake and tsunami will be a special present under many Christmas trees.
Cyclamen flowers are in bloom at a plastic greenhouse in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture. (Toshiyuki Takeya) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112060056a
_____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Swiss man's solo trek across Japan aims to reassure foreign tourists
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A former travel agent from Switzerland has embarked on a solo hike across Japan to promote tourism to the country, which has seen a drop in the number of foreign visitors following the March earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear disaster.
Department stores in tsunami-hit Sendai see booming year-end sales
SENDAI -- Department stores in this earthquake- and tsunami-hit city are thriving as a result of booming sales ahead of Christmas and the year-end holiday period.
U.N. adopts resolution commending volunteers in disaster-hit zones
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution commending volunteers in disaster-hit areas at a meeting to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, which had been launched at Japan's initiative.
Cargo-related accidents jump in quake-hit region due to debris transport
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The number of highway accidents caused by objects falling from trucks has jumped more than 3.5 times in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures following the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster due to increased accidents involving trucks carrying rubble related to the disaster, local police said Monday.
Japan to Offer Gold, Silver Coins to Reconstruction Bond Holders
Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Finance Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to launch a new line of reconstruction government bonds tailored for individuals in March 2012, which will offer gold and silver coins to investors who hold the bonds for three years after purchases.
Japan Lower House OKs Bill to Set Up Reconstruction Agency
Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives approved a modified bill to set up a new government agency for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami by a majority vote at a plenary meeting on Tuesday.
Hirano to Become 1st Head of Japan Reconstruction Agency
Tokyo, Dec. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday he intends to name postdisaster reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano as first head of a new government agency that will manage projects to rebuild areas hit by the March 11 disaster.
Japanese fishery high school students training at sea are to help track millions of tons of debris drifting the Pacific Ocean since the March 11th tsunami.
Japan has enacted a law to promote recovery in regions hit hard by the March disaster.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 18:44 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111207_26.html
______________________________________________ Yomiuri online
Tsunami victims present relocation plan to city
KESENNUMA, Miyagi--A group of residents in a disaster-stricken district of Kesennuma recently submitted its own relocation plan to the local municipal government, a move that could become a model for other hard-hit areas. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111206005672.htm
_______________________________________________ AJW
Meiji University sends Christmas cheer to Ofunato
OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture--Somewhere, a little girl who lost her home in the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake is smiling, as a 9-meter Christmas tree adorned with festive lights now stands in the devastated city.
Workers erect a Christmas tree in the center of a vacant lot in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in the evening on Dec. 5. (Toshiyuki Hayashi) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112070068a
___________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
'Cosplayers' from abroad visit tsunami-hit Sendai
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Costume players from Japan and abroad who won an Internet popularity contest visited Sendai, northeastern Japan, Tuesday to help promote the city's ongoing recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Diet OKs additional tax measures to rebuild quake-hit region
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Diet approved on Wednesday additional tax measures to help reconstruct the areas devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami, including tax breaks for companies, as well as help for people who suffered from the disasters and need to purchase new homes.
Japan Auto Parts Makers Suffer 54 Pct Drop in 1st-Half Profit
Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese listed auto parts makers' combined operating profit in April-September tumbled 54.4 pct from a year before, hit by automakers' production halts after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, an industry group said Wednesday.
Tokyo, Dec. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors on Wednesday passed into law a bill to establish special zones for facilitating postdisaster reconstruction through deregulation and tax breaks.
Huge Japanese earthquake cracked open the seafloor
Fissures scar bottom where clam beds once lay, video and photo comparisons show
By Stephanie Pappas
OurAmazingPlanet
updated 12/7/2011 12:08:07 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO ? The March 2011 megaquake off the coast of Japan opened up fissures as wide as 6 feet (3 meters) in the seafloor, a new study finds.
