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

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Govt to upgrade economic assessment

The government is set to upgrade its basic assessment of the Japanese economy for the first time in 4 months.....

Friday, June 17, 2011 08:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_08.html

Govt to help debtors, lenders for reconstruction

The government has approved a plan to help debtors and lenders making efforts to rebuild in areas affected by the March 11th disaster......

Friday, June 17, 2011 13:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_13.html

Parents search for mementos of their children

Parents of kindergarten children killed in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami are searching for mementos of their loved ones in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.....

Friday, June 17, 2011 13:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_18.html

Tokyo governor: consider 2020 Olympic bid

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara says the city should consider bidding for the 2020 Summer Olympics and rally support across Japan, including areas hit by the March 11th quake and tsunami.......

Friday, June 17, 2011 16:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_22.html

Emperor, Empress meet Indonesian president

The Emperor and Empress have expressed their gratitude to Indonesia for its relief assistance following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Friday, June 17, 2011 20:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_29.html
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Yomiuri online

Search for missing intensifies in disaster-hit areas

About 4,400 personnel on Thursday began a large-scale search in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures for people still missing in the wake of the March 11 disaster......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110616005273.htm
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Asahi com

Tokyo governor raps Japan's post-quake leadership

Tokyo's outspoken governor said Japan's novice government failed a test of crisis management after the huge March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country's northeast, as politicians neglected to mobilize bureaucratic expertise and centralize information. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106160183.html

Unscrupulous businesses take advantage of quake turmoil

Fraudulent business practices that take advantage of uncertainties caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake are spreading, causing local consumer affairs centers to receive increased calls for help as people seek advice on dealing with matters such as landlord trouble and loss due to opportunistic fraud. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106160171.html

Forestry ministry to generate electricity with quake debris

The forestry ministry is planning a biomass project to generate electricity from the millions of tons of wood debris left behind by the March 11 quake and tsunami in the Tohoku region. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106160181.html

Teenager documents changing landscape of tsunami-hit town

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture--Despite the hardships facing his family, a high school student in this northeastern town regularly photographs images of his changing hometown that was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106160180.html

Plate-bonding strength could predict quake epicenter

The epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake was located in an area where oceanic and continental plates are tightly bonded, according to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106160173.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

APEC to hold summer meeting in Sendai to discuss disaster reduction

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will hold a meeting in Sendai in early August to discuss disaster reduction measures for businesses after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake interrupted business operations globally, government sources said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/17/20110617p2g00m0dm008000c.html

State foreign secretary scolded over drinking before night duty

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- State Foreign Secretary Chiaki Takahashi said Thursday he has been reprimanded by Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto for drinking alcohol before night duty on March 13, two days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit eastern and northeastern Japan........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/17/20110617p2g00m0dm032000c.html

Tokyo Sky Tree unveils eco friendly cooling and heating system

The Tokyo Sky Tree on June 16 unveiled its cooling and heating system which will cut annual electricity consumption by about 44 percent through the effective use of cold and hot water, its operators say.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/17/20110617p2a00m0na003000c.html

Old couple who lost home to tsunami dead in apparent murder-suicide

SENDAI -- An elderly couple who were taking shelter at a relative's home after their own home was destroyed by the March 11 tsunami died in April in an apparent murder-suicide, it was learned on June 17........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/17/20110617p2a00m0na008000c.html

Boy who lost friend and baseball teammate in tsunami returns to diamond

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- A boy who lost two teammates from his baseball team to the tsunami and then battled to recover from shock has decided to get back into uniform, recalling his promise to one of the boys to clinch the pennant in a tournament together........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/17/20110617p2a00m0na021000c.html


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Jiji press

Tokyo Announces Bid to Host 2020 Olympics

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara on Friday announced the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061700581

Japan Compiles Measures for Double Loan Problem

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday compiled a package of measures to deal with the so-called double loan problem facing companies and individuals in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061700621

Japan Emperor, Empress Meet Indonesian President

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met with visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife at the Imperial Residence here on Friday. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061700772

IMF Expects Japan Economy to Shrink 0.7 Pct in 2011

Washington, June 17 (Jiji Press)--The International Monetary Fund said Friday Japan's gross domestic product is forecast to fall a real 0.7 pct in 2011, a reversal from its estimate of 1.4 pct growth shown in April, due the impacts of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061700922
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Sankei news

panorama photo

gas station at Otsuchi town, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0617ootsuchi/

Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0617ishinomaki/

panorama photo Okawa school

class room
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point of Tsunami reach and Okawa school
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0617ookawa/

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Tohoku Electric to build power storage facility

Tohoku Electric Power Company, the electric utility in northeastern Japan, is to build a power storage facility to prepare for possible power shortages in disaster-stricken areas. The facility is likely to be the largest of its kind in Japan........

Saturday, June 18, 2011 11:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_09.html

Yudhoyono visits disaster-hit Kesennuma

The president of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has visited the disaster-stricken Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture.......

Saturday, June 18, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_19.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt faces roadblocks on 2nd extra budget

The government will likely have difficulties securing funds for a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011, although it aims to submit the budget to the Diet in mid-July, according to sources. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110617004722.htm

'Miraculous lone pine tree' branches growing

TAKIZAWAMURA, Iwate--Four sprigs of the "miraculous
lone pine tree" that survived the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefecture, are growing well after they were grafted to rootstocks in April, an independent administrative institution said.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110616005862.htm
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Asahi com

Foreign visitors to Japan down 50.4 percent in May

The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 50.4 percent to 358,000 in May, the second largest year-on-year decline, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization's estimate released June 16.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170195.html

Damage to quake-hit Tohoku region shocks new S. Korean envoy

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--New South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak-soo visited the quake-hit regions of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, and Fukushima on June 16. .......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106170202.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Wikipedia halted anonymous editing of Japan disaster page for hours

ZERMATT, Switzerland (Kyodo) -- The Wikipedia free online encyclopedia halted anonymous editing of its page on Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami for several hours shortly after the disaster struck, its founder Jimmy Wales said Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Crown prince hopes to 'express gratitude' for Germany's quake assistance

TOKYO(Kyodo) -- Crown Prince Naruhito said Friday he hopes to "express gratitude" to the German people for their assistance and sympathy for disaster-hit Japan during his visit to the country from Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Additional 144.6 billion yen in donations to 15 quake-hit prefectures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Red Cross Society and the Central Community Chest of Japan sent on Friday an additional 144.6 billion yen to 15 prefectures hit by the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster, bringing the combined amount of distributions to 231 billion yen after two rounds, or more than 80 percent of total donations, the two charity organizations said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Loan sharks take advantage of financially struggling disaster victims

Black market moneylenders are targeting victims of the March 11 earthquakes and tsunamis who are struggling to earn their livings, and the national and local governments are warning people not to deal with such lenders......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/18/20110618p2a00m0na002000c.html


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Jiji press

LDP Exec Hints at Possible Support for Diet Extension

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--An executive of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday hinted at a possibility of tolerating the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's plan to extend the current regular Diet session. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800204

Memorial Services Mark 100th Day of March 11 Disaster

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref., June 18 (Jiji Press)--The three northeastern Japan prefectures on Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima mourned the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in memorial services held on Saturday that marks the 100th day of the catastrophe. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800286

Yudhoyono Visits Disaster-Hit Japan City

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., June 18 (Jiji Press)--Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday visited Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was devastated by the March 11 powerful earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800294

Japan Reconstruction Panel to Submit 1st Report on June 25

Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government panel for postdisaster reconstruction decided Saturday to submit its first report to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on June 25. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011061800318
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Jiji press

panorama photo

Okawa school
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0618ookawa/

Kesennuma city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0618kesennuma/

Miraculous lone pine tree
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0618rikuzen/

Minamisanriku town "disaster measures" office
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0619minamisanriku/

Minamisanriku town office
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0619minamisanriku2/

Indonesian President Yudhoyono Visits Disaster area

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Tokyo to revise liquefaction hazard map

The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to revise a map showing areas possibly susceptible to soil liquefaction in the event a powerful earthquake hits the capital city.......

Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_07.html

Survey: Average working hours decreased after 3.11

A government survey shows that workers in Japan spent fewer hours at the office after the March 11th disaster compared to the figure a year earlier.....

Sunday, June 19, 2011 14:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_13.html
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Asahi com

Household electricity sales fall in May

The amount of household electricity sold by utilities dropped 7 percent in May from a year ago due to the fallout of the Great East Japan Earthquake and heightened efforts to conserve energy. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106180151.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Major alcoholic beverage makers offer 'cold' ways of drinking for scorching summer

Major alcoholic beverage makers, keen to stimulate new demand for their products, are offering "cold" ways of drinking sake, wine and whiskey to beat the scorching summer heat -- heat that will be all the worse for expected electricity shortages........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110618p2a00m0na012000c.html

Pot that can recharge cell phone while boiling water goes on sale

A pot that can use the heat of a campfire to recharge a cell phone as well as boil water went on sale June 13 to offer an emergency backup in times of blackout.......

......"If we applied the technology to the steel barrels used in heating up makeshift baths, we could increase the power output. We also want to invent something that can be used as a power generator in times of emergency,"......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110618p2a00m0na007000c.html

Elementary school textbook publisher prints alternate, tsunami story-free material

The publisher of a textbook that includes a story about a man who saved people from tsunami over 150 years ago has issued alternate materials in case teachers judge it is too immediate for their students to stomach after the March 11 quake and tsunami.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110618p2a00m0na009000c.html

DPJ eyes 3rd quake-relief budget, pressing Kan to quit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling party presumes that yet another auxiliary budget for fiscal 2011 will be submitted to parliament possibly in mid-August, while the party brass confirmed a plan to press Prime Minister Naoto Kan to quit soon, party lawmakers said Saturday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/19/20110619p2g00m0dm024000c.html
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Sankei news

land subsidence
at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

kindergarten
Onagawa town, Miyagi pref

their home

searching for.....

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Panel discusses measures for worst disasters

A Japanese government panel studying measures to counter earthquakes and tsunami has agreed that its draft proposal will include preparations for the worst types of natural disasters.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 00:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_21.html

Govt to cover renewable energy in quake-hit area

The Japanese government will subsidize renewable energy sources for public facilities in areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 05:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_05.html

Japan posts 2nd worst trade deficit in May

Japan posted its second worst trade deficit in May as the impact of the March 11th disaster continues to delay the country's economic recovery......

Monday, June 20, 2011 12:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_15.html

Kesennuma prepares for reopening of fish market

Preparations are underway in Kesennuma City, northern Japan, to reopen a fish market that was damaged by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Monday, June 20, 2011 14:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_18.html

Reconstruction bill enacted

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

Monday, June 20, 2011 17:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_21.html
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Yomiuri online

IN THE NEWS / Hope, despair inform work of photographer

Smiling high school students. Babies unaware they have become orphans. These are some of the people documented by photographer Herbie Yamaguchi during his recent visit to disaster-hit areas in Miyagi Prefecture.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002393.htm

Firefighter racked by feelings of guilt

Volunteer firefighter Takashi Oguni cannot rejoice in his escape from the March 11 tsunami, despite his miraculous survival after being swept two kilometers by the water. More than three months after the disaster, he is still haunted by the screams of every other member of his five-man squad as they were washed away.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002574.htm

Volunteer firefighters need care / Experts will treat PTSD, survivor's guilt

The government will dispatch mental health experts to the three prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to provide counseling for voluntary firefighters who may have been traumatized when they responded to the disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110619002532.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Indonesia's Yudhoyono visits disaster-hit Kesennuma

KESENNUMA (Kyodo) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday visited Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in a show of support for victims of the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm008000c.html

After quake submerged tiny island's only port, children can't regularly take boat to school

AJISHIMA ISLAND, Miyagi -- School children on this small, remote fishing island can no longer regularly take a boat to school on the main island because the March 11 earthquake left the ground level of the tiny island submerged, leaving the pier at the port underwater......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na004000c.html

Certificates meant for disaster victims advertised on auction site

Certificates intended for disaster victims were advertised on the Japanese Yahoo Auction site after reports that their holders would enjoy free use of northern expressways, it has been learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na010000c.html

Artist in tsunami-hit town reunites with schoolboy model for treasured painting

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- A shop owner and the schoolboy model for one of his paintings have been reunited for the first time in three years after both surviving the March 11 tsunamis..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na012000c.html

Donations for Tokyo homeless people sharply decrease in favor of quake victims

The amount of donations for homeless people in Tokyo has sharply decreased as victims of the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami have drawn much attention from the public........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2a00m0na019000c.html

Quake reconstruction bill passes in parliament

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bill outlining Japan's basic scheme for reconstructing areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was passed in the Diet on Monday with backing from both major ruling and opposition parties......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/20/20110620p2g00m0dm089000c.html


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Jiji press

Uncles, Aunts of March Disaster Orphans to Get Foster Benefits

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's welfare ministry plans to start granting foster benefits to uncles and aunts who are taking care of their underage nephews or nieces orphaned by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, ministry officials said Monday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000314

Japan Parliament Enacts Postdisaster Reconstruction Law

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament enacted the basic legislation for postdisaster reconstruction on Monday, 102 days after the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000572

ANALYSIS: Lawmakers Must Not Delay Reconstruction

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--After Japan's divided parliament spent more than three months to pass reconstruction legislation following the March 11 devastating disaster, ruling and opposition lawmakers must put their battles aside and focus on measures for disaster victims.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000842

(Update) Japan Enacts Postdisaster Reconstruction Law

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament enacted basic legislation for postdisaster reconstruction on Monday, 102 days after the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062000896
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Sankei news

Matsushima town, Miyagi pref

 

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Armitage: Japan's recovery key for global economy

A former high ranking U.S. official says Japan's recovery from the March disaster is crucial for the global economy.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 16:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_21.html

Selling food products from tsunami-hit companies

A department store in Tokyo is featuring food products made by companies hit by the March 11th disaster amid its seasonal sales push......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 18:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_22.html

Surveyors re-measuring Japan's post-quake position

Surveyors have begun re-measuring Japan's geodetic data, which were disrupted by the earthquake on March 11th......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_28.html

Toyota, other makers to increase hiring workers

Toyota Motor says it will be employing 3,000 to 4,000 temporary workers soon, on the grounds that its car production is recovering from a fall in the wake of the March disaster.......

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Weekend day care expanding for summer

To cope with changes in working shifts at companies this summer aimed at saving energy, local governments have started changing operating hours of day care centers......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620005359.htm

Group seeks guardians for earthquake orphans

Congregation de Notre-Dame, a Roman Catholic educational corporation that operates schools ranging from kindergarten to junior college in Fukushima Prefecture, has established an organization to help children orphaned by the Great East Japan Earthquake........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620004232.htm

Quake may trigger 'gigantic' tsunami

Local governments in tsunami-prone areas are calling for the government to give a clear definition as early as possible of the height of "the largest possible tsunami" predicted by a government panel in preparation for working out countermeasures........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620005368.htm

Panel urges tsunami defense / Local govts advised to prepare for possible massive disaster

An expert panel under the government's Central Disaster Management Council is urging the central and local governments to prepare for the largest tsunami deemed possible by science.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620005178.htm
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Asahi com

Residents in disaster areas face serious shortage of nurses

A severe nurse shortage in disaster-hit prefectures is raising alarm among workers helping victims who lack proper medical care and are becoming increasingly isolated in their shattered communities. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200338.html

Asahi survey finds increased pessimism due to disasters

The fallout from the Great East Japan Earthquake has led to a sharp spike of pessimism among business executives, according to a survey of executives at 100 companies by The Asahi Shimbun, which found close to half believing the Japanese economy was headed downhill. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200165.html

