Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

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Dance performed for war, disaster victims

Japanese and Palestinian dancers have staged a joint performance to highlight the plight of refugees and survivors of natural disasters in the wake of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in Japan......

Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_19.html

Japanese gov't launches disaster prevention panel

A Japanese government panel has begun examining the damage caused by the massive March 11th earthquake and tsunami in order to outline a new disaster prevention plan.......

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_22.html

Pro soccer players visit quake-stricken area

Japanese professional soccer players playing in European leagues have visited disaster-stricken Miyagi Prefecture to encourage local children.....

Saturday, May 28, 2011 22:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_24.html

China to send tourism delegation to Japan

China will send a tourism industry delegation to Japan, in an effort to promote tours to the disaster-hit country....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 05:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_01.html

Power-saving products sell well

Retailers in Japan are launching sales campaigns to help customers save energy. A shortfall in electric power is expected this summer.....

Sunday, May 29, 2011 10:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_09.html
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Asahi com

New York painter draws portraits of evacuees

While many of their portraits were washed away in the tsunami following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, painter Naoto Nakagawa used his felt pen and pad to give many evacuees a personal replacement. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270186.html

Young newcomer rescuing industry on tsunami-hit island of veterans

SHIOGAMA, Miyagi Prefecture--After seeing their houses and livelihoods wiped out by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, residents here were at a loss on what to do. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105270191.html

Efforts under way to help horses used in traditional festival

Every summer, Masahiko Abe has been proudly riding his 9-year-old horse, Masao, in the Nomaoi (wild-horse) festival, held in the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280190.html

Posters from disaster-stricken city offer ray of hope

KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--In a poster created by A Beacon of Rebirth Poster Project, a man stands steadfastly amid the rubble in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, above the uplifting words, "Ain't gonna let it break my heart." ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105280189.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Moving company helps disaster survivors restock with used appliance sales

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A moving and recycling company set up a temporary sales outlet for used appliances in a parking lot here on May 27 to help residents in this tsunami-devastated town return their lives to normal.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2a00m0na006000c.html

Tokyo gov't adopts 'daylight savings time' in summer energy savings plan

Tokyo Metropolitan Government workers will be getting an earlier start to the day this summer under a new "daylight savings time system," part of an energy savings plan unveiled on May 27.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2a00m0na016000c.html

Foul-smelling fish and seaweed plague survivors of earthquake and tsunami

OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Mountains of rotting, foul-smelling fish and seaweed are causing March 11 disaster survivors here and in fishing communities all along Japan's northeast coast serious headaches.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/28/20110528p2a00m0na018000c.html

Mixed verdict on temporary school construction after tsunami

OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Construction of a prefabricated school has begun here to accommodate pupils and students of five elementary and junior high schools that were destroyed by tsunami and fires caused by the March 11 earthquake......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/29/20110528p2a00m0na023000c.html
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panorama photo

San Juan Bautista, "St. John the Baptist"　miyagi san juan bautista museum http://www.santjuan.or.jp/
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0525ishinomaki/

　miyagi san juan bautista museum blog

"hope pine tree" at Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref

 

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Nearly 24,000 dead or missing in March disaster

The number of dead or missing in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, including aftershocks, stands at 23,795 as of Sunday......

Monday, May 30, 2011 06:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_04.html

Record rain in Fukui Prefecture

A tropical storm downgraded from a typhoon has brought a record amount of rain to Fukui Prefecture, on the Japan Sea coast.....

Monday, May 30, 2011 11:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_10.html

Heavy rain along Pacific coast of Tohoku

A storm downgraded from a typhoon is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Japan's disaster-stricken Pacific Coast on Monday.....

Monday, May 30, 2011 14:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_17.html

Mobile carriers to adjust working hours

Mobile carriers in Japan will adjust their office hours in summer to save energy on weekdays to avoid possible supply disruptions caused by the nuclear plant accident in Fukushima......

Monday, May 30, 2011 15:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_19.html
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Yomiuri online

Japanese expatriates chip in from afar to help Tohoku

Masami Suzuki, an expatriate Japanese living in the United States, was frank about the helplessness she and others like her felt being away from their home country in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002473.htm

Carpenter's solution for evacuee privacy

KYOTO--Propelled by the memory of his family's lack of privacy after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, a temple and shrine carpenter is delivering wooden partitions to disaster-hit Tohoku to make life in evacuation centers more comfortable......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002341.htm

Iwate town to get jazzy noon tune

OTSUCHICHO, Iwate--Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Makoto Ozone has offered to provide a recording of a popular TV theme song to tsunami-hit Otsuchicho to help the town regain its unique public address system chime, according to local officials......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002218.htm

Land shortage stymies shop scheme

A recently introduced system that enables businesses hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake to lease commercial space for free has been disrupted by a fundamental problem: A shortage of land......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002152.htm

Disaster areas set for nod as 'special zones'

A blue-ribbon panel on earthquake reconstruction likely will urge the government to designate disaster-stricken areas as special zones that would receive preferential tax treatment and other assistance to boost recovery efforts, according to government sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110529002346.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Man relives wife's storytelling performances after losing her to tsunami

FUKUSHIMA -- A man here whose wife and home were taken by the tsunami has repaid the kindness of fellow evacuees through storytelling that was a specialty of the woman he loved.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na003000c.html

Company offers drying service for documents soaked by tsunami

NARA -- A small company here is offering to dry contracts and other important documents that became soaked in the tsunami generated by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na005000c.html

Evidence of earthquake discovered under seabed off Kii Peninsula

Evidence of an earthquake and possible tsunami has been discovered under the seabed off the Kii Peninsula in western Japan, marking the world's first discovery of its kind, researchers have announced......

magnitude-8.0 range Tonankai earthquakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_T%C5%8Dnankai_earthquake
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na013000c.html

Wood from homes destroyed in tsunami pull a stricken town toward recovery

OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Scrap wood salvaged from rubble in the tsunami-ravaged Kirikiri district here, packaged as "Firewood of Recovery" and sold online is attracting buyers nationwide and helping local residents pull their town closer to recovery.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na015000c.html

Aichi Prefecture governor's demand to turn off air conditioning at schools causes confusion

NAGOYA -- Education authorities here seem confused after Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura ordered all public schools in the prefecture to turn off air-conditioning systems as part of efforts to cut energy consumption ahead of a serious power shortage expected this summer.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/30/20110530p2a00m0na016000c.html

heavy rain and strong winds

Kamaishi city, Iwate pref


Ishinomaki city, Miiyagi pref

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Jiji press

LDP-Backed Independent Wins Quake-Delayed Mito Mayoral Election

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., May 30 (Jiji Press)--Yasushi Takahashi, an independent backed by the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, has won his first four-year term in a mayoral election in Mito, an eastern Japan city hit hard by the March 11 earthquake.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000065

Japan to Miss End-May Temporary Housing Target

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will miss its goal of building 30,000 temporary houses for evacuees from quake-hit areas by Tuesday, land minister Akihiro Ohata said Monday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000289

Japan Agency Works to Improve Quake Warning Accuracy

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Meteorological Agency is working to improve the accuracy of its earthquake early warning system following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000490

DPJ Proposes Modifications to Reconstruction Bill

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan on Monday put forward proposals to modify legislation on the basic policy for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000533

Over 70 Pct of Japanese Trying to Save Power: Jiji Poll

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Over 70 pct of Japanese people have been trying to conserve electricity since the country's nuclear crisis erupted in March, a Jiji Press survey found......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000576

Cabinet Office Cites Sharp Economic Deterioration in Tohoku, Kanto

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--The Cabinet Office on Monday pointed to sharp economic deterioration in the Tohoku and Kanto regions in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053000784
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Sankei news

Nakoso thermal power plant
Iwaki city, Fukushima pref

tsunami arrival

repairing

 

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Japan's April jobless rate worsens to 4.7%

Japan's unemployment rate in April worsened by 0.1 percent from the previous month.......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_11.html

Job openings drop following quake

Job openings in Japan fell for the first time in 17 months in April, in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_14.html

Industrial production up 1% in April

Japan's industrial production rose 1 percent in April from the previous month, reflecting rebuilding efforts in the quake-hit northeast......