The fissures now scar the seafloor where peaceful clam beds once lay, according to Takeshi Tsuji, a researcher at Kyoto University in Japan.....
RELEASE : 11-405 NASA Finds 'Merging Tsunami' Doubled Japan Destruction
WASHINGTON -- NASA and Ohio State University researchers have discovered the major tsunami generated by the March 2011 Tohoku-Oki quake centered off northeastern Japan was a long-hypothesized "merging tsunami." The tsunami doubled in intensity over rugged ocean ridges, amplifying its destructive power at landfall...
"...there’s an obvious contest that’s happening between different sectors of the colonial ruling class in this country. And they would, if they could, lump us into their beef, their struggle." ---- Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Socialist Party
(My posts are not intended as advice or professional assessments of any kind.) Never forget Excalibur.
....Imports meanwhile rose 21.3 percent, because of a surge in energy-related imports which compensated for reduced nuclear power generation after the March disaster.
Architects focus on March 11 disaster for exhibition
From an architect's standpoint, the Japanese Pavilion at the International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale, to be held in Italy in 2012, will be the one that has a constructive proposal for the future of architecture.
A look at the Japanese pavilions and their themes at recent Venice Biennale architecture events. Clockwise from top left: Metabolism 2010; Architecture extending beyond buildings 2008; Otaku 2004; and, Undiscovered Japanese architecture and cities. (Asahi Shimbun) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_ja...J201112080067a
14.4-meter-high tsunami liable to strike Kamakura at some point
YOKOHAMA--The historic coastal city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture faces the prospect of being wiped out by tsunami at some point.
Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu shrine, foreground center, in Kamakura city, Kanagawa Prefecture, is located about 2 kilometers from the coastline. (Eiji Hori) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112080059
_____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Turkish deputy PM meets children in tsunami-hit Japanese town
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan on Wednesday met children at a primary school in Japan that was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Disaster-Hit 77 Bank to Receive 20 B. Yen in Public Funds
Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Financial Services Agency plans to inject 20 billion yen of public funds into 77 Bank <8341> in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by the end of the month under a revised law to enhance banks' capital bases, informed sources said Thursday.
Japan to Inject 20 B. Yen into Disaster-Hit 77 Bank
Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan will inject 20 billion yen of public funds in the form of subordinated loans into 77 Bank <8341> in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture, the Financial Services Agency said Thursday.
BOJ Tankan Projected to Show Deterioration in Confidence
Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly survey for December is expected to show a deterioration in business confidence among large Japanese manufacturers, according to private-sector think tanks.
(Update) Japan to Inject 20 B. Yen into Disaster-Hit 77 Bank
Tokyo, Dec. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan will inject 20 billion yen of public funds in the form of subordinated loans into 77 Bank <8341> in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture, the Financial Services Agency said Thursday.
...In a written statement, the Princess said her heart aches when she thinks about the many lives lost in the March disaster and the deep sorrow of the surviving families.
A-bomb Dome to be checked for earthquake resistance
HIROSHIMA--The Hiroshima municipal government will for the first time check the earthquake resistance of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial--also known as the Atomic Bomb Dome--as early as next spring, it has been learned.
HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Nearly nine months after being stranded on the rail in Higashi-Matsushima on the JR Senseki Line that connects Sendai and Ishinomaki stations, train cars were finally removed one by one on Dec. 8. <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AEdt-iOTVJQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
A train car is lifted by crane in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, from the JR Senseki Line on Dec. 8. The car has been stranded on the railway since the Great East Japan Earthquake. (Jun Ueda) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112090040
____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Editorial: New reconstruction agency must support recovery efforts by municipalities
A bill for the establishment of a government agency that would oversee reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami passed the Diet on Dec. 9, signaling the end of one phase in the nation's legislative efforts toward recovery. Many of the government assistance policies that have been laid down leave the coordinating of specific reconstruction plans to individual municipal governments, which now face the challenge of fine-tuning rebuilding efforts on a local level.