Rebuilding panel sees tax hike, funds to local governments

A government-appointed panel compiling the big picture for rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake will call for a temporary increase in core taxes to pay for reconstruction as well as the distribution of those revenues to local governments where the money is most needed. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200143.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Shrine association allows officials to take home donated rice

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Officials at the Association of Shinto Shrines took home portions of donated rice, rather than sending it to disaster-hit areas, on the ground it might spoil, the association said Monday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Minamisanriku unexpectedly forced to pay rent on temporary buildings

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, is unexpectedly being forced to pay rent on prefabricated buildings used as a clinic by an Israeli emergency medical team, local government officials said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm016000c.html

School excursions depleted in disaster-hit Tohoku region

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- School excursions to the northeastern Tohoku region from elsewhere in Japan have sharply decreased, possibly by 90 percent, due to the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the ensuring nuclear crisis, local officials said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm017000c.html

Kan mulls resigning in exchange for passing key bills

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan could step down in July in exchange for obtaining opposition cooperation to pass a new extra budget and a bill needed for the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011, ruling party lawmakers said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Volunteer divers retrieve fishing equipment, household goods washed away by tsunami

OFUNATO, Iwate -- Volunteer divers have been retrieving fishing equipment and household goods that were washed away into the sea here by the tsunami triggered by the March 11 earthquake in an attempt to clean up the area for fishing boats......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na003000c.html

Record number of suicides in May could be effect of quake disaster

The Cabinet Office is launching an in-depth analysis of National Police Agency (NPA) data showing that nearly 20 percent more suicides were committed nationwide this May than in the same period last year, pointing to the possibility that changes in living conditions and financial circumstances as a result of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis may be to blame........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/21/20110621p2a00m0na013000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Puts Off Mandating New Int'l Accounting Standards

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan will postpone mandating the International Financial Reporting Standards in light of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi said Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100583

Domestic Travel Tops List of Summer Bonus Spending This Year

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--Domestic travel tops the list of how Japanese intend to spend their summer bonuses this year, a survey by leading advertising agency Dentsu Inc. <4324> showed Tuesday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100700

BOJ 2nd Round Loans for Disaster Area Lenders at 129 B. Yen

Tokyo, June 21 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it will provide lenders with 129.3 billion yen in the second batch of loans on June 28 under a new lending program to support the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11 disaster. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062100782
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Sankei news

panorama photo

Kamaishi city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0620kamaishi/

Otsuchi town office, Iwate pref
Koki Kato townmayor is deceased by tsunami
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0622ootsuchi/

 

[makoto]

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

Clearing rubble under a scorching sun

Residents and volunteers are clearing rubble under the scorching sun in a disaster-stricken town in Miyagi Prefecture......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 14:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_17.html

Tsunami-hit rice farmer uses salt-removal device

A rice farmer in a tsunami-devastated city is using a specially developed tool to lower the density of salt in his paddy without damaging the seedlings......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_18.html

Reconstruction panel proposes tax raise

A government panel has finalized a draft on proposals including a tax increase to fund efforts to rebuild areas hit by the March disaster......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 17:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_21.html

Tokyo Tower event promotes energy saving

Parents and children have attended an event at Tokyo Tower exploring ways to save electricity ahead of expected power shortages this summer......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 17:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_23.html

Chain store sales down 2 months in a row

Japan's chain store sales in May dropped from a year earlier for the second consecutive month due to the impact of the March 11th disaster.......

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 18:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_29.html

Crown Prince visits German president

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has met German President Christian Wulff and thanked Germany for its assistance to victims of Japan's March 11th disaster....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/22_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Reconstruction bill passed; hurdles remain

The basic law on reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake was finally enacted Monday, more than three months after the March 11 disaster. Problems remain, however, before the government can get its rebuilding efforts into high gear......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110621004658.htm

Shellfish farmers left high and dry by insurance catch

Most of the estimated 25 billion yen worth of damage done to scallop and oyster farms off the Sanriku Coast by the March 11 tsunami will not be covered by a fisheries mutual aid insurance program, because cultivation of the shellfish was at too early a stage......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110621005102.htm

Firefighters' kin to have benefits cut / Mutual aid plan can't cover disaster deaths

Families of volunteer firefighters killed while on duty in the Great East Japan Earthquake must take a 60 percent cut in the condolence money they would ordinarily receive under a mutual aid program due to a lack of funds, according to sources.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110621005581.htm
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Asahi com

Basic reconstruction law finally enacted, but a number of hurdles remain

A law that sets the framework to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11 disaster was enacted June 20 amid growing criticism that Tokyo has been sluggish in responding to the victims' needs.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106210168.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

35% of Japanese population living in areas similar to tsunami-hit sites

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 44.38 million people, or 35 percent of Japan's total population, live in coastal areas similar to locations flooded by tsunami triggered by the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake, a government study showed Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Full text of joint document on disaster response cooperation

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The following is the full text of a joint document about cooperation over the March earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, issued Tuesday after the security talks involving defense and foreign ministers from Japan and the United States in Washington.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Japan considering liquidation rules for indebted disaster victims

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling Democratic Party of Japan agreed with two opposition parties Wednesday to set up a panel in early July to iron out rules governing voluntary liquidation for victims of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake burdened with heavy loans, their lawmakers said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2g00m0dm053000c.html

Sea urchin farm town devastated by tsunami pushes toward recovery

HIRONO, Iwate -- While there fortunately were no deaths from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami among residents here, they are now undertaking the daunting task of resurrecting their devastated sea urchin farms........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na013000c.html

Miyagi gov't struggles to coordinate relief efforts after receiving numerous requests for help

SENDAI -- The Miyagi Prefectural Government has been unable to play a key role in coordinating relief efforts with local municipalities and aid workers from other prefectural governments as it has been bombarded with so many requests for diversified help to deal with effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na009000c.html

Quake evacuees open doors, hearts to volunteers staying at 'tent village'

Volunteers working in quake- and tsunami-ravaged areas are nurturing friendly relations with evacuees as their stays are prolonged.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/22/20110622p2a00m0na011000c.html
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Jiji press

Lady Gaga arrives in Japan for tsunami charity gig

Lady Gaga, dressed in green from head to toe, flew into Tokyo on Tuesday for a charity music event for the victims of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster which devastated Japan's northeast.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng_afp?k=20110622027190a

Japan Eyes Debt Relief Guidelines for Disaster-Hit Individuals

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)--The Financial Services Agency plans to draw up in mid-July guidelines on debt relief through an out-of-court process for individuals and self-employed people who are forced to take on additional loans to recover from damage caused by the March 11 disaster, FSA officials said Wednesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200488

Japan Disaster Evacuees Down 12,000 in 2 Weeks

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)--The number of evacuees following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan fell by 12,189 in two weeks to 112,405 as of Thursday, the government said Wednesday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200685

Economy Ministry to Help Disperse Production Bases in Japan

Tokyo, June 22 (Jiji Press)--The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday it will consider providing subsidies to companies in order to help disperse production bases across Japan. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062200996

Japan Crown Prince Meets with German President Wulff

Berlin, June 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito met with German President Christian Wulff on Wednesday and expressed gratitude for the country's support for Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062201000
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Sankei news

panorama photo

breakwater at Miyako city, Iwate 6/9
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breakwater at Miyako city, Iwate 4/8
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0417tarou/

Oshima, Kesennuma city

 

[makoto]

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

19:35 JST 23 Jun 2011 38.5N 141.6E 60 km M5.3 Miyagi-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/20110623193840391-231935.html

 

[makoto]

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

Japan's Crown Prince attends banquet in Germany

Japan's Crown Prince, now visiting Germany, has thanked President Christian Wulff and his nation for helping the survivors of Japan's March 11th disaster.....