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_15.html
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Yomiuri online

Landslides feared at 753 sites in 3 prefs

There is a risk of landslides at 753 locations in the Tohoku region that were struck hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a survey by the land ministry.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110530003773.htm
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Asahi com

Bus tour of stricken area hammers home extent of disaster

MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi Prefecture--Even though they had seen the images of the areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in the media, nothing could prepare visitors for seeing the areas up close. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105300187.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

3 disaster devastated prefectures to form united front

The governments of three quake- and tsunami-stricken prefectures in northeast Japan will set up a joint council in June to discuss the path toward recovery and help compile their demands to the central government, the Mainichi has learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2a00m0na005000c.html

Heavy rains bring flooding, mudslides to disaster-hit Tohoku area

A low pressure zone formed from Typhoon No. 2 brought about heavy rains and winds that pounded the country from Kyushu in the southwest to Tohoku in the northeast on May 30, bringing flooding and mudslides in areas already hard-hit by the March 11 disasters.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2a00m0na007000c.html

Job listings aimed at disaster survivors get few applicants

Of some 17,000 employment openings posted to a special job board for those who lost their livelihoods in the March 11 earthquake and disaster, only about 6,400 have received responses......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/05/31/20110531p2a00m0na016000c.html


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jiji press

Japan April Jobless Rate at 4.7 Pct

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in Japan, excluding three northeastern prefectures hit by the March 11 disaster, stood at 4.7 pct in April, up 0.01 percentage point from the previous month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100073

(Update) Moody's May Downgrade Japan's Aa2 Govt Ratings

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it has placed Japan's Aa2 local and foreign currency bond ratings on review for possible downgrade, citing concern over economic deterioration after the March disaster and progress in the government's fiscal reconstruction efforts......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100431

Japan Turns to China to Revive Tourism

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan is increasingly turning to China to boost its tourism industry hurt by a huge drop in the number of Chinese visitors in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011053100922
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Sankei news

land subsidence
Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

 

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Toyota expected to match 2010 output this year

Toyota Motor is expected to produce more than 7 million cars globally in the business year that ends next March. The figure is about the same level as its output for the 2010 business year.......

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 07:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_09.html

Sightseeing boat resting on roof to be removed

Authorities in Iwate Prefecture will start work to remove a sightseeing boat that was carried by the March 11th tsunami and ended up on top of a two-story building......

Sunday, May 01, 2011 09:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_08.html

China willing to support Japan through tourism

China has expressed its willingness to help Japan's reconstruction from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami by promoting travel to the country.....

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 09:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_15.html

Govt kicks off "Super" Cool Biz campaign

The Environment Ministry has launched an enhanced version of its annual energy-saving Cool Biz campaign. The new program is in response to the acute power shortages expected this summer......

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_21.html

Short pants OK'd in Takeo City

A city in southwestern Japan is taking the government summertime energy-saving campaign a step further. It's allowing employees to work in shorts.....

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_25.html

Major semiconductor firm resumes partial operation

A major Japanese semiconductor maker has partly resumed operations at a plant that was hit by the March 11th earthquake......

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 15:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_30.html

Auto sales down in May

Japan's automakers say domestic sales were down in May due to parts supply disruptions in the wake of the March disaster......

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 16:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Dam collapse victims now fear landslides

SUKAGAWA, Fukushima--When the Lake Fujinuma agricultural dam collapsed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, muddy water inundated a residential area downstream, leaving seven people dead and a 1-year-old boy missing in the Naganuma district of Sukagawa, in an inland part of Fukushima Prefecture......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110531004437.htm
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Asahi com(REUTERS)

Japan recovery takes hold, but debt downgrade looms

Japan's economy offered more signs of recovery from the deadly March earthquake on May 31, but Moody's ratings agency warned both growth and government action may fall short of what is necessary to bring Tokyo's ballooning debt back under control......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105310384.html

Stench pervades areas destroyed by March 11 tsunami

As temperatures warm in late spring in areas devastated by the tsunami spawned by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, the stench is worsening and even threatening the health of residents. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105310225.html

Elderly lead lonely, impoverished lives after disaster

Once night falls in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, dim light glows from a few windows at a town-operated apartment complex. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105310216.html

Shattered Tohoku communities angered, baffled over moves to topple Kan

Devastated by the loss of their homes, jobs and loved ones, thousands are still struggling to survive amid debris, shattered communities and the threat of radioactive contamination. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201105310388.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

DPJ reaches compromise with opposition over reconstruction law

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Democratic Party of Japan has reached a compromise with two key opposition parties and will reflect their requests in a law to outline the basic framework for reconstruction in quake-hit northeastern Japan, party lawmakers said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/01/20110601p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Residents in tsunami-ravaged village eye new town with power from green energy

KESENNUMA, Miyagi -- Residents of this small farming village are planning to move to high ground and build a new town powered by green energy, as many of their homes were washed away by the March 11 tsunami triggered by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/01/20110601p2a00m0na011000c.html

Photo gallery takes bright attitude to power shortages with LED lighting

On March 28, about two and a half weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and following tsunami crippled power stations feeding Tokyo's power grid, a photo shop on a shopping street in the capital's Shinagawa Ward replaced all 27 of its gallery lights with energy sipping LED bulbs......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/01/20110601p2a00m0na014000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Enacts Special Passport Law for Disaster Victims

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament enacted Wednesday a bill to allow authorities to issue special passports with no government fees to people who lost their passports in the devastation caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060100377

New S. Korean Envoy to Japan Eager to Visit Disaster-Hit Area

Seoul, June 1 (Jiji Press)--New South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo said Wednesday he plans to visit areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on his first trip after taking up the Tokyo post on June 10......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060100962
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preserve historical spots for future generations

Otsuchi town, Iwate pref
gas station

 

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Japanese automakers slip amid weak US sales

New car sales in the United States fell in May with Japanese automakers showing huge declines in the aftermath of the March 11th disaster......

Thursday, June 02, 2011 13:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_21.html
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Yomiuri online

Quake-hit Sendai lives under landslide scare

SENDAI--The March 11 earthquake has left thousands of homes in hilly areas of Sendai dangerously susceptible to landslides, and about 2,100 households have already suffered damage such as large holes in the ground and cracks in walls caused by shifting ground......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110601004809.htm

Govt kicks off 'Super Cool Biz' campaign

The Environment Ministry kicked off Wednesday a new summertime energy-saving fashion campaign, dubbed "Super Cool Biz," which allows its workers to dress extremely casually to help keep office temperatures at 28 C amid possible power shortages.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110601005303.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Firefighter tells tale of confidence turned to terror as tsunami swallowed town (Part 1)

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- A man here who lost three family members to the tsunami triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake said he had underestimated the threat of natural disasters.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/02/20110602p2a00m0na010000c.html

Double the standard of toxic materials detected along coast of Miyagi Prefecture

SENDAI -- More than double the government standard of toxic materials has been detected along the coast of central Miyagi Prefecture in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it has been learned........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/02/20110602p2a00m0na016000c.html
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Jiji press

Tsunami-Hit City Trying to Protect "Miraculous Lone Pine Tree"

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref., June 2 (Jiji Press)--Residents in a tsunami-hit coastal city in northeastern Japan are trying to protect the only pine tree there to survive destruction on March 11, pinning hopes on it as a symbol of recovery........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060200427
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Canada Ambassador
Miyagi pref

monkey majik(Canadian & Japanese band) http://www.monkeymajik.com/

 

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Vienna Philharmonic performs for Japan

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has given a performance in support of survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in Japan......

Friday, June 03, 2011 11:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_16.html

UNDP head urges Japan to continue development aid

The head of the UN Development Program has urged Japan to continue providing aid to developing countries despite the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Friday, June 03, 2011 15:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_24.html
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Yomiuri online

NPO to jump-start farms with salt tomato planting

In an effort to revitalize farmland affected by the March 11 tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization will plant seedlings of "salt tomatoes" there. Such tomatoes have proven well-suited for growing in salty soil on drained land......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110602005793.htm

Bread, milk make up post-quake school lunch

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Some public schools in areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake can only provide school lunches consisting of bread and milk, increasing concerns that students may suffer from malnutrition. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110602004809.htm

School casualty questions / Parents seek answers for high death toll at primary school

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Some of the parents of students at the municipal Okawa Primary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, have requested that the municipal board of education reexamine why nearly 70 percent of its students were killed by the March 11 tsunami........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110602004982.htm
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Asahi com

Regulations hinder return to normalcy in Tohoku

When the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of the city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture on March 11, convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. stood ready to dispatch one of its blue-and-white "Mobile Lawson" vehicles to the scene. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106020169.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

March 11 disaster already causes 145 business failures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster has forced 145 companies to either go bankrupt or effectively fail, already topping the number of business failures in the year after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, a private credit research agency said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/03/20110603p2g00m0dm006000c.html

4 men in Tokyo arrested after soliciting Sendai quake victim for prostitution

Four men have been arrested after soliciting a woman affected by the March 11 earthquake to be engaged in prostitution, it has been learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/03/20110603p2a00m0na008000c.html

Handmade goods going on sale to help restore scenic pine trees destroyed by tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- Sales of goods handmade by disaster refugees are going on sale on June 4, with a portion of the proceeds going toward restoration of the destroyed Takatamatsubara pine forest, of which only one single tree survived.......