Japan July-Sept. qtr GDP growth downgraded to 5.6%
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese economy expanded an annualized real 5.6 percent in the three months through September, the government said Friday, less than a preliminary figure of 6.0 percent growth, as uncertain global prospects and the yen's rise weighed on corporate capital spending.
Former sumo wrestler Konishiki visits disaster-hit Miyagi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former sumo ozeki Konishiki in a Santa Claus costume visited Thursday a nursery in Miyagi Prefecture while on a gift-giving tour to northeastern Japan ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors on Friday passed into law a bill to set up a new government agency to spearhead projects to rebuild areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
British 'rakugo' storyteller cheers up disaster-hit Tohoku
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A British woman has been visiting the Tohoku region to give "rakugo" comic storytelling and balloon art performances for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tsunami-hit Sanriku Railway to revive company, region through new characters
MIYAKO, Iwate -- As part of an initiative to reconstruct and revive disaster-stricken Iwate Prefecture, Sanriku Railway Co. is calling for design and name submissions for two new "worker" characters.
Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Miyagi prefectural government is considering privatizing a local airport that was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, officials said Saturday.
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Children from Miyagi invited to Kobe festival
Children from a city hard-hit by the March 11th disaster have been invited to the Kobe Luminarie festival, featuring the city's annual year-end lighting display.
Sunday, December 11, 2011 04:41 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111211_01.html
Disaster survivors face harsh employment situation
Sunday marks 9 months since the earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan on March 11th. Disaster survivors are facing a harsh employment situation.
People in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, northeast Japan, are coming to a memorial flame on Sunday to pray for quick rebuilding of the area hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami 9 months ago.
From the sky, police record start of tsunami disaster
MORIOKA--When Masuo Murayama was hovering over the city of Rikuzentakata in a police rescue helicopter on March 11, he felt that the huge earthquake didn't have that much of an impact after all.
The tsunami poured over the popular Takata Matsubara beaches and then swamped nearby hotels in Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture on March 11. (Iwate prefectural police)
The first wave of the tsunami hit breakwaters in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11. (Iwate prefectural police)
The lone pine tree that survived the tsunami on Takata Matsubara beach in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is nearing death. (Eiji Hori) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112110054a
Gov't to prevent diversion of reconstruction funds in budget
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will prevent funds in a new special account earmarked for reconstruction following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to be newly set up in the fiscal 2012 budget, from being diverted for other uses, government sources said Saturday.
Psychological care to be provided to orphans in quake-hit areas
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is planning to start providing grief counseling to children early next year in the three northeastern Japan prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the hardest hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami where over 1,500 children are estimated to have lost parents, sources familiar with the move said Saturday.
Volunteer group gathers kimonos for coming-of-age ceremony in tsunami-hit area
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- A volunteer organization in the Tokyo metropolitan area is offering a helping hand to people in a tsunami-hit district here by collecting unused kimonos to lend to women taking part in next month's coming-of-age ceremony.
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Students appeal for aid through drum performances
Students from Japan's disaster-hit region played the country's traditional drums in Paris on Sunday to ask for donations for children who were orphaned in the March earthquake and tsunami.
Japan's largest business group says its members have donated cash and relief supplies worth nearly 1.3 billion dollars for those affected by the March 11th disaster.
Japan's government has decided to focus on rebuilding areas hit by the March disaster and reviving the farm sector when compiling the fiscal 2012 budget, while striving to curb debt.
In a disaster-ridden year that brought a nation closer together, the Chinese character "kizuna" (bonds between people) has been selected as the kanji that best reflects the events of 2011, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced Dec. 12. <iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YJUK6UbWpHg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera temple, writes the Chinese character "kizuna," the kanji letter representing the year 2011, in the temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Dec. 12. (Kazunori Takahashi) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201112120055
Kobe's 'Light of Hope' arrives in Tohoku
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Prefecture--A memorial flame dubbed the "Light of Hope" arrived in this quake-hit city on Dec. 10.