Thursday, June 23, 2011 06:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_07.html

Lady Gaga: Japan is safe to visit

Pop singer Lady Gaga has assured the world that Japan is safe to visit following the March 11th earthquake and nuclear accident......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 16:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_27.html

Kan will do his utmost in reconstruction efforts

Prime Minister Naoto Kan says he will do his utmost during the extended session of the Diet to help rebuild the areas affected by the March 11th disaster and to bring the Fukushima Daiichi power plant under control.......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 16:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_29.html

Microsoft Japan calls on PC users to save power

Microsoft Japan is urging individuals and businesses to do more to save power when using computers, ahead of this summer's expected power shortage.......

Thursday, June 23, 2011 17:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_26.html
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Yomiuri online

OCHA chief: Preparedness saves lives

"Preparedness saves lives," said Valerie Amos, U.N. undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, during a visit to Tokyo on Wednesday, speaking about what the international community should learn from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110622004893.htm

Evacuees face difficulties at temporary houses

A number of people living in temporary houses after being left homeless by the Great East Japan Earthquake have been inconvenienced by noise from nearby expressways, isolation from shops and hospitals, and other problems in their daily lives.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110622005340.htm
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Asahi com

Stradivarius fetches record $16 mln in charity sale

LONDON -- A rare Stradivarius violin that once belonged to the granddaughter of English poet Lord Byron sold for a record 9.8 million pounds ($15.9 million) at auction on June 20 in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220158.html

Hong Kong celebrities visit Japan to show it's safe

GUANGZHOU, China--A group of celebrities from Hong Kong is touring Japan to show it is safe and open to tourism despite the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220159.html

Child victim's story resonates beyond national borders

When he grows up, Toshihito wants to save people. No one could help his parents, but maybe, just maybe, someday he will have the opportunity to help some other little boy's parents......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106220164.html
Related stories are available at:
Boy continues lonely search for family members
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201103160725
'Lonely' boy, 9, reunited with cousin
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201103180732
Nation mourns with boy who lost his parents
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201104091776
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan's crown prince thanks German president for quake assistance

BERLIN (Kyodo) -- Crown Prince Naruhito paid a courtesy call on German President Christian Wulff in Berlin on Wednesday, conveying his appreciation for Germany's relief assistance in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Intersection darkened to save power becomes site of fatal accident

IZUNOKUNI, Shizuoka -- A 74-year-old woman died here after being hit by a car on the night of June 21 at an intersection where street lights were off as part of the city's power-saving measures.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2a00m0na009000c.html

Japan's top cement maker starts incinerating disaster debris at Ofunato plant

OFUNATO, Iwate -- Taiheiyo Cement Corp., Japan's biggest cement producer, started incinerating hundreds of metric tons of debris left by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at its plant in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on June 22 in a move that could clear a major stumbling block to desperate efforts to rebuild disaster areas........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/23/20110623p2a00m0na013000c.html
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Jiji press

BOJ Policymaker Foresees Production Recovery in July-Sept.

Nagasaki, June 23 (Jiji Press)--There is a growing chance of Japan's production recovering to the levels before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the July-September period, Bank of Japan policymaker Yoshihisa Morimoto said Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300416

Disaster Victims Not to Be Blacklisted for Home Loan Waivers

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to instruct lenders not to blacklist survivors of the March disaster who lost homes or jobs and are relieved of their housing loans, informed sources said Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300595

Reconstruction Minister Should Not Have Concurrent Post: Edano

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--It is undesirable for an envisioned new postdisaster reconstruction minister to have a concurrent post in the cabinet, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Thursday. ....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300624

Power Consumption in TEPCO Area Rises to Post-March 11 High

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Electricity consumption in Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> service area on Thursday climbed to the highest level since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused a sharp drop in the firm's output capacity. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300930

Japan Govt Panel Wants Tax Hike to Finance Reconstruction

Tokyo, June 23 (Jiji Press)--A key Japanese government panel is expected to call for a tax increase to finance reconstruction following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it was learned Thursday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300894

Japan Crown Prince Attends Welcoming Event in Berlin

Berlin, June 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito participated in a welcome event at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062300967
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Sankei news

panorama photo

a national flag at Miyako city, Iwate pref
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0624tarou/

land subsidence
shiotomi town
Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

Thank you gaga

日本の為に祈りを

 

[Emily]

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

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20073706-10391698.html

June 23, 2011 2:35 PM
Lady Gaga encourages fans to visit Japan

CBS/AP) TOKYO - Lady Gaga says that if people want to help Japan recover from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country in March, just come visit.

The pop star, in Tokyo this week for a benefit concert for tsunami victims, said Thursday that she's making a point to get out and enjoy the city and its food, and that her fans should do the same thing....

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20073706-10391698.html#ixzz1QAn6wZoC

Lady Gaga Japan Earthquake Relief Wristband:
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[makoto]

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

Crown Prince meets Merkel

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and thanked her country for its help since Japan's March 11th disaster.......

Friday, June 24, 2011 07:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_06.html

Disaster damage estimated at $210 billion

The Japanese government has estimated the monetary damages from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami to be about 210 billion dollars. That figure does not include damage from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Friday, June 24, 2011 11:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_16.html

Kan to name Ryu Matsumoto reconstruction minister

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has decided to appoint Disaster Management Minister Ryu Matsumoto as minister in charge of reconstruction for areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Friday, June 24, 2011 15:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_27.html

APEC to discuss disaster prevention in Sendai

Japan will host a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Miyagi Prefecture in August to discuss disaster management. Miyagi Prefecture was hit hard by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.........

Friday, June 24, 2011 21:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_39.html
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Yomiuri online

'Light Down' campaign starts on summer solstice

Lights of high-rises and office buildings across the country, including Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward, Tokyo, and Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, were turned off at 8 p.m. Wednesday to promote energy-saving efforts......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110623004554.htm
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Asahi com
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Quake-rebuilding budget delayed to autumn as Diet squabbles

Rebuilding quake-damaged regions in northeastern Japan appears certain to be delayed further as an extra budget for full-fledged post-quake reconstruction is not likely to be submitted to the Diet until September or later. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106230201.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Minamisanriku forced to pay rental payment of temporary buildings

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, is unexpectedly being forced to pay rent on prefabricated buildings used as a clinic by an Israeli emergency medical team, local government officials said Tuesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2g00m0dm022000c.html

Tsunami-hit city to sell naming rights to coastal dunes to foreign investors

IWANUMA, Miyagi -- A tsunami-hit city is planning to sell the naming rights to its coastal dunes to foreign investors to help finance its disaster-prevention expenses, it has been learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2a00m0na007000c.html

Uniqlo boss Yanai calls PM Kan 'brake' on disaster recovery in interview

Tadashi Yanai, president of the company behind clothing chain Uniqlo, has accused the government of failing to rise to the challenge of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and singled out Prime Minister Naoto Kan as a "brake" on resolving it.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/24/20110624p2a00m0na002000c.html


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Jiji press

Direct Damage from March 11 Disaster Seen at 16.9 T. Yen

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Direct damage to houses and other buildings, and infrastructure from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in eastern and northeastern Japan is estimated to total 16.9 trillion yen, the government said Friday. ......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400219

Matsumoto Likely to Become Japan Reconstruction Min.

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan plans to name Disaster Management Minister Ryu Matsumoto to double as reconstruction minister, informed sources said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400600

"Green Curtains" Become Popular to Save Energy

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Growing plants and vegetables to help shield homes and buildings from direct sunlight is becoming popular as a way to save energy and prepare for the sizzling summer.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400771

(Update) Matsumoto Likely to Become Japan Reconstruction Min.

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan plans on Monday to name Disaster Management Minister Ryu Matsumoto to double as reconstruction minister, informed sources said Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062400792

(Update 2) Kan Picks Matsumoto as Japan Reconstruction Min.

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he has picked Disaster Management Minister Ryu Matsumoto to double as reconstruction minister.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062401034

 

[makoto]

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

Japan's Crown Prince attends forum in Germany

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito says he hopes Japan and Germany will seek new ways to join hands in disaster prevention........

Saturday, June 25, 2011 08:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_03.html

Panel proposes tax increase to fund reconstruction

A government panel has compiled a set of proposals on how to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11th disaster that includes increasing taxes.........