Ippon-Matsu Project http://www.ipponmatsu-pro.com/
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/03/20110603p2a00m0na017000c.html


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Jiji press

Govt Eyes Capital Injection into Disaster-Hit Agric, Fisheries Cooperatives

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)--The government at a cabinet meeting Friday decided to inject capita into agricultural and fisheries cooperatives hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060300526

Japan Govt to Repair 1,000 Disaster-Damaged Fishing Boats

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)--The Fisheries Agency said Friday it will launch a project to repair some 1,000 small fishing boats damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060300753

Think Tank Calls for Liberalizing Fishery Rights in Disaster Areas

Tokyo, June 3 (Jiji Press)--Fishery rights in waters off northeastern Japan regions, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, should be liberalized in order to revive the wrecked fishing industry there, a state-linked think tank said Friday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060300897

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

Berlin Philharmonic performs for quake survivors

Members of the Berlin Philharmonic have held a charity concert in Japan in support of survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

Saturday, June 04, 2011 09:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

Sumo wrestlers tour devasted areas

Sumo Yokozuna Grand Champion Hakuho and other wrestlers are touring northeastern Japan offering encouragement to the survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Saturday, June 04, 2011 21:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_29.html

Crown Prince and Princess visit Miyagi

Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako on Saturday visited Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest hit areas in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Sunday, June 05, 2011 05:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_31.html

Pine trees hit by tsunami to be used as firewood

A group of volunteers has begun making firewood out of pine trees hit by the March 11th tsunami in Iwate Prefecture to help rebuilding efforts in disaster-hit areas.......

Sunday, June 05, 2011 14:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_13.html

F1 race at shopping district to help damaged areas

A Formula One racing car has run through a shopping district in Yokohama to support the recovery of areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Sunday, June 05, 2011 14:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_14.html
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Yomiuri online

IN THE NEWS / Sign language help for quake victims

The owner of home health-care equipment company in Sendai has launched a free video communication service for the hearing-impaired in disaster-hit areas, allowing them to ask questions in sign language and receive answers via smart phones and tablet computers. .....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110603004521.htm

Finding shelter kids a place to hit the books

MIYAKO, Iwate--Almost every night, a group of children stay up long past the 9:30 p.m. lights-out. Hidden behind thick curtains in a corner of a disaster shelter, the students from primary to high school are taking advantage of a rare time of quiet in their communal lives to keep up with their studies.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110604002958.htm

Mom vows to find 3-year-old daughter

MINAMI-SANRIKUCHO, Miyagi--More than 8,500 people remain missing, nearly three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake. One is 3-year-old Yu Miura......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110604002795.htm

Access blocked to post-disaster info on disabled / Only 1 pref., city in Tohoku provided data

Confirming the safety of disabled people following the Great East Japan Earthquake has not gone smoothly as many local governments have been reluctant or have refused to disclose information on their handicapped populations, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110604003223.htm
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Asahi com

Tsunami reached 10 stories high in Iwate Prefecture

A tsunami spawned by the Great East Japan Earthquake crested as high as a 10-story building in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, according to a group of tsunami researchers. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106030137.html

Tsunami-hit 'singing' beaches named natural treasures

KESENNUMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Residents of this tsunami-hit city finally have something to smile about and celebrate after two beaches made of "singing sand" were named as natural treasures.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106040164.html

Otsuchi shopkeepers impatient to reopen for business

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--More than two months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, shopkeepers here are building temporary stores on their own as local officials have been unable to settle on a plan for reconstruction. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106040163.html


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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

People washed away by March tsunami due to impeded access at shelters

OTSUCHI, Iwate (Kyodo) -- At least one person in a wheelchair was washed away by the tsunami in March in a coastal town in Iwate Prefecture because the path to a designated evacuation shelter did not have a ramp, prompting the local government to overhaul its disaster prevention planning, local people said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/04/20110604p2g00m0dm004000c.html

UNICEF head vows to help quake-hit kids, seeks Japan's continued aid

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The visiting chief of the United Nations Children's Fund vowed Friday the entity's commitment to supporting children affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami, while expressing hope that Japan will continue to offer assistance to vulnerable people in the world by remaining "outward-looking.".......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/04/20110604p2g00m0dm017000c.html

Power self-sufficiency puts Roppongi Hills complex in spotlight

With the energy grid in east Japan weakened after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent nuclear crisis, the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo is gathering attention for its energy self-sufficiency, which operators say makes it immune to blackouts.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/04/20110604p2a00m0na020000c.html

Dementia patients at risk after being moved into new care facilities

Thousands of nursing home patients from three disaster-hit prefectures are living in different facilities now, raising concerns about worsening cases of dementia caused by stress from new, unfamiliar environments.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/05/20110604p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Crown Prince, Princess Visit Quake-Hit Miyagi

Yamamoto, Miyagi Pref., June 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visited Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday to see people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060400304

Disaster Workers in Japan Grapple with Mental Aftershocks

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)--Well over two months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, the grueling mission to search for missing people and remove tons of debris is taking a psychological as well as physical toll on disaster-relief personnel. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060500048
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Sankei news

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

About 23,500 dead or missing in March 11 disaster

The number of dead or missing in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, including aftershocks, stands at 23,571 as of Sunday.......

Monday, June 06, 2011 05:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_07.html

Memorial for quake victims at Westminster Abbey

A memorial service for the victims of the March 11th natural disaster in northeastern Japan was held at Westminster Abbey in London on Sunday......

Monday, June 06, 2011 07:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_10.html

Temporary housing construction lagging in Iwate

Most of the property in Iwate Prefecture on which temporary housing for survivors of the March 11th tsunami will be built has been secured......

Monday, June 06, 2011 10:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_13.html

Tokyo city office begins daylight saving time

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has introduced daylight saving time ahead of expected power shortages this summer.......

Monday, June 06, 2011 12:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_16.html

Beauty salon opens in tsunami-hit town

A beauty salon has opened in a devastated northeastern Japanese town with equipment donated by beauticians from across the country.......

Monday, June 06, 2011 13:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_18.html

Economic assessment lower for 2nd straight quarter

Japan's Finance Ministry has downgraded its assessment of the country's economy for the 2nd quarter in a row, citing the aftereffects of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Monday, June 06, 2011 16:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_25.html

Furukawa hopes to speak to quake-hit area

A Japanese astronaut preparing for his first mission to the International Space Station says he wants to communicate with people in the devastated areas in northeastern Japan.....

Monday, June 06, 2011 18:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Therapy dogs to tour disaster-hit areas

A group of therapy dog trainers from Tokyo will begin a tour of areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake in mid-June, hoping close contact with dogs trained to provide affection and comfort will benefit quake survivors in evacuation centers........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110605002609.htm

Photographer keeps focus on smiles / Recovering town finds inspiration in snapper's celebration of happiness and hope

YAMAMOTOCHO, Miyagi--Like many photographers, Masami Suenaga loves taking pictures of happy people. But his work is not motivated by mere aesthetic preference--with his photos of smiling faces, he hopes to lift the spirits of his tsunami-stricken town.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110605002433.htm

Crown prince, princess visit evacuees in Tohoku

SENDAI--Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako have visited disaster-hit areas in Miyagi Prefecture--their first visit to the Tohoku region since the Great East Japan Earthquake--to express their sympathy to evacuees. ....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110605002503.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Over 169 bil. yen in disaster relief donations still not distributed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 169 billion yen in relief money offered as donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Central Community Chest of Japan for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is still being kept by the two bodies, their officials said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/06/20110606p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Experts fear tsunami sludge could lead to infectious disease outbreak

With the rainy season and scorching summer approaching disaster-hit northeastern Japan, experts fear sludge left by the tsunami could cause an outbreak of infectious diseases among local residents.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/06/20110606p2a00m0na006000c.html

Tsunami victims reluctant to move into temporary houses for fear of losing rations

MINAMISANRIKU, Miyagi -- A spate of cases in which local disaster victims -- whose homes were washed away or badly damaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami -- have passed up temporary housing that they won in highly competitive lotteries has highlighted a complex web of concerns in disaster sites......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/06/20110606p2a00m0na011000c.html

Apartment complex damaged by tsunami to become quake memorial hall

ONAGAWA, Miyagi -- A town-run apartment complex here, which was badly damaged by a massive tsunami triggered by the March 11 earthquake, will be preserved as a quake memorial hall, local government officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/06/20110606p2a00m0na013000c.html

Health concerns rise with warming weather in disaster-ravaged northeastern Japan

As life in evacuation shelters drags on and the rainy season is ready to start in northeastern Japan, hit hard by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, measures against food poisoning and infectious diseases are becoming an increasingly pressing issue......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/06/20110606p2a00m0na016000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Disaster's Effects on Int'l Financial Markets Subsided: BIS

Frankfurt, June 5 (Jiji Press)--The effects of the March 11 quake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and the associated nuclear crisis on global financial market have subsided, the Bank for International Settlements said in a quarterly review Sunday. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600085

Japan Consumers Shifting to Energy-Efficient Home Electronics: Survey

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The replacement of home appliances with energy-efficient ones, such as light-emitting diode bulbs, is the most popular measure Japanese consumers eye to save electricity, according to a recent survey. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600096

MOF Cuts Regional Economic View on Disaster Impacts

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Ministry of Finance on Monday lowered its overall assessment of the country's regional economies for January-March due to the impacts of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600274

TEPCO Sees No Need for Rolling Blackouts in June

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday that it can go without rolling blackouts in June in its service area, mainly the Kanto region of eastern Japan, as its supply capacity is expected to exceed demand. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600388