A new memorial flame is lit in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. (Satoru Ogawa) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112120010
______________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Japan extends tax breaks on low-polluting vehicles
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The continued survival of an ancient pine tree that withstood the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and has become a symbol for the city's reconstruction is in doubt as its roots have begun to rot due to exposure to saline water.
INTERVIEW: Skylark to Actively Open Restaurants in Disaster Areas
Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Skylark Co. plans to open new restaurants actively in coastal areas of the northeastern Japan prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, President Makoto Tani has said in a recent interview.
Most Schools in Disaster-Hit Areas Back in Original Buildings
Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--More than 90 pct of schools in three northeastern Japan prefectures hardest hit by the March earthquake and tsunami have resumed teaching in their original school buildings, a government survey showed Monday.
Michael Jackson Foundation to Be Established in Japan
Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--A charity foundation to continue the legacy of the late singer Michael Jackson, often called King of Pop, will be established in Japan, possibly early next year, to support the well-being of children worldwide, his mother, Katherine Jackson, said Monday.
Workers at 54 pct of Japan Firms Join Support for Disaster Areas
Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Employees at 54 pct of companies in Japan have taken part in activities to support people and areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a survey showed Monday.
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Over 200 to work at new reconstruction agency
The Japanese government will employ more than 200 people for a new agency to oversee the reconstruction of the areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
US search giant Google has uploaded street views of disaster-hit Japanese towns onto the Internet.
The company says it wants to show the world the scale of damage caused by the March quake and tsunami.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 14:28 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111213_23.html
_____________________________________________ Yomiuri online
IN THE NEWS / Copter pilot delivers medical supplies
It took only eight days after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake for Tsutomu Doi and fellow helicopter pilots to establish an organization to provide people affected by the disaster with medical and other relief supplies by air.
The number of people receiving unemployment allowances in three Tohoku prefectures increased 60 percent in October from a year earlier, reflecting the grim job market caused by the March 11 disaster.
Many survivors of the March 11 disaster wish to have their ancestral graves rebuilt, as the graves and temple grounds that held them were severely damaged by the tsunami. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111212003900.htm
_____________________________________________ AJW
Artist plans to sketch 100 celebrities for charity
Renowned New York-based artist Naoto Nakagawa is putting his talent to good use, seeking to draw 100 portraits of celebrities that he will auction off to help survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Schoolchildren creating diorama of tsunami-hit city
NATORI, Miyagi Prefecture--As Norihiko Kuwayama, a local doctor specializing in psychosomatic medicine, leads some students back to Yuriage Elementary School here for the first time since the March 11 disaster, he is helping their recovery.
KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--The number of volunteers in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami fell from a peak of 54,000 a week in May to 7,000 a week in November, the Japan National Council of Social Welfare said.
Volunteers clear the debris of a demolished house in Kamaishi's Hakozaki district in Iwate Prefecture. Toshiaki Muranaka, a 53-year-old volunteer from Nonoichi, Ishikawa Prefecture, said, "Outdoor work gets more difficult as it gets colder. But I am happy when disaster-stricken people become enlivened seeing us work." (Shingo Kuzutani) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201112130087n
______________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Residents build memorial bell for quake, tsunami victims in Kamaishi
KAMAISHI, Iwate -- A large bronze bell commemorating victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami and symbolizing hope for reconstruction will be installed at the central train station here, project organizers have disclosed.
Over 100 quake, tsunami-hit schools used substitute facilities in Oct.: survey
More than 100 public schools in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were holding classes at other schools or facilities as of Oct. 1, a government survey has found.
Google Starts to Show Disaster Area Images on Street View
Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc. on Tuesday launched a free service to show images of northeastern Japan areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on its Street View online map.