Saturday, June 25, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_12.html
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Yomiuri online

Disaster slows loan payments / Banks allow delays in more than 12,000 cases in Tohoku region

Eleven banks in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have allowed small and midsize companies, as well as individuals, to delay loan payments in more than 12,000 cases in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to data collected by The Yomiuri Shimbun......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110624004953.htm
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Asahi com

Japan estimates quake damage at 16.9 trln yen

Damage to buildings, roads and ports from a large earthquake and tsunami in March is estimated at 16.9 trillion yen ($209.8 billion), Japan's Cabinet Office said on June 24, at the low-end of the government's previous estimate. ..............

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240205.html

Search for salt-resistant rice strains kicks off

SENDAI--Attempts to find salt-resistant rice strains began June 15 on the Sendai Plain, a major rice-producing area devastated by the March 11 tsunami........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240212.html

It's official! Lady Gaga proclaims that Japan is safe now

While Japan is trying to tell the world that it is safe for visitors, there's no hotter or better spokeswoman than American pop superstar Lady Gaga to get the word out.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106240209.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Ryu Matsumoto to be Japan's quake reconstruction minister

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto will take up the new ministerial post in charge of reconstructing areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Death registration for missing disaster victims accepted

RIKUZENTAKATA (Kyodo) -- The municipal government of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, started Saturday accepting death registrations for those who remain unaccounted for since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami...........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2g00m0dm013000c.html

More than 14,000 survivors receive mental care in disaster-hit areas

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- At least 14,111 survivors of the March 11 disaster have received mental care by psychiatrists in severely hit Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, local authorities said Saturday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2g00m0dm014000c.html

City newsletter with tsunami photographs proves popular

MIYAKO, Iwate -- A newsletter published by the local government here featuring photographs of this tsunami-ravaged city has been extremely well received, with no copies left on the shelves after 40,000 copies ended up in the hands of people from across the country.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/25/20110625p2a00m0na017000c.html

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Jiji press

Japan Panel Urges Govt to Mull Tax Hike for Reconstruction

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese advisory panel on Saturday urged the government to consider a special tax hike to finance reconstruction projects after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062500224

Power Demand Soaring in Japan Due to Heat Wave

Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Power demand is soaring in Japan due to heat wave, a bad sign in the nation suffering from tight electricity supply since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused capacity cuts. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062500281
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Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

Gov't task force to draw reconstruction roadmap

The Japanese government will on Monday convene the first meeting of its task force for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 11th disaster......

Sunday, June 26, 2011 09:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_05.html

Lady Gaga headlines Japan charity gig

Lady Gaga headlined a charity concert in Japan on Saturday to benefit people hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Sunday, June 26, 2011 09:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_06.html

Temporary bridge completed in Kesennuma City

A temporary bridge replacing one washed away by the March 11th tsunami has been completed in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture......

Sunday, June 26, 2011 15:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_13.html

Company profits hit by disaster

Private economic institutes say company profits in the first half of the current fiscal year will likely fall by more than 20 percent from the same period last year in the aftermath of the March 11th disaster.....

Sunday, June 26, 2011 16:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_15.html

Panel complies interim report on tsunami

A Japanese government panel studying measures to counter earthquakes and tsunami has compiled an interim report on a comprehensive plan focusing on evacuation in the event of huge tsunami.....

Sunday, June 26, 2011 23:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Disaster-related questions removed from test

MORIOKA--The board of education in Rikuzen-Takata, Iwate Prefecture, decided students did not need to answer questions related to natural disasters on a middle school achievement test given this month, apparently out of consideration for children traumatized by the March 11 earthquake. ....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625001271.htm

Homecoming to ravaged port shocks crew

KESENNUMA, Miyagi--A tuna fishing boat docked at the port in Kesennuma last week, the first deep-sea vessel to return to the port--one of the nation's main fishery bases--since the Great East Japan Earthquake.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625002759.htm

TEPCO sees highest demand for power since March quake

Electricity demand in areas serviced by Tokyo Electric Power Co. reached its highest level since the March 11 earthquake on Friday, hitting 43.89 million kilowatts between 2 and 3 p.m., the fourth straight day to see a post-disaster high......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625002742.htm

Local poll deadline may shift / Elections already delayed by disaster might not be held until 2012

The internal affairs ministry is considering submitting a bill to enable further postponement of local elections in disaster-hit areas, sources said Saturday....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625003052.htm

Patient care at hospitals hit by loss of files in tsunami

At least 14 hospitals in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures lost their medical records in the March 11 tsunami, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, making it difficult to verify patients' medical histories and courses of medication.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110625003054.htm
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Asahi com

Bibles that survived March 11 tsunami in great demand

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture--Thousands of Bibles that survived the March 11 tsunami are the answer to a struggling publisher's prayers, as Christians are snatching up copies of the "scripture that survived the tsunami." ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250164.html

Tsunami victims' hopes cast aside in limbo of lost dreams

On a chilly night in northeastern Japan, hours after the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, Hiroko Endo was helping care for elderly people at an inland facility in Naraha, a coastal town in Fukushima Prefecture........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106250162.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kan receives grand reconstruction design from key gov't panel

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday received a set of proposals on how to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami from his key advisory panel, which calls for efforts to minimize damage in a country destined to coexist with natural disasters......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2g00m0dm015000c.html

LDP to cooperate for early passage of 2nd extra budget

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Opposition leader Sadakazu Tanigaki said Saturday that his Liberal Democratic Party will cooperate with the Democratic Party of Japan-led ruling coalition in swiftly getting a second supplementary budget through parliament......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2g00m0dm017000c.html

Hot spring water pouring out of quake-hit residential area of Fukushima Pref. city

IWAKI, Fukushima -- Hot spring water is pouring out of a quake-hit residential area here apparently as a result of shifts in the Earth's crust triggered by the March 11 earthquake.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2a00m0na016000c.html

Stone tsunami monument found in Iwate city

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A large stone tsunami monument claimed to have been buried for many years has been uncovered in an area of this city struck by the March 11 tsunamis......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2a00m0na017000c.html

Iwate leaders welcome UNESCO decision on Hiraizumi

PARIS (Kyodo) -- The mayor of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, said Saturday he expected the approval of his town's Buddhist temples as a World Heritage cultural site "will contribute to reconstruction from the March disaster.".....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/26/20110626p2g00m0dm062000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Panel Urges Govt to Focus Tsunami Measures on Saving Lives

Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--An experts' panel Sunday urged the Japanese government to focus anti-tsunami measures on saving people's lives.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062600269
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disaster area vegetable store
Kesennuma city, Miyagi pref

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Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref 6/10
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Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref 3/19
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Re: Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+

Report: Policy may have increased damage

A Japanese government panel studying measures to counter earthquakes and tsunami pointed out that the current government disaster prevention policy might have increased damage during the disaster in March......

Monday, June 27, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_03.html

Business sentiment forecast to tumble

Business sentiment at large Japanese manufacturers is expected to tumble, due to the effects of the March 11th disaster......

Monday, June 27, 2011 11:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_13.html

May restaurant sales fall for third month in a row

Sales at restaurants and fast food shops in May fell for the third straight month as the negative effects from the March disaster continue.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 17:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_24.html

714 children lost fathers in March 11th disaster

A Japanese non-profit group says more than 60 percent of children who lost one or both parents in the March 11th disaster lost their fathers.....