Japan Retailers Hope to Profit from "Super Cool Biz" Campaign

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--Retailers in Japan are hoping to profit from the government's new "Super Cool Biz" campaign to reduce the use of electricity for air conditioning systems by encouraging office workers to dress more casually. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600493

(Update) MOF Cuts Regional Economic View Due to Disaster Impact

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Ministry of Finance on Monday lowered its overall assessment of the country's regional economies for January-March due to the impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600513

Missing March 11 Victims to Be Presumed Dead after 3 Months

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 6 (Jiji Press)--People who have remained unaccounted for in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami can be presumed dead on Saturday, or three months after the huge disaster, as an exceptional treatment for the purpose of pension and other benefit payments to bereaved families. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600540

Tsunami-Battered Soy Sauce Maker Makes Fresh Start

Kamaishi, Iwate Pref., June 6 (Jiji Press)--A long-established soy sauce maker in this northeastern Japan city resumed operations this month, emerging from the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600543

Japan Firefighters Finish March Disaster Mission

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--Emergency teams of Japanese firefighters on Monday finished their 88-day rescue and support operations in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the government said the same day. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600606

Japan Mulls New Housing Incentive Program

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's infrastructure ministry is considering launching a new housing incentive program as early as this autumn, sources familiar with the matter said Monday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600669

Japanese Parties Agree to Revisions to Reconstruction Bill

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and two major opposition parties Monday agreed to revisions to legislation on basic measures to recover the country from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060600781

Japan Panel Decides on 2nd Round of Donation Payout

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--A health ministry panel on Monday to set rules on the second round of distribution of donations to people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan as well as by the nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060700010

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

30,000 temporary houses to be completed

Japan's land and infrastructure minister Akihiro Ohata says that over 30,000 temporary homes for evacuees from the disaster in March will be completed on Wednesday, about 1 week behind a government target.......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 14:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_24.html

Environment white paper promotes renewable energy

A government report says renewable energy such as wind power should be promoted to prepare for a power shortage in the wake of the March 11th disaster.......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 15:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_27.html

Lumber debris from disaster site sold for firewood

Lumber from homes that were destroyed in the March tsunami is being sold across Japan as firewood to raise money for recovery from the disaster......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 15:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_29.html

French confectioner reopens shop in Miyagi Pref.

A French cake-maker, whose shop in northeastern Japan was damaged by the March 11th tsunami, has reopened and is selling treats using local ingredients.......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 15:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_30.html

Key economic index picks up in April

A key Japanese economic index was up in April, after a record monthly drop in March due to the huge earthquake and tsunami......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 17:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_35.html

Sales of Toyota and Honda down in China

Two leading Japanese automakers have reported declines in new car sales in China in May due to a parts shortage caused by the March 11th earthquake in Japan......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 17:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_37.html

Energy-saving cooking device show opens in Tokyo

An exhibition of energy-saving food processing devices has opened in Tokyo.....

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 18:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_38.html

Okamis promote trips in Japan

A group of Japanese female innkeepers have appealed for people to make more trips around the country to increase the number of guests at inns and hotels......

Tuesday, June 07, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_39.html
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Yomiuri online

Historic letters found after being lost in tsunami

SENDAI--Two letters written by warlord Date Masamune were recovered recently, more than two months after they were washed away from a family home in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, by the March 11 tsunami......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110606003330.htm

Rough road for kamaboko / Producers of famous Miyagi fish cakes left in grim financial spot

SHIOGAMA, Miyagi--Almost three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, producers of kamaboko fish cakes, one of Miyagi Prefecture's most famous seafood products, are struggling to cope with financial difficulties, such as lease payments on lost processing equipment and a shortage of funds........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110606004326.htm

Musician reaches out to disaster victims via airwaves

A weekly radio program hosted by singer-songwriter Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, featuring musical performances, poetry recitals and call-in segments, has built up a devoted following among victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. ........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110606004092.htm

Govt to propose intl rules on disaster aid

The government plans to work out international aid rules to be followed in times of a major disaster in the Asia-Pacific region, a move based on what was experienced in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March, according to government sources........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110606005004.htm
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Yomiuri online

"hope pine tree" at Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref

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Asahi com

Hakodate fishermen return favor, give boats to Iwate

HAKODATE, Hokkaido--Fishermen here never forgot the kindness extended by Iwate Prefecture in 1934 when the city was razed by fire. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106060141.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

U.S. ambassador positive on Japan's future after quake disaster

The Mainichi recently had an exclusive interview with U.S. Ambassador John V. Roos and asked him about his thoughts on Japan's relief efforts following the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami and consequent nuclear crisis, and the response by the U.S. government to the disaster. The transcript of the interview follows........

video http://mdn.mainichi.jp/video/
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/07/20110607p2a00m0na001000c.html

Basic reconstruction bill to clear Diet as early as June 17

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The main opposition parties will cooperate in passing a bill that outlines the basic framework for post-disaster reconstruction as early as June 17, opposition lawmakers said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/07/20110607p2g00m0dm010000c.html

White paper calls for promotion of renewable energies

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government outlined Tuesday the promotion of renewable energies, such as wind and solar, as well as energy-saving products, to achieve a sustainable society in rebuilding from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/07/20110607p2g00m0dm090000c.html

Only 15 percent of donations distributed to quake, tsunami victims

Only about 15 percent of donations collected across the country for quake victims have been distributed to individual victims, the donation allocation panel said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/07/20110607p2a00m0na011000c.html


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Jiji press

World Bank Cuts Japan 2011 Growth Estimate to 0.1 Pct

Washington, June 7 (Jiji Press)--The World Bank on Tuesday cut its forecast for Japan's real gross domestic product growth in 2011 to 0.1 pct from its previous projection in January of 1.8 pct, in light of the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060800300

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

Experts: Seabed off Miyagi sank before March 11

Researchers have found that the seabed off Japan's northeastern coast had been gradually sinking days before the March 11th earthquake.......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 06:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_02.html

Suicides top 3,000 in May

More than 3,200 people killed themselves in Japan last month, exceeding the 3,000 mark for the first time in 2 years......

....In areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, Fukushima saw an increase of 19 suicides to 68. The figure for Miyagi was unchanged at 50 while Iwate saw a decline of 3 to 32......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 09:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_09.html

World Bank forecasts near-zero growth for Japan

The World Bank has forecast near-zero growth for Japan in 2011, due to the impact of the March 11th quake and tsunami......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 14:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_22.html

14 people treated for heatstroke in Tokyo

The Tokyo Fire Department is urging residents to take precautions against heatstroke after 14 people in the capital fell ill and were treated at hospitals last week......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 17:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_26.html

IMF urges Japan to reduce public debts

The International Monetary Fund's acting chief has urged Japan to reduce its huge public debts while recovering from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami disaster........

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 17:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_28.html

Business sentiment improves sharply in May

A Japanese government survey shows that business confidence among people with jobs that are sensitive to economic trends improved in May for the 2nd straight month.......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_32.html

IMF urges Japan to rebuild finances

The International Monetary Fund is urging Japan to quickly rebuild its finances and points to raising the consumption tax in the wake of the disaster......

Wednesday, June 08, 2011 21:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_35.html
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Yomiuri online

55% of donations not reaching survivors

Less than half of the more than 80 billion yen in disaster-relief donations already sent to prefectures affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami has reached the hands of people waiting for urgently needed cash to rebuild their shattered lives, it has been learned........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110607004731.htm

Local govts handling billions in donations

The body in charge of distributing money donated to victims of the March 11 disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis has decided local governments concerned should determine the specific amounts to be allocated to different categories of victim........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110607005312.htm

TV, radio power losses worry govt

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to require terrestrial digital TV and AM radio broadcasters nationwide to equip their relay stations with reserve power systems, it has been learned.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110607005036.htm
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Asahi com

Teen trumpeter inspires fund-raiser for new instruments

KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--Members of a brass band at a junior high school here are making beautiful music together again, after being presented with new instruments to replace the ones they lost in the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106070173.html

Water shortage puts strain on tsunami victims

MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi Prefecture--A 46-year-old homemaker walks to the upper reaches of the Niidagawa river every other day to do her washing. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106070180.html

Signs of lives destroyed lie at the bottom of the bay

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture--This reporter suited up and dived into the cold water of Yamada Bay in this northeastern coastal town. There were many things to see--much of it heartbreaking. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106070165.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Bangladeshis donate 10% of monthly pay to Japan's quake victims

MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) -- A group of Bangladeshis has contributed 10 percent of their monthly pay to raise funds for Japan's earthquake victims, saying it is their way of giving back thanks to Japan which has frequently helped the South Asian country in times of natural disasters.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/08/20110608p2g00m0dm010000c.html

80% of hospitals in quake-hit prefectures totally, partially destroyed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- About 80 percent of the combined 380 hospitals in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures were completely or partially destroyed by the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the health ministry said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/08/20110608p2g00m0dm084000c.html