Santa Claus Arrives in Japan to Cheer Up Children after March Disasters
Narita, Chiba Pref., Dec. 13 (Jiji Press)--A Santa Claus from Finland arrived at Narita International Airport Tuesday to cheer up children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Thoughts of the long-anticipated Tokai Earthquake hitting Aichi Prefecture have worried a company employee, 40, who is having a two-story wooden house built there. Ground liquefaction in a major earthquake can cause a house to tilt--or worse.
The so-called miracle pine tree, the only one to remain standing among tens of thousands on a beach inundated by the March 11 tsunami, will no longer be a symbol of restoration efforts in the once scenic Takata-Matsubara forest of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
The lone surviving pine tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is now dying. (Atsushi Yamanishi) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112140010
BASEBALL / 'Iron men' prove their mettle with Tohoku visit
Perseverance is a trait common to baseball’s two reigning “iron men,” and that quality is something they hoped to inspire in the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when they recently visited the disaster-affected area and held baseball clinics for kids.
Google releases panoramic images of scars from March 11
Internet search engine operator Google Inc. released images on Dec. 13 that give detailed views of landscapes in areas hard hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Google's Street View service shows an image from the Yuriage district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, photographed before the March 11 disaster at approximately the same location as the other image. (Provided by Google Inc.)
Google's Street View shows a landscape from the Yuriage district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, after the March 11 disaster. (Provided by Google Inc.) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112140008
______________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Santa Claus visits Japan to jolly Tohoku kids
NARITA (Kyodo) -- Santa Claus arrived in Japan from Finland on Tuesday to lift the spirits of children in the northeastern region hit by the March earthquake and tsunami.
Google releases photos of disaster-hit northeastern Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. Internet search engine giant Google Inc. on Tuesday released online photos of northeastern and eastern Japan devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, allowing viewers to compare photos of the region from before and after the disaster.
500 stone monuments for March tsunami to be built along Pacific coast
KAMAISHI (Kyodo) -- A stone monument in remembrance of the March 11 tsunami has been unveiled on a beach in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, the first of 500 such monuments planned to be built in the Pacific coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
Tokyo cram school boss launches classes for students in tsunami-hit Miyagi
The manager of a Tokyo cram school has launched classes in his tsunami-hit hometown of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, for students struggling to find places to study for entrance exams in the wake of the disaster.
Lone pine tree that survived tsunami dies, but grafted twigs from it growing well
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- The only pine tree from a forest on a coast here to survive the March 11 tsunami has died, but four new saplings grafted from twigs taken from it are growing well.
Sendai, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor East Japan Inc., to be created through a merger of three Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> group firms, intends to increase parts procurement in the Tohoku northeastern Japan region, the company's president-to-be said Wednesday.
Ratio of Nonregular Workers Rises to 34.4 Pct in Japan
Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Nonregular workers accounted for 34.4 pct of the total workforce in Japan as of June 1 this year, up 3.5 percentage points from five years ago, a labor ministry survey on part-timers revealed Wednesday.
Company Produces Offsprings of Tsunami-Hit Miraculous Pine Tree
Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Sumitomo Forestry Co. <1911> said Wednesday that it has successfully produced offsprings of the "miraculous lone pine tree" that survived the March 11 tsunami in the Tohoku northeastern Japan region.
World's biggest breakwater to be rebuilt off Iwate
Japan's infrastructure ministry plans to rebuild the world's largest breakwater off Iwate Prefecture with a stronger structure to minimize tsunami damage.
MORIOKA--The Bank of Iwate's Nakanohashi main building, built over 100 years ago and the nation's only remaining active bank designated as an important cultural asset, will close in June, it has been learned.
They might not be shining for as long as usual, but winter illumination events across the nation are going ahead--albeit with a host of energy-saving techniques in place--to bring a ray of hope and inspiration to people at the end of a year unlike any other.