Monday, June 27, 2011 19:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_27.html
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Yomiuri online

Funding key to achieving quake recovery

The government's Reconstruction Design Council has proposed a set of steps for rebuilding areas clobbered by the Great East Japan Earthquake, but it left unanswered where money needed to implement them will come from.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002371.htm

Political tangles could trip up recovery

The head of an advisory panel has publicly urged the government to act "sincerely and promptly" on the panel's proposals for rebuilding areas devastated by the March 11 disaster, but political complications threaten to prevent the government doing so.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002281.htm

Cheers for hard-won World Heritage status

Residents of Hiraizumicho were celebrating this weekend after the town's Buddhist temples and related properties were granted status as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site, with many hoping the occasion would give momentum to reconstruction efforts after the March 11 disaster. ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002378.htm

Hiraizumi named Heritage site

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002359.htm

Local govts give guarded praise / Many approve of reconstruction proposals, but seek clarity and swift action

Many local governments affected by the March 11 disaster have expressed approval of the proposals for reconstruction recently presented by a key government panel, while also calling on the central authorities to clarify the details of the proposals and implement them swiftly.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002319.htm

Stand tall on reconstruction

The following article was written by Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Columnist Goro Hashimoto, a member of the Reconstruction Design Council, regarding the set of proposals for postdisaster reconstruction submitted to Prime Minister Naoto Kan by the council Saturday.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110626002373.htm
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Asahi com

Gov't panel calls for preparations for once-in-millennium class tsunami

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An expert panel under the government's antidisaster council urged authorities Sunday to prepare for once-in-a-millennium class tsunami in an interim report on its work to review countermeasures against earthquake and tsunami following the March 11 disaster.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Japan to tap foreign aid funds to help disaster-hit areas as well

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to tap its foreign aid funds to simultaneously help rebuild areas in northeastern Japan hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a draft policy document on the nation's international cooperation showed Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Kan to forgo broad Cabinet reshuffle, LDP lawmaker may enter gov't

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan will most likely not conduct a broad Cabinet reshuffle when he later Monday finalizes the new structure for rebuilding from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, lawmakers close to him said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2g00m0dm031000c.html

City in Aichi subsidizes residents' trips to disaster-hit prefectures

ANJO, Aichi -- The Anjo Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture has decided to subsidize its residents' vacations to Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures as a measure to help the prefectures recover from the devastation they suffered in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it has been learned........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na001000c.html

Psychiatric team from Philippines to enter disaster areas to care for Filipino women

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will allow a psychiatric team from the Philippines to enter northeastern areas hard hit by the March 11 disasters to care for Filipino women married to Japanese men.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na005000c.html

Registration of Hiraizumi as World Heritage site should encourage disaster victims

HIRAIZUMI, Iwate -- UNESCO's decision to register Buddhist temples and the landscape in this ancient town as a World Heritage site is expected to give courage to victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Honshu......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na006000c.html

Exclusive use of LED lights would shave 9 percent off Japan's energy consumption: researchers

If all the fluorescent and incandescent lights used in Japan were replaced by energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED) lights, the annual domestic power consumption would be slashed by 9 percent, the Institute of Energy Economics (IEE) has announced........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/27/20110627p2a00m0na010000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan to Provide Mental Care to Disaster-Hit Filipino Women

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry will launch in cooperation with the Philippine government a mental care program for Filipino women in Iwate and Miyagi, two of the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700257

Singapore Students to Join Summer Festivals in Disaster-Hit Japan

Singapore, June 27 (Jiji Press)--A total of 100 Singaporean college students are set to participate in traditional summer festivals in Japan's disaster-hit Tohoku northeastern region as goodwill ambassadors......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700584

1st Meeting of Japan Reconstruction Panel Put Off to Tues.

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The inaugural meeting of a Japanese government task force for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has been postponed to Tuesday from the initially planned Monday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062700871

Kan Cites Conditions for His Resignation

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that the enactment of three important bills, including the government's fiscal 2011 second supplementary budget, will represent certain progress that needs to be secured as conditions for his resignation.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800022

(Update) Kan Cites Conditions for His Resignation

Tokyo, June 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that the enactment of three important bills, including the government's fiscal 2011 second supplementary budget, will represent certain progress that needs to be secured as conditions for his resignation.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800046

Lady Gaga Sued over Relief Funds for Japan Disaster Victims

Los Angeles, June 27 (Jiji Press)--U.S. star singer Lady Gaga is faced with a class-action lawsuit over proceeds from sales of a "relief wristband" that should have been given entirely to survivors of the gigantic earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan on March 11, it was learned Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800438
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Natori city, Miyagi pref 6/11
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Natori city, Miyagi pref 5/16
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Natori city, Miyagi pref 4/1
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Prince and Princess Akishino visit Kesennuma city

 

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

Kan seeks 3 bills before resignation

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has named 3 bills related to post-disaster reconstruction efforts that he wants to enact before he steps down.....

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 02:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_02.html

Kan orders to draw up basic reconstruction plan

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has instructed a government task force for rebuilding areas devastated by the March 11th disaster to draw up a basic reconstruction plan by the end of July......

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 19:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_28.html

Lady Gaga sued over charity wristband sales

Pop star Lady Gaga has been sued over sales of charity wristbands for relief efforts following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in Japan....

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_33.html
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Yomiuri online

Just 2 beaches in disaster-hit areas to open this summer

Only two out of 64 beaches in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures plan to open this summer, the other 62 remaining closed for reasons stemming from the March 11 disaster, according a Yomiuri Shimbun survey......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627004201.htm

Nursing group calls on police to don dust masks

The Cannus organization of volunteer nurses is urging police officers in disaster-hit areas to set an example for local residents by wearing masks to protect against dust.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627002946.htm

Clashes over solar power generation / Homeowners seek compensation over tall buildings blocking access to sunlight

Renewable energy sources have gained increased attention as a result of global warming and the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but some homeowners with solar panels are complaining that surrounding tall buildings are cutting into their power generation......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627004546.htm

Nation's 800,000 Yamadas urged to aid Yamadamachi

YAMADAMACHI, Iwate--What's in a name? Financial help for the tsunami-stricken town of Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture, if a fundraising plan devised by a friend of the town is successful........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627003389.htm

Hiraizumi festive after UNESCO result

HIRAIZUMICHO, Iwate--A number of ceremonies were held in the town of Hiraizumicho on Sunday to commemorate the town's Buddhist temples and related properties being granted UNESCO World Heritage cultural site status.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627004818.htm

Panel stresses evacuation from tsunami / Moves focus from physical barriers

An expert panel on tsunami countermeasures has called for the establishment of comprehensive evacuation plans in anticipation of massive tsunami, representing a major shift from the past emphasis on dikes and other protective structures......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627004310.htm

Tohoku likely to benefit from ODA

The government will likely use part of its official development assistance budget for fiscal 2011 to help rehabilitate areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it was learned Monday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110627005064.htm
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Asahi com

Nursing home had 13 residents die soon after quake

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Everything seemed fine and dandy for 60 residents living in a special nursing home for the elderly here in the Tohoku region when they emerged unscathed from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270155.html

Hiraizumi in quake-hit region wins World Heritage honor

Historic monuments in the Hiraizumi area in Iwate Prefecture were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site, in a welcome piece of good news for a region hit hard by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270161.html

Panel says Japan must rip up its disaster plans

Japan's tsunami response measures will have to be overhauled to cope with the largest tsunami that can be expected, according to a government panel....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270176.html

Tax hikes for reconstruction face stiff opposition

Opposition remains strong in the ruling and opposition camps to a government panel's proposal to raise taxes to fund post-quake reconstruction, partly because it would dovetail with two other tax increases looming on the horizon......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270158.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

U.S. envoy Roos visits Japan's quake-hit Iwate Prefecture

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos on Tuesday visited Iwate Prefecture in disaster-hit northeastern Japan, where one of two American teachers confirmed dead in the disaster had been working.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Kan says ready to quit after passing extra budget, 2 key bills

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday he is ready to quit after securing parliamentary passage of the second extra budget for fiscal 2011, a bill to enable the government to issue deficit-covering bonds and a bill to promote the use of renewable energy.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2g00m0dm008000c.html

3 months after disaster, kids in northeast Japan still not getting full school lunches

Primary and junior high schools in 11 municipalities in the three prefectures hardest hit by the March 11 disaster -- Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima -- still cannot provide their students with full school lunches, the Mainichi has discovered......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na011000c.html

Quake evacuees settle into temporary homes, but miss community feel of evacuation centers