Gov't plans to ease facility rentals, debt relief for disaster-area businesses

Aiming to address the problem of businesses and individuals in earthquake- and tsunami-struck areas taking on multiple loans in order to rebuild, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is planning to introduce measures that will make it easier to borrow facilities and equipment and ease debt burden......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/08/20110608p2a00m0na005000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Reconstruction Legislation Seen to Be Enacted June 17

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's basic legislation on reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is seen to be enacted on June 17, informed sources said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060800486

Japan Panel Discusses Tsunami Alerts

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency on Wednesday convened the first meeting of a panel to discuss how to improve public warnings for tsunami, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Tohoku northeastern Japan region. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060801005

DPJ Maps Out Financial Assistance Measures for Disaster Victims

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday came up with financial assistance measures for people and businesses who lost homes and factories in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which hit hardest the Tohoku northeastern region.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060900010

U.N. Emergency Relief Officer to Visit Japan

　New York, June 8 (Jiji Press)--U.N. Undersecretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is making final arrangements to visit Japan for three days from June 20, a Japanese envoy told a news conference Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060900323

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

07:11 JST 09 Jun 2011 39.0N 142.5E 30 km M5.1 Iwate-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/20110609072118391-090711.html

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

Japan's Jan-March GDP revised upward

Japan has revised slightly upward its economic growth rate for January to March 2011. Annualized real GDP comes in at minus 3.5 percent, up 0.2 percentage points from the preliminary figure last month......

Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_20.html

Fed: Economy slows in 4 regions

The US Federal Reserve says that economic growth has slowed in 4 districts including New York and Chicago, partly due to the impact of the March disaster in Japan......

Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_21.html

Kids present SDF members handmade medals

Children in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture have shown their gratitude to Self-Defense Force personnel on a relief mission by awarding them handmade medals.......

Thursday, June 09, 2011 14:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_25.html

TEPCO plans for possible rolling blackouts

Tokyo Electric Power Company has released a plan to conduct rolling blackouts this summer if energy saving measures alone are not enough to prevent a sudden, total blackout.......

Thursday, June 09, 2011 19:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_32.html

Panel: Aftershocks of over magnitude 7 may occur

A government panel of seismologists says major aftershocks from the March 11th earthquake could still occur in the sea off the coast of northeastern Japan......

Thursday, June 09, 2011 22:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_38.html
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Yomiuri online

Back at work, barber adjusts to new reality

NATORI, Miyagi--"If you quit working as a barber, what will you have left? Shut up and just cut my hair."......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110607006753.htm

IN THE NEWS / Filmmaker puts spotlight on quake elderly

When documentary film director Koichi Omiya headed to Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, about 10 days after the Great East Japan Earthquake, he was surprised by his desire to leave after only six hours. It was physically impossible to remain there any longer........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110608006008.htm
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Asahi com

Basketball with students' messages finds its way back home

MORIOKA--When Joichiro Suzuki happened upon a basketball along the seashore in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, he knew that it had a story to tell and vowed to find its owner. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106080195.html

Rokkakudo

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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Draft reconstruction proposal calls for tax hikes

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel has drafted a proposal calling for tax increases to service massive government bonds if the government decides to issue them for financing the reconstruction of northeastern Japan devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, government sources said Wednesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Death notification procedures simplified after March disaster

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has simplified certificates for easier notification of the deaths of people still missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan in a bid to alleviate burdens on survivors and municipalities, officials said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Gov't works out loan relief measures for disaster victims

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and the Democratic Party of Japan adopted on Wednesday a set of relief measures for victims of the March 11 catastrophe under the added burden of debts, including the promotion of banks' waiver of loan claims through negotiations with borrowers.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Bill on tsunami evacuation measures to clear Diet in current session

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bill featuring strengthened tsunami evacuation measures is set to clear parliament during the current session as the ruling and opposition camps agreed Wednesday to make it happen, lawmakers said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Disaster relief legislation remains in limbo as political gridlock returns to Diet

Nearly three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Diet has passed just 13 post-disaster restoration bills, far less than the 17 equivalent bills passed in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2a00m0na003000c.html

Despite tsunami fears, evacuees in Sendai favor temporary housing near lost homes

SENDAI -- Residents of Sendai's Wakabayashi Ward are moving into temporary housing units near their old neighborhoods despite their horrible experiences caused by the March 11 tsunami that destroyed their houses.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2a00m0na013000c.html

Popular seafood restaurant run by women along coast reopens after tsunami

OARAI, Ibaraki -- A popular seafood restaurant along the coast here staffed only by women has recently reopened following the tsunami, with customers lining up to enter the establishment on its first day of resuming business.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/09/20110609p2a00m0na016000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Panel to Estimate Reconstruction Costs at 15-20 T. Yen

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government council is considering putting the total costs to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at 15 trillion to 20 trillion yen, it was learned Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060900669

TEPCO to Expand Blackout Program Coverage Areas

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it will renew its rotating blackout program ahead of the summer demand peak season with many additions made to the list of areas covered by the program. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060900872

Think Tanks Expect Japan Economy to Grow 0.3 Pct in FY 2011

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Major private think tanks in Japan said Thursday they expect the country's gross domestic product to grow a modest 0.3 pct on average in price-adjusted real terms in fiscal 2011. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011060900942
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Sankei news

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Rokkakudo "hexagonal building" at Itsuura coast

after 3/11

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

US trade deficit drops as Japanese imports tumble

The US trade deficit in April narrowed as imports from Japan tumbled due to the March 11th disaster.......

Friday, June 10, 2011 07:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_07.html

UN chief to visit disaster-hit areas in August

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he hopes to visit northeastern Japan in August to see the regions devastated by the March 11th quake and tsunami......

Friday, June 10, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_19.html

Kansai Power seeks summer conservation

Kansai Electric Power Company, headquartered in the western city of Osaka, is asking its users to cut their electricity use this summer by 15 percent compared with the peak hours of last summer.......

Friday, June 10, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_20.html

High-temperature warnings to prevent heatstroke

Japanese weather officials will begin issuing high-temperature advisories from mid-July to prevent heatstroke..........

Friday, June 10, 2011 14:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_21.html

Reconstruction bill clears lower house

Japan's lower house has passed a bill for rebuilding areas of eastern Japan stricken by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami..........

Friday, June 10, 2011 16:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_24.html

Plum-picking ritual untroubled by quake

A garden park in Mito, north of Tokyo, has begun its annual plum harvest. The park suffered partial damage in the March 11th earthquake, but thousands of plum trees survived intact........

Friday, June 10, 2011 19:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_31.html

More than 8,000 still missing after quake

The National Police Agency says 8,095 people are still missing three months after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.........

Saturday, June 11, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_02.html

More than 90,000 still in evacuation centers

Three months after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, more than 90,000 people in Japan are still living in evacuation centers............

Saturday, June 11, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_04.html

NHK poll: 77% don't see progress in reconstruction

More than three quarters of the people responding to an NHK survey say rebuilding in areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami is not progressing smoothly 3 months after the disaster.......

Saturday, June 11, 2011 09:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_08.html

Toyota supply chain improving

Toyota Motor is making progress in dealing with the supply disruptions caused by the March 11th earthquake, having secured 80 percent of the missing components.......

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_17.html

Fishermen remember victims 3 months after disaster

People in the fishing industry have mourned victims of the March 11th disaster at a fishing port in the hard-hit prefecture of Miyagi......

Saturday, June 11, 2011 12:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_15.html
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Yomiuri online

Popular pub alley won't give up

KAMAISHI, Iwate--The 72-year-old owner of a small pub, Yuko Kikuchi, felt helpless when she saw the bar she had run for nearly a half century reduced to rubble. All 26 bars and pubs, including hers, in a popular drinking district in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, were washed away by the March 11 tsunami. Only their foundations remain......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110609005077.htm

Temporary housing unused / Some Miyagi Pref. residents chose to stay in evacuation centers

MINAMI-SANRIKUCHO, Miyagi--Incomplete facilities and inconvenient locations have kept some disaster victims living in evacuation centers in Minami-Sanrikucho, Miyagi Prefecture, even though they have won the right to live in temporary housing..........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110609005245.htm

Elderly facing high care fees / Seniors unable to find space in nursing care shelters suffering

Many elderly people who received nursing care at home before the Great East Japan Earthquake are now facing heavy financial burdens as a result of staying at live-in nursing care facilities.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110610005741.htm

Disaster victim portraits help families deal with grief

RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate--Portraits of victims of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake are having a soothing effect on bereaved families in this city........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110610004571.htm

Easing of zoning laws urged / Panel calls for flexibility, focused planning in disaster-hit areas

Land should be allowed to be used flexibly in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster and reconstruction programs should be formulated according to local needs, according to an outline of draft proposals by a government disaster recovery panel.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110610005844.htm