Disaster-hit children convey messages to the world
One child sent words of encouragement to his father overseas. A girl lamented about canceled school activities. And another child told his grandfather, who died in the March 11 tsunami, not to drink too much sake in heaven.
MORIOKA--A local printer has put out a calendar featuring scenic photos of Iwate Prefecture taken shortly before the March 11 disaster, hoping the images will help local residents rebuild their lives.
'Miracle' tsunami tree to live on through seedlings
While the inspirational “miracle” pine tree of Rikuzentakata cannot be saved, its legacy will live on due to the efforts of concerned foresters.
Seedlings of the Takata-Matsubara "miracle" pine tree are cultivated by Sumitomo Forestry Co. (Satoru Ogawa) http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201112150015
_____________________________________________ Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
'Miracle pine' seedlings growing in pods
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Small seedlings of the so-called "miracle pine" tree that survived the March tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, are growing in pods at a forestry company institute and will be planted in the city at a future date.
Police arrest biker gang members for mass rampage held day after quake
NODA, Chiba -- Police have arrested 52 motorcycle gang members for allegedly organizing a mass rampage here only a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, police said.
Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--The number of new condominiums put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area in November rose 31 pct from a year before to 4,820 units, the first increase in two months, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Thursday.
Japan to Place Seismometers off Aomori, Boso Urgently
Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)--A government panel proposed Thursday to allocate funds to install seismometers and tsunami recorders on the seabed off Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, and the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in fiscal 2012, which begins in April.
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Japanese firms to increase new hires
A new wave of jobs for Japanese university and high school graduates is emerging thanks in part to reconstruction from the March earthquake and tsunami.
Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has asked power companies to come up with new measures protecting nuclear plants from large tsunami.
Friday, December 16, 2011 18:16 +0900 (JST) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111216_26.html
_____________________________________________ Yomiuri online
Worker shortage in Tohoku / More jobs than job seekers as people seek long-term positions
Areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake are facing a widening gap between the number of job seekers and available positions, even though positions related to reconstruction have been increasing.
For the first time in 20 years, more companies in the quake-hit Tohoku region reported a "strong" local economy than those that said conditions were "weak," according to the Sendai Branch of the Bank of Japan.
Cabinet agrees to revitalize Japan with FY 2012 budget
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda agreed Friday on guidelines for compiling an initial fiscal 2012 budget focusing on "Japan revitalization" following the March earthquake and tsunami and amid an uncertain global economic outlook.
Japan to Limit FY 2012 Bond Issue Amount to 44 T. Yen
Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The cabinet of Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda adopted at a meeting Friday its basic policy for compiling the fiscal 2012 budget calling for limiting the amount of new government bond issues to around 44 trillion yen.
Job-Securing Rate for High School Grads at 58.6 Pct
Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The job-securing rate for Japanese high school students graduating next spring stood at 58.6 pct as of the end of October, up 1.5 percentage points from a year before, an education ministry survey revealed Friday.
Narita, Chiba Pref., Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The number of users of Narita International Airport near Tokyo during the coming year-end and New Year holiday period is expected to grow 1.4 pct from a year before to 1,167,400, the first rise in two years, its operator said Friday.
Chinese Visitors to Japan Up for 1st Time since March Disaster
Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The number of visitors to Japan from mainland China grew 35.0 pct in November from a year before, the first increase since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Friday.
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Govt urged to OK ready-made baby formula
Mothers and other groups are calling on the central government to permit sales of ready-made baby formula, for its safety as well as its convenience during times of emergency.
Chinese return to Miyagi to honor man who saved their lives
DALIAN, China--To honor the memory of the man who is credited with saving their lives during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, four Chinese trainees who worked at a seafood processing plant in Miyagi Prefecture have decided to return to the factory, they said Dec. 16.
Northwest U.S. may be seeing 1st debris from Japan tsunami
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Seven black buoys have been found on the northern shores of Washington state in the past two weeks and a local scientist believes they could be the first debris to arrive in the United States from the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11.
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