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- Senior residents are settling into temporary housing for the victims of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, but some say they are starting to miss life in shelters, which possessed a community spirit despite the cramped conditions......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na015000c.html

Company selling cases for skipjack tuna back in business after tsunami

SENDAI -- When the March 11 tsunami struck the fishing port of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Shuichiro Fujita, the president of a company selling cases for freshly caught skipjack tuna, lost his home and company facilities, leaving him helpless......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na017000c.html

3/11 quake triggered flash flood, destroying Fukushima farm reservoir, houses

The March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake triggered flash flooding, destroying a farm reservoir in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, and leaving seven people dead and another missing.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/28/20110628p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Production Recovering from Bottom in March: BOJ Shirakawa

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--Production in Japan is recovering after hitting bottom following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said in a speech in the Netherlands on Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800600

Kesennuma Hails 1st Bonito Landing since Tsunami

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., June 28 (Jiji Press)--A bonito catch was unloaded in this northeastern Japan port city on Tuesday for the first time since the city was badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800626

Japan Govt's Reconstruction Task Force Inaugurated

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government held the first meeting of its disaster reconstruction task force Tuesday with the aim of drawing up guidelines next month for rebuilding areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062800870

Japan Govt Proposes Using Social Security Numbers in Disasters

Tokyo, June 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday proposed the planned common numbering system for tax and social security purposes be used also for personal identification in times of disasters.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062801030
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Kamaishi city, Iwate pref 6/9
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Kamaishi city, Iwate pref 4/4
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Kesennuma Port

 

[makoto]

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

US ambassador visits disaster-hit areas

US Ambassador John Roos has visited some of the areas in northeastern Japan that were devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, and pledged to offer long-term US support.....

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 06:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_05.html

Joint SDF unit for disaster relief to be disbanded

Japan's Defense Ministry will disband a joint Self-Defense Forces unit that had been engaged in relief efforts following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 15:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_22.html

Industrial output on the mend

Japan's industrial production rose 5.7 percent in May from the previous month, the second largest gain on record. This is due to the recovery of supply chains that were disrupted following the March 11th disaster.....

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 16:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_25.html

Rakuten quits Japan's top business federation

The chief of major online retailer Rakuten says the company has quit Japan's most influential business federation, Keidanren......

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 19:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_31.html
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Yomiuri online

No. of missing still uncertain

Some local governments hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake are still struggling to grasp the exact number of people who are unaccounted for, more than three months after the disaster......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628005467.htm

Survey spotlights kids who lost parents in quake

About 40 percent of children who lost at least one parent in the Great East Japan Earthquake are primary school students or younger, a nonprofit orphan-aid organization said......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628004891.htm

Bonito trade back to Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Miyagi--Fish brokers gathered to trade bonito Tuesday morning in Kesennuma Port for the first landing of the fish since the port was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628005349.htm

Kan gives Cabinet a tweak

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has made a minor change in his Cabinet lineup, naming Goshi Hosono, who had been one of his advisers, as state minister in charge of handling the ongoing nuclear disaster--an abrupt move that has angered not only the opposition camp but many members of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110628005463.htm
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Asahi com

Lady Gaga sued over Japan earthquake charity bracelets

LOS ANGELES -- Pop superstar Lady Gaga has been sued over sales of her wristbands for Japan's earthquake relief efforts in a class action that claims that not all the proceeds went to victims as she had promised. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280241.html

Children in disaster areas cope with make-believe games

KAMAISHI, Iwate Prefecture--In this northeastern city that was slammed by the Great East Japan Earthquake, children are playing games of make-believe tsunami. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106280234.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Philippine consulate in quake-hit area to close

MORIOKA (Kyodo) -- The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of the Philippines in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, said Tuesday it will close Thursday because the business of the company in charge of its operation has been hurt by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Tsunami-hit poultry company to restart business with remaining birds, new chicks

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A poultry company here is busy preparing for its first shipments since the March 11 disasters, rebuilding its business with those chickens it was able to keep alive amongst a feed shortage.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2a00m0na004000c.html

Iwate gov. proposes int'l meeting at new World Heritage site to boost disaster recovery

Iwata Gov. Takuya Tasso on June 29 proposed an international conference on pressing global issues around the ancient town of Hiraizumi, where Buddhist temples and the surrounding landscape were recently designated a UNESCO cultural World Heritage Site......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2g00m0dm119000c.html

Owner of popular inn swept away by tsunami decides not to rebuild business

MIYAKO, Iwate -- A female owner of a long-established inn here has decided not to rebuild her business after it was swept away by the tsunami triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/29/20110629p2a00m0na020000c.html



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Jiji press

Japan Logs Trade Deficit of 165.4 B. Yen in Early June

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan logged a customs-cleared trade deficit of 165,452 million yen in early June, due to the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900302

Hospital Making Strides after Tsunami

Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref., June 29 (Jiji Press)--The only general hospital in a tsunami-hit city in northeastern Japan is making strides toward resuming full services......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900638

Japan Power-Saving Efforts Moving into Top Gear from Fri.

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's campaign to cut electricity consumption will shift into top gear on Friday, aiming to avert unexpected massive outages stemming from power shortages......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062900833

Japan Eyes Loan Purchase Bodies for Disaster Area Firms

Tokyo, June 29 (Jiji Press)--The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan are considering setting up public loan-purchasing bodies to help small and midsize firms in disaster-hit areas cope with the "double loan" problem, sources said Wednesday. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011062901034
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Sankei news

temporary housing in Miyagi pref

 

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Young tsunami survivors to get places to hang out

The Japanese branch of an international non-governmental organization is planning on giving children who survived the March 11th earthquake and tsunami a place to spend their free time........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 05:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_05.html

Iraq ready to increase oil exports to Japan

Iraq says it's ready to increase oil exports to Japan to help the country rebuild the areas of its northeastern coast that were devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 07:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_09.html

Carmakers begin summer power-saving

Some Japanese carmakers have started a summer-time power-saving schedule, to help deal with a possible shortage of electricity due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 13:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_21.html

Vending machines for disaster aid developed

New drink vending machines have been developed to allow consumers to donate money for areas devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.......

Thursday, June 30, 2011 17:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_29.html

15 % electricity saving starts on Friday

Japan's government says it will require major electricity users in eastern and northeastern Japan to cut their consumption by 15 percent from Friday, due to a significant drop in power supply this summer........

Thursday, June 30, 2011 18:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_26.html
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Yomiuri online

Tohoku summer festival program still on track

Despite struggling with recovery and reconstruction efforts following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the Tohoku region will go ahead with its summer festival program this year........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110629005600.htm

UNESCO designation boosts Iwate

Representatives of Iwate Prefecture on Wednesday pledged a return to normal life and to begin welcoming tourists to the quake-hit region after several Buddhist temples and historic artifacts in Hiraizumicho in the prefecture were granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110629006657.htm
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Asahi com

Teacher's poignant notebook helps him start over

Sick and tired of looking at scenes of devastation, high school teacher Yukio Kudo finally decided it was time to submit his wife's death certificate to authorities after she had been lost in the tsunami.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290196.html

Japan to use ODA budget to assist quake-recovery efforts

The Foreign Ministry is considering buying products of earthquake-affected areas with the government's official development assistance budget and offering them to developing countries. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106290200.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Doll project connecting Japanese, Haitian quake kids kicks off

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Organizers of Global Kids Connect, a project linking children affected by earthquakes in Japan and Haiti, will leave Thursday for Port-au-Prince to deliver 100 dolls in hopes of comforting survivors......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Canada to invite 150 students affected by disaster for language study

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Canada plans to invite 150 Japanese students who were affected by March's devastating quake and tsunami for month-long free English or French language lessons to help them get over the disaster, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Gov't eyes 500 bil. yen grant to quake-hit regions under extra budget

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is considering spending some 500 billion yen ($6.16 billion) in special subsidies to local governments affected by the March disaster under the envisaged 2 trillion yen second extra budget, officials said Wednesday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Power demand reaches 93 percent in TEPCO service region