KEPCO to seek 15% electricity cut / Prospects dim of restarting some reactors

Kansai Electric Power Co. announced Friday that it will ask all its users to cut their electricity consumption by 15 percent between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays from July 1 through Sept. 22, as it is unlikely that it will be able to resume operations at nuclear power reactors that are currently shut down for regular inspections, or are scheduled to be.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110610005996.htm
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Asahi com

'Cartooning for Japan' takes frank look at March 11

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Norio Yamanoi has picked up four languages over the years, but for him there's none more direct than drawing. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106100225.html

Government committee to review quake forecasting

The huge scale of the Great East Japan Earthquake is forcing the Japanese government to review the basic principles of its earthquake risk assessment system and may have far-reaching consequences for anti-quake measures in homes, offices and nuclear power plants across the country. .........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106100220.html

Volunteers preserve precious photos damaged by tsunami

In the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi Prefecture, heavily devastated by the tsunami on March 11, college students were handling photos salvaged from the rubble and carefully cleaning them, one by one. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106100222.html

8,000 still missing 3 months after quake

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Kento Abe is still looking for his grandmother. He believes she was with his parents when the tsunami hit their homes three months ago. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106100213.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kansai Electric to ask firms, houses to save power in summer

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. is set to ask households and firms in its service area, which includes Osaka, to voluntarily save power due to a shortage expected this summer as some of its nuclear reactors will remain idle, company sources said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Japan quake orphans appeal for aid at New York's Times Square

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Four Japanese students recently orphaned by the March 11 quake and tsunami gathered at Times Square on Thursday to hit up tourists and New Yorkers for money to build a mental care center in the disaster-hit area.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Gov't report urges mental care for victims of earthquake and tsunami

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- People who lost loved ones or property in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami face a heightened suicide risk and should be provided care for years to ensure their mental and emotional wellbeing, a government report said Friday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2g00m0dm008000c.html

May wholesale prices up 2.2%, 8th straight monthly gain

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese wholesale prices gained 2.2 percent in May from a year earlier for the eighth consecutive month of growth, the Bank of Japan said Friday, while adding that upward pressure on some products from the earthquake and tsunami in March has been easing.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2g00m0dm009000c.html

Kan to make 1-day trip to quake, tsunami-hit area on Sat.: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan will make a one-day trip Saturday to an area in Iwate Prefecture hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Friday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2g00m0dm046000c.html

10 deaths from overwork reported in Japan after March 11 disaster

The deterioration of working environments after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has resulted in at least 10 overwork deaths nationwide, a lawyers' association reported on June 9.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2a00m0na001000c.html

Disaster orphans top 200; foster parents to receive allowance

The number of children who lost their parents in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami came to 201 as of June 6, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2a00m0na007000c.html

Shortage of volunteers plagues disaster-hit prefectures

The number of volunteers who have joined relief work in the three northeastern prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami comprise just one-third of the volunteers who helped out in the first three months after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, it has emerged........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/10/20110610p2a00m0na015000c.html

40% of disaster-hit hospitals and clinics find rebuilding difficult

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Forty percent of the hospitals and clinics that had served as principal medical facilities in coastal areas in three prefectures struck by the disasters in March have faced difficulties restoring their functions, a Kyodo News survey showed Friday..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Kan to hold celebrity-studded meeting on renewable energy Sun.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan will convene the first meeting Sunday of a newly launched panel on the promotion of renewable energy that will include celebrities and intellectuals, government officials said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Japan commemorates 3 month anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Events to commemorate the three-month anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami took place Saturday in disaster-hit areas of northeastern Japan, where more than 15,400 people have been confirmed dead and more than 8,000 remain missing......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2g00m0dm052000c.html

Tsunami-ravaged city stops food-rationing to residents in temporary housing

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- The local city government here stopped distributing food and other relief aid to residents living in cramped temporary housing on June 10, causing further distress to evacuees, particularly the elderly.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2a00m0na010000c.html

40 percent of temporary housing left unoccupied in disaster-hit areas

Over 40 percent of temporary housing in areas affected by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis remains unoccupied while many people are still waiting for keys to their accommodation three months after the disaster, the Mainichi has learned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2a00m0na013000c.html

Most mayors from devastated areas want housing relocated to higher ground

Nearly 70 percent of mayors from municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami are in favor of the idea of relocating their neighborhoods to higher ground to avoid future tsunami, according to a Mainichi survey.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/11/20110611p2a00m0na014000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Lower House OKs Reconstruction Legislation

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives on Friday approved basic legislation on postdisaster reconstruction featuring the establishment of a new government agency to promote the recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061000599

Japan Tourism Biz Still Facing Postdisaster Headwind

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)--Tourism and accommodation businesses across Japan are still reeling from the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku northeastern region. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061000922

Power Shortages May Prompt Manufacturers to Leave Japan

Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)--Concerns about a hollowing out of the industry in Japan are looming large as serious power shortages are becoming a reality not only in eastern Japan but also in the west of the country........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061000965

Survivors Struggling to Find Jobs in Disaster Areas

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)--Survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami find in difficult to find jobs as they hope to work in their hometowns in disaster-hit northeastern Japan......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061100226

Disaster-Hit Areas to Get More Tax Grants from Govt

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese internal affairs ministry plans to increase allocations of national tax revenues to areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to help rebuild public corporations including public hospitals there........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061100298
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Sankei news

balloon photo
*bird's eye view

Miyako city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0610balloon_tarou01/

6/9 & 3/23

3/15 & 6/4

3/12 & 6/3

3/13 & 6/3

3/13 & 6/1

6/9 & 4/2

bank at Otsuchi town, Iwate pref

pray at Ishinomaki city, Mitagi pref

pray at Kamaishi city, Iwate pref

pray at Kesennuma city, Miyagi pref

pray at Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref
temporary city office

SDFs

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

23,482 people confirmed dead or missing

The number of people who died or are listed as missing from the March disaster now stands at 23,482......

Sunday, June 12, 2011 01:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_23.html

Kan pledges efforts for speedy clean-up

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will see to it that debris in Japan's disaster-hit area is cleaned up as quickly as possible......

Sunday, June 12, 2011 01:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_21.html

Togolese president visits disaster-stricken town

The president of Togo has offered a silent prayer for the victims of the March 11th disaster in a town in Miyagi Prefecture......

Sunday, June 12, 2011 01:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_20.html

Candles lit for disaster victims

Hundreds of candles were lit at a school playground in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday night, in memory of the victims of the March earthquake and tsunami......

Sunday, June 12, 2011 05:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_03.html

Bottled water boom

Japanese retailers are stocking up on imported bottled water as summer approaches. Demand for emergency water supplies has been on the rise since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Sunday, June 12, 2011 23:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_14.html
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Yomiuri online

Man opens store after escaping death

MIYAKO, Iwate--A 57-year-old man who barely escaped being swallowed up in the March 11 tsunami by scrambling up a traffic light in Miyako opened a convenience store in the city earlier this month.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611002673.htm

Fewer want to return home / Delayed recovery dampens evacuees' hopes for the future

More evacuees have abandoned hope of returning to their hometowns due to delays in recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611002854.htm

Disaster-hit tiles to cover Tokyo Station

About 40,000 slate tiles produced in Miyagi Prefecture that were retrieved after being swept away in the March 11 tsunami are to be used in the restoration of JR Tokyo Station, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611002799.htm

90,000 in shelters; most debris still uncleared 3 months on

More than 90,000 people are still living in shelters three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and only a fraction of the debris dumped by the ensuing tsunami has been removed, according to official figures......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611002692.htm

Survivor recalls terror of tsunami

FUKUSHIMA--His survival amazed the nation and the world. Forty-three hours after being swept out to sea by the March 11 tsunami, 60-year-old Hiromitsu Shinkawa was discovered by a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel, floating on the roof of his home.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611002887.htm
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Asahi com

'Philosophy cafes' provide forum for discussing March 11

When faced with a deadly natural disaster, can philosophy offer solace? ...

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106110153.html

Reporter records tsunami devastation in port city

KESENNUMA, Miyagi Prefecture--When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck March 11, I was covering a briefing on candidates planning to run in the elections for the prefectural assembly. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106110263.html

Dentists vital link in identifying disaster victims

SENDAI--Dentists work in one room of the Miyagi prefectural police headquarters trying to match dental records with unidentified bodies in the morgue. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106110155.html

Family photo washed away by tsunami returned to owner

The little girl in the photograph is safe, it turns out. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106110144.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iwate Prefecture experiments with using smartphones to assess evacuee needs

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- Starting this month, the Iwate Prefectural Government began experimenting with using smartphones distributed to evacuation shelters here to gain more accurate information on supply needs, but some are criticizing the new system as being incomplete and possibly creating problems.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/12/20110611p2a00m0na016000c.html

Quake reconstruction panel seeks tax hikes in draft proposal

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A key government panel called for hikes in income, consumption and corporate taxes to finance the reconstruction of quake-ravaged northeastern Japan in its draft proposal made public Saturday, while some senior officials opposed including a consumption tax hike......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/12/20110612p2g00m0dm002000c.html
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okawa school at Ishinomaki city
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March 11th tsunami a record 40-meters high

Japan's Meteorological Agency and researchers have found that the tsunami of March 11th reached heights of up to 40 meters.........

