Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+
Yomiuri online
Ministry survey finds key sewage lines not quake resistant
Less than 30 percent of the major sewage lines in 44 prefectures throughout the nation that connect evacuation centers to sewage facilities are earthquake resistant, a ministry survey has found.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120215006040.htm
Sendai wants special zone for farming
SENDAI--The Sendai municipal government Wednesday filed an application with the Reconstruction Agency for the creation of a special reconstruction zone to promote farming and agriculture.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120215005683.htm
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AJW
PHOTO/ Gunma's hanging dolls recognized by Guinness World Records
SHINTO, Gunma Prefecture--A display of 7,045 handmade dolls in a shop here has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the world?s largest.
A visitor checks out a doll at the Chikyuya store in Shinto village, Gunma Prefecture. (Azusa Ushio)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202160023
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Disaster-hit Ishinomaki manga museum launches display in local shops
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- How could a manga museum that was heavily damaged in the March 2011 tsunami help restore liveliness to this city while awaiting reconstruction? By transforming the city's shops into a showcase for manga art, officials say.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/archive/...na014000c.html
Video relay service helping hard of hearing in disaster-hit areas
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Sendai-based company is offering a remote video relay service free of charge for people with hearing problems in areas hit by last year's massive earthquake and tsunami, employing the expertise it has developed in a business venture largely unknown in Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe069000c.html
Kirin Brewery's quake-hit Sendai plant resumes production of all items
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Kirin Brewery Co. said Wednesday it has resumed bottled beer production at its plant in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by last March's earthquake and tsunami, meaning all items are now back in production at the plant.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu099000c.html
Yamaha Motors posts 47% rise in group net profit in 2011
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday its group net profit climbed 47.3 percent in the year ended December from the year before to 26.96 billion yen due to sales increase, cost reduction efforts and a reversal of accrual for product liabilities.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu101000c.html
Japan crown prince hopes for strengthening anti-disaster measures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito expressed hope Thursday for taking lessons from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami to strengthen anti-disaster measures in Japan and the rest of the world.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm151000c.html
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JMA
14:09 JST 16 Feb 2012 38.5N 142.1E 40 km M4.4 Miyagi-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...84-161409.html
Yomiuri online
Ministry survey finds key sewage lines not quake resistant
Less than 30 percent of the major sewage lines in 44 prefectures throughout the nation that connect evacuation centers to sewage facilities are earthquake resistant, a ministry survey has found.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120215006040.htm
Sendai wants special zone for farming
SENDAI--The Sendai municipal government Wednesday filed an application with the Reconstruction Agency for the creation of a special reconstruction zone to promote farming and agriculture.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120215005683.htm
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AJW
PHOTO/ Gunma's hanging dolls recognized by Guinness World Records
SHINTO, Gunma Prefecture--A display of 7,045 handmade dolls in a shop here has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the world?s largest.
A visitor checks out a doll at the Chikyuya store in Shinto village, Gunma Prefecture. (Azusa Ushio)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201202160023
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Disaster-hit Ishinomaki manga museum launches display in local shops
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- How could a manga museum that was heavily damaged in the March 2011 tsunami help restore liveliness to this city while awaiting reconstruction? By transforming the city's shops into a showcase for manga art, officials say.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/arts/archive/...na014000c.html
Video relay service helping hard of hearing in disaster-hit areas
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Sendai-based company is offering a remote video relay service free of charge for people with hearing problems in areas hit by last year's massive earthquake and tsunami, employing the expertise it has developed in a business venture largely unknown in Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe069000c.html
Kirin Brewery's quake-hit Sendai plant resumes production of all items
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Kirin Brewery Co. said Wednesday it has resumed bottled beer production at its plant in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by last March's earthquake and tsunami, meaning all items are now back in production at the plant.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu099000c.html
Yamaha Motors posts 47% rise in group net profit in 2011
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday its group net profit climbed 47.3 percent in the year ended December from the year before to 26.96 billion yen due to sales increase, cost reduction efforts and a reversal of accrual for product liabilities.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu101000c.html
Japan crown prince hopes for strengthening anti-disaster measures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito expressed hope Thursday for taking lessons from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami to strengthen anti-disaster measures in Japan and the rest of the world.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm151000c.html
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JMA
14:09 JST 16 Feb 2012 38.5N 142.1E 40 km M4.4 Miyagi-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2012...84-161409.html
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