Power demand in the region serviced by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) reached a peak of 45.7 million kilowatts -- or 93.3 percent of supply -- on June 29, the highest demand the area has seen since the March 11 disasters.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na002000c.html

Disaster survivor sends note of thanks, charm to police officer who saved her from suicide

When Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) riot squad officer Aki Kurokawa met Miyoko Ohashi, the 64-year-old disaster refugee was thinking of suicide. Head Patrol Officer Kurokawa managed to cheer her up, bringing her back from the brink. Now, Kurokawa carries the symbol of Ohashi's thanks wherever she goes.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na011000c.html

Businesses in disaster-hit prefectures angry over new energy-use restrictions

With government power saving regulations for businesses set to go into effect on July 1, firms struggling to recover and rebuild from the March 11 disaster are questioning why the three most severely damaged prefectures have not been exempted from the new rules........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na012000c.html

Fly trap at evacuation shelter a smelly success

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A plastic bottle fly trap that uses a mix of vinegar, alcohol and sugar is proving its worth at shelters here, helping bring relief from an outbreak of the insects in the tsunami-hit region........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/06/30/20110630p2a00m0na016000c.html


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Jiji press

Japanese Automakers Shift Holidays to Cut Power Use

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)---Japanese automakers kicked off their unusual power-saving campaign Thursday by suspending plant operations on weekdays.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000380

Japan Govt to Adopt 2nd Extra Budget on Tues.

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to adopt a fiscal 2011 second supplementary budget for supporting postdisaster reconstruction at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, officials said Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063000753

Japan to Launch Early Warning System for Power Shortages

Tokyo, June 30 (Jiji Press)--The government said Thursday it will issue an advance warning if more than 97 pct of the power supply capacity is used in northern and eastern Japan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011063001071
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Sankei news

power usage

 

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Japan Expo encourages disaster survivors

One of the world's largest events to promote Japanese pop culture kicked off in France on Thursday.......

Friday, July 01, 2011 06:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_08.html

Govt to warn of possible rolling blackouts

The Japanese government plans to issue a public warning that rolling blackouts may occur when peak demand for electricity is projected to reach the supply amount.....

Friday, July 01, 2011 07:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_12.html

Japan's May jobless rate improves slightly

Japan's unemployment rate improved slightly in May, dropping to 4.5 percent from 4.7 percent the previous month.....

....According to the survey answered by 431 people, the unemployment rate in Iwate prefecture stood at 6.5 percent, and 7.0 percent in Miyagi prefecture.....

Friday, July 01, 2011 11:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_15.html

BOJ Tankan: Business confidence down after quake

The Bank of Japan's latest quarterly Tankan survey shows that business confidence has tumbled since the March 11th disaster.........

Friday, July 01, 2011 11:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_17.html

Hitachi starts power-saving shift

Leading Japanese electronics maker Hitachi has started shifting some of its operations to weekends to cope with expected power shortages........

Friday, July 01, 2011 17:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_26.html

Power saving begins at Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has joined other major businesses in cutting power consumption following a government appeal to save electricity during summer......

Friday, July 01, 2011 17:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_27.html

Tokyo subway saving power

Tokyo's subway system has begun temporarily stopping air-conditioning at stations because limits have been placed on heavy electricity users from Friday.....

Friday, July 01, 2011 18:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_31.html Tokyo is still light up

June new car sales hit record low

New car sales in Japan slumped to a record low in June due to parts shortages caused by the March 11th disaster.....

Friday, July 01, 2011 18:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Goya vine 'curtains' save energy

"Green curtains" made of climbing plants, including goya bitter gourd, are attracting interest as a way to block summer sunshine and heat to save electricity amid power shortages expected this summer due to the shutdown of several of the nation's nuclear power plants......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110630005285.htm
goya or bitter melon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_melon

2.4 bil. yen in soiled currency exchanged since March 11

More than 2.4 billion yen in bills and coins soiled or damaged by the March 11 tsunami has been brought to Bank of Japan branches in the hard-hit Tohoku region to be replaced, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110630005347.htm

Many bodies still unnamed / Police have tough time obtaining DNA samples of missing

There has been little progress recently in identifying bodies found in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, as confirming people's identities based on belongings or physical characteristics gets more difficult as time passes........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110630005327.htm
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Asahi com

South African drummers visit earthquake victims

YAMAMOTO, Miyagi Prefecture--Two South African drummers are touring elementary schools in northeastern Japan in a bid to lift spirits among children affected by the March 11 quake........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106300190.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Power-saving efforts start in Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government started restricting on Friday electricity consumption by large-lot users in eastern and northeastern Japan to avert power shortages in the wake of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm030000c.html

Vocational school grads allowed to reenter Japan for work

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Justice Ministry on Friday eased the educational requirements for foreign residents who wish to reenter Japan for employment purposes, enabling graduates of Japanese vocational schools to do so without the need for a college degree......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm094000c.html

Gov't commission calls for equipping schools as refugee centers

A government investigative commission on the functions and outfitting of Japan's schools has concluded that schools must be able to serve as refugee centers as well as educational institutions........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na013000c.html

Woman who lost mother to Hanshin quake reaches out to Tohoku orphans

KOBE, Hyogo -- A photo shows a smiling woman with her young, yukata robe-clad daughter, taken during a summer festival. That daughter is now a 21-year-old woman, and looking at the photo, she says, "I wonder what kind of person my mother was."........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na003000c.html

Japan land prices fall for 3rd straight year, decline rate narrows

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Land prices in Japan fell for the third straight year in the year to Jan. 1 but by a smaller margin as recovery in company earnings and investments put the brakes on drops in the real estate market, the National Tax Agency said Friday..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2g00m0dm098000c.html

Onagawa fish market in Miyagi holds first auctions since earthquake

ONAGAWA, Miyagi -- The lively voices of auctioneers filled the air at the Onagawa fish market here on July 1 as the first auctions were held since the market was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/01/20110701p2a00m0na021000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan May Jobless Rate Declines to 4.5 Pct

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in Japan, excluding three northeastern prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 disaster, stood at 4.5 pct in May, down 0.2 percentage point from the previous month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100149

Japan White Paper Stresses Need to Support Disaster-Hit Small Businesses

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said in a report Friday that it will take all possible measures to support small businesses in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in order to minimize the impact of disaster-caused supply chain disruptions on the Japanese economy..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100341

Japanese Land Prices Fall for 3rd Year

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Land prices in Japan slipped for the third consecutive year, through the size of decline shrank in many places, a National Tax Agency survey showed Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100463

TEPCO Cuts Aug. Power Supply Capacity Estimate

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it has revised down its electricity supply capacity estimate for the end of August to 55.60 million kilowatts, down 600,000 kilowatts from the level estimated in May........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100727

Japan Orders Breakup of SDF Joint Team

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa on Friday ordered the breakup of a joint team of Japan's Self-Defense Forces formed in response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100765

Japan Prem. Kan Gives Flowers to Lady Gaga

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has given flowers to visiting American pop singer Lady Gaga, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Friday.....


http://twitpic.com/5j112a
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100820

BOJ to Revise Down FY '11 Growth Projection

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan appears likely to revise down its gross domestic product growth projection in response to bleak business sentiment shown by the BOJ's "tankan" quarterly survey report for June on Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100877

FOCUS: BOJ Tankan Shows Positive Signs for Manufacturers

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's latest quarterly "tankan" survey showed positive signs for manufacturers as the supply chains are recovering quickly from damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100951

Power Use Falls As Mandatory Restrictions Start

Tokyo, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Electricity consumption during peak hours dropped by several percents from the day before in eastern and northeastern Japan on Friday as the country's power-conserving drive fully kicked off......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100978

Japan Displays Video at Times Square to Thank U.S.

New York, July 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry started displaying video messages on a large screen at Times Square in New York on Friday expressing the nation's gratitude for U.S. support for those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070100999
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Sankei news

at Times Square

<iframe width="250" height="172" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QTBx4KkrDUE