Monday, June 13, 2011 06:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_04.html

Over 60% see no prospect of reconstruction

An NHK survey of municipalities affected by the March 11th disasters has found more than 60 percent of them see little or no prospect of reconstruction.....

Monday, June 13, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_05.html

Japan develops standby energy-free chip

An energy-efficient semiconductor for home appliances will soon be available.....

Monday, June 13, 2011 10:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_10.html

Machinery orders decline for 1st time in 4 months

Japan's core private-sector machinery orders fell in April for the first time in 4 months.....

Monday, June 13, 2011 12:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_14.html

Experts discuss measures to counter disaster

Members of a Japanese government panel studying measures to counter earthquakes and tsunami say any disaster management plan should be based on a thorough study of past quakes in Japan......

Monday, June 13, 2011 19:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_23.html

Business leaders stress Japan's recovery efforts

Japanese business leaders are working to ease concerns about the country's economy at an international economic conference in Jakarta, Indonesia.....

Monday, June 13, 2011 20:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_30.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Indonesia, Japan learn from each other over disaster

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Indonesia and Japan can learn from each other in dealing with natural disasters, two prominent Indonesian figures said in separate interviews recently.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/13/20110613p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Dozens of nurseries in Miyagi, Iwate closed or struggling after quake

A total of 49 certified nurseries in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures remained closed or were still using replacement facilities as of June 1, nearly three months after the areas were devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, it has been learned..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/13/20110613p2a00m0na011000c.html

As temperatures rise, hygiene concerns grow at planned temporary housing site

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- Despite the pungent odor of putrefaction and the countless flies in the Kamiosabe district, temporary housing units are in the process of being constructed for those who have been displaced by the March 11 quake and tsunami, leaving would-be residents worried about how long the smells will last and whether the flies can be exterminated.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/13/20110613p2a00m0na017000c.html

Victims of triple disasters still face obstacles three months after quake

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- Three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, 49-year-old Katsuo Kawamura and his family, who lived some 7.5 kilometers south of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 Power Plant in the town of Tomioka, feel they are far from making it onto the highway toward recovery.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/13/20110613p2a00m0na019000c.html

Over half of quake survivors still living in shelters: Mainichi poll

More than half those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake are still living in shelters, with many having no prospects of earning a living, a Mainichi Shimbun poll has shown.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/13/20110613p2a00m0na020000c.html


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Jiji press

Tokyo to Bid for 2020 Summer Olympics

Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government aims to host the 2020 Summer Olympics after losing its bid for the 2016 Games, this time using the slogan of postdisaster reconstruction, it was learned Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061300746
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Kesennuma city
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0613kesennuma-a/

shelter at Rikuzentakata city
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0613rikuzentakata_message/

debris at Natori city

 

[makoto]

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22:07 JST 14 Jun 2011 37.8N 143.5E 10 km M5.9 Sanriku Oki








jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110614221214391-142207.html

 

[makoto]

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23:56 JST 14 Jun 2011 39.5N 142.6E 20 km M5.3 Iwate-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/20110615000107391-142356.html

 

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

GPS mulled for speedy quake magnitude projections

Japanese researchers have proposed using GPS data for quicker projections of earthquake magnitudes, and more accurate predictions of ensuing tsunamis........

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 09:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_09.html

Japan keeps foreign tourism target unchanged

Japan has kept its long-term target of attracting 30 million foreign tourists annually, despite a huge drop in the number of visitors following the March 11th disaster. But it also admits the need to provide accurate information on radioactive contamination..........

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_14.html

Japan developing new tsunami policy

Japan's land ministry will change its policy on tsunami preparedness in the wake of the March 11th disaster.......

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_13.html

Disaster slams Q2 business confidence

Business confidence among 15,000 major Japanese companies has declined for a third consecutive quarter, due mainly to the negative impact of the March 11th disaster.......

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 14:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_25.html

BOJ to fund small businesses to help recovery

The Bank of Japan has decided to introduce a lending system for smaller businesses without collateral, to help them recover from the March 11th disaster.......

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 15:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_27.html

Abalone survives tsunami at Kesennuma port

Fishermen in the northeastern Japanese city of Kesennuma have found an abalone that survived the March 11th tsunami......

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 17:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_30.html

Over 2 million Japanese on welfare

The number of people on welfare in Japan has surpassed 2 million for the first time in 59 years.......

......In March and April, 757 people applied for welfare benefits, mostly after losing jobs or property due to the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan. The figure does not include applicants from parts of Miyagi Prefecture where data were unavailable.......

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 18:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_28.html

Work-related mental illnesses hit record high

Japan's labor ministry says a record-high 308 people were recognized as suffering mental illnesses due to work-related stress in the business year through March........

.....The lawyer calls on companies to carefully manage work schedules, saying he's heard about forced overwork to rebuild businesses after the March 11th disaster.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 19:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_34.html
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Yomiuri online

'Medical vacuum' in disaster areas / Struck by March 11 tsunami, coastal hospitals struggle to resume operations

Three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, coastal areas in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures are suffering from a severe "medical vacuum."..........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110613004202.htm

High school girls host radio program

SENDAI--Two high school girls who survived the March 11 earthquake have launched their own radio show in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, aiming, in their words, "to switch on people's can-do spirit."........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110611003041.htm

Posters convey victims' hopeful messages

Posters that feature devastated residents of Kamaishi and Otsuchicho in Iwate Prefecture and carry messages of hope, inspiration and determination to recover have attracted people's attention. .......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110613004853.htm

Money for the missing

The families of those missing since the March 11 earthquake are caught in a dilemma over whether to apply for payments similar to the condolence money that will be paid to the families of those known to have died in the disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110613005149.htm
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Asahi com

Three months on, 90,000 still in shelters, debris uncleared

It appears that summer will bring little relief to the anxieties of people in the disaster-stricken Sanriku area. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106130039.html
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Manichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Gov't sees need to review disaster response scenarios

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government sees the need to review the scope of anticipated major earthquakes that could occur in the future and the damage they might cause, as well as measures to be taken for local governments and people affected by such disasters, according to its report released Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/14/20110614p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Kan keen to hang on, orders new relief disaster budget

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered his administration on Tuesday to craft a small extra budget soon to further assist victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, showing his desire to stay in power for some time, despite mounting pressure for him to step down this month......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/14/20110614p2g00m0dm033000c.html

11-year-old's poem of loss and hope gives courage to disaster survivors

SENDAI -- "Nothing."

This single, lonely word makes up the title of a poem by 11-year-old Natsuki Iwami to sum up what she found after the March 11 tsunami when she went to her grandparents' town -- or where it used to be. The houses, the smiling people; everything was gone.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/14/20110614p2a00m0na011000c.html

7 beauticians who lost shops to tsunami team up to reopen salon

OFUNATO, Iwate -- Seven beauticians who lost their shops to the tsunami triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake opened a new salon here in early June as part of their efforts to reconstruct their businesses.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/14/20110614p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

20 Pct of Tokyo-Area Residents Unable to Return Home due to Quake

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Nearly 20 pct of residents living in the Tokyo metropolitan area were not able to return home due to the March 11 earthquake, Japan's transport ministry said Tuesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400124

Experts Urge Mental Health Care for Japan Disaster Victims

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Following a catastrophe like the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the initial psychological shock and stupor of survivors tend to be followed by a "honeymoon" period brought about by a sense of unity with other sufferers......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400236

Quake Evacuees Give Up Right to Move into Temp Homes

Minamisanriku, Miyagi Pref., June 14 (Jiji Press)--Many survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami here have given up the right to move into temporary homes that they won by drawing lots.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400632

Aeon, Daiei to Move Up Store Opening Hour in Summer

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese supermarket operators Aeon Co. <8267> and Daiei Inc. <8263> plan to open outlets one hour earlier in the summer to cope with expected power shortages in the peak demand season. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400753

22 Japanese Groups to Launch March 11 Disaster Web Site

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--A total of 22 academic groups said Tuesday they will establish a unified Web site that collects data on surveys and research about the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400775

Construction of Temp Homes to End in July in Iwate, Fukushima

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese land ministry said Tuesday that construction of temporary homes for those displaced by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is expected to be complete in July in the two northeastern prefectures of Iwate and Fukushima.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400783

Japan Workers Granted Compensation for Mental Illness Hit Record

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's labor ministry said Tuesday that the number of people eligible for compensation due to mental disorders caused by stress at the workplace hit a record high of 308 in fiscal 2010 that ended in March. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400827

Japan to Build Tsunami-Proof Communities

Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan's land ministry on Tuesday proposed establishing a new system to build communities that protect residents from giant tsunami as part of efforts to reconstruct areas hit by the March 11 disaster........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061400997
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Ofunato city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0614ofunato/
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0614ofunato-2/

Kamaishi city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0614hamayuri/

"hope pine tree" at Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref

grafted saplings

 

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Govt plans anti-tsunami building restrictions

Japan aims to create a community development law that will include building restrictions to minimize the damage from tsunami........

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 04:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_03.html

March disaster displaces over 124,000

Japan's Cabinet Office says more than 124,000 people were displaced by the March 11th disaster and the Fukushima nuclear crisis.......

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 13:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_13.html
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Yomiuri online

'I never imagined I'd be on welfare' / Far from their hometowns, unable to find work, evacuees have no other choice

Of the about 550 households that have become welfare recipients since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as of the end of April, many have had no other choice but to apply for state assistance after leaving their homes in disaster-hit areas.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110614005222.htm

FY10 welfare recipients top 2 million / Quake adds 549 homes to benefit list

The number of those receiving welfare benefits topped 2 million for the first time in 59 years in fiscal 2010, according to a survey released by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry Tuesday........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110614005561.htm
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Asahi com

After 3 months, rescued tsunami baby is happy and healthy

SENDAI--Watching 9-month-old Konosuke Yokoyama beam happily as he pulls himself up from the floor by grabbing hold of his play gym, it is difficult to believe the ordeal he endured just a few months ago. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106140183.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Danish Crown Prince Frederik on Tuesday visited the disaster-hit city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture where he encouraged those affected by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/15/20110615p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Applications to deregister lost cars rising in tsunami-hit areas

SENDAI (Kyodo) --

Vehicle registration offices in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have been flooded with people wanting to deregister vehicles lost or damaged in the March 11 tsunami, with applications for more than 15,000 vehicles filed by the end of May........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/15/20110615p2g00m0dm035000c.html

DPJ seeking to 'substantially' extend ongoing Diet session

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Democratic Party of Japan, headed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, will "substantially" extend the ongoing parliamentary session beyond June 22, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday, as part of efforts to enact an extra budget expected to be around 2 trillion yen to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/15/20110615p2g00m0dm059000c.html

2nd extra budget for FY 2011 to total 2 tril. yen: DPJ

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's second extra budget for fiscal 2011 will total around 2 trillion yen, Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada told some opposition parties Wednesday, according to lawmakers......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/15/20110615p2g00m0dm063000c.html

Grafted saplings grown from lone pine tree that withstood tsunami along scenic coast

MORIOKA -- Researchers have created healthy grafted saplings from a pine tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, that gained fame for being the only member of its once-famous forest to survive the March 11 tsunami......

Over 124,000 uprooted in wake of March disasters

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 124,000 people had been evacuated or resettled as of June 2 in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with the number expected to rise as more people are tallied, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/15/20110615p2g00m0dm076000c.html


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Jiji press

Over 120,000 Living as Disaster Evacuees in Japan

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)--Over 120,000 people are still living as evacuees in public shelters and other places across Japan due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a government survey showed on Wednesday. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061500425

(Update) Japan Ruling Party Eyes 90-Day Extension of Diet Session

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)--The ruling Democratic Party of Japan will seek to extend the ongoing session of the Diet, or parliament, by some 90 days until late September in a move to pass important bills, including on state financing, informed sources said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061500729

6 Bodies from March Disaster Identified from Blood Samples

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)--Six bodies from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been identified from blood samples stored at the Japanese Red Cross Society, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061500777

Miyagi Police to Conduct Intensive Search for Missing

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 15 (Jiji Press)--The Miyagi prefectural police department said Wednesday that it will launch an intensive operation to search for people who remain missing in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as Saturday marks 100 days since the disaster.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061500875

Japan Govt Mulls 2-T.-Yen 2nd Extra Budget

Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)--Senior government and ruling Democratic Party of Japan officials started preparations on Wednesday to set the size of a planned second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to finance further reconstruction efforts in areas hit by the March 11 disaster at some 2 trillion yen. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061501017
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Kesennuma city
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APEC meeting in Sendai on disaster management

APEC officials will discuss corporate disaster management when they meet in the Japanese city of Sendai in August......

Thursday, June 16, 2011 07:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_06.html

Air conditioning to be reduced at subway stations

Tokyo Metro says it will turn off daytime air conditioners at subway stations starting from July, following a request from Tokyo Electric Power Company to save electricity........

Thursday, June 16, 2011 08:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_15.html

Japan launches new search for quake missing

A new large-scale search for missing people in the disaster-hit areas started on Thursday, almost 100 days since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Thursday, June 16, 2011 15:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_22.html

Tokyo Sky Tree shows energy-saving measure

The operator of Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on Thursday showed to media a system designed to cut the building's daytime electricity use by half........

Thursday, June 16, 2011 19:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_27.html

Honda hybrid debuts after 3-month delay

Honda Motor has released a new hybrid vehicle in Japan after a three-month delay due to the March 11th disaster........

Thursday, June 16, 2011 19:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_28.html

Foreign visitors to Japan fall 50% in May

The government says that the number of foreign visitors to Japan halved in May from a year ago due to the March 11th disaster. The figure has now fallen for 3 straight months.......

Thursday, June 16, 2011 19:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_37.html

Honda to hire additional temporary workers

Japan's Honda Motor says it will hire about 1,000 temporary workers to boost its production this year........

Thursday, June 16, 2011 20:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_29.html
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Yomiuri online

Hotels in tsunami-hit areas struggling

"The sea has been a source of so many benefits for us, so I can't truly resent the tsunami," said Satoshi Senzoku.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110615004357.htm

New law to allow 24-hr home-visit nursing care

The revised Nursing Care Insurance Law, a key pillar of which is the introduction of 24-hour home-visit service, was enacted Wednesday after it was approved by an overwhelming majority vote in a plenary session of the House of Councillors........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110615006262.htm

330 govt workers died on duty / Compensation claims made easier for surviving family members

A total of 330 local government employees in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures were killed or went missing while on duty in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to an investigation by The Yomiuri Shimbun.........
in Minami-Sanriku
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110615006039.htm
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Asahi com

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Mika Ebe used to work in a processing company office, but now she is helping to pick up the pieces at Ishinomaki Fishing Port in Miyagi Prefecture, following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, which means cleaning up five tons of rotting fish and processed foods. ........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106150182.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Ishinomaki unable to tally people still missing in March disaster

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Ishinomaki, the Miyagi Prefecture city with the highest number of people missing following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, is still struggling to gain a complete picture of the disaster's human toll......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Over 124,000 uprooted in wake of March disasters

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 124,000 people had been evacuated or resettled as of June 2 in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with the number expected to rise as more people are tallied, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Diet to pass quake rebuilding bill Mon.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Diet is expected to pass a bill that outlines a basic framework for post-disaster reconstruction on Monday, lawmakers said Wednesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Hokuriku Electric requests cut in electricity use in summer

TOYAMA (Kyodo) -- Hokuriku Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it is asking companies and households in its service area on the Sea of Japan side of central Japan to cut their electricity consumption during the summer due to its limited excess supply capacity........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm035000c.html

Seismic calm before March quake observed elsewhere in Japan: expert

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- For about 22 years before the powerful March 11 earthquake, the area was in a relative seismic lull which is similarly seen in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, and the Shikoku main island in western Japan, a seismologist's recent analysis showed Thursday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm036000c.html

Many volunteers in tsunami-hit region claim insurance over injuries

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Insurance claims for injuries sustained by volunteers working in areas hit by the March earthquake and tsunami have mounted, with some 260 applications filed through Thursday, according to insurance firms........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2g00m0dm039000c.html

'Sophisticated' blue and 'elegant' purple LEDs to light Tokyo Sky Tree

Tokyo Sky Tree, now under construction in the capital's Sumida Ward, will be lit entirely by energy-sipping LED light fixtures, it was announced on June 15.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2a00m0na004000c.html

Women's cool biz campaign steaming ahead at Tokyo department store

With another hot summer just around the corner, Tokyo department store Printemps Ginza is revving up its promotion of "cool biz" casual clothing for women.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/16/20110616p2a00m0na006000c.html


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Jiji press

Researchers to Revitalize Tsunami-Hit Farmlands with Field Mustards

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., June 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese researchers have started an experiment to revitalize tsunami-hit farmlands here through planting field mustards that are able to absorb salt. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061600156

Disaster-Hit Japan City Recycling Debris into Compost

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., June 16 (Jiji Press)--Efforts have started in this northeastern Japan city to recycle wooden debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami into compost for growing pasture grass......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061600279

Visitors to Japan Down 50.4 Pct in May

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--The number of visitors to Japan in May fell 50.4 pct from a year before to 358,000, down for the third straight month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Thursday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061600780

Most Foreign Firms in Tokyo Back to Normal: Survey

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--Business operations at 81 pct of foreign companies in Japan have returned to normal since the March 11 quake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear crisis, a survey by foreign chambers of commerce in Japan showed Thursday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061600876

(Update) Visitors to Japan Plunge 50.4 Pct in May

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--The number of visitors to Japan in May plunged 50.4 pct from a year before to 358,000, down for three months on end, due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and the subsequent nuclear crisis, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Thursday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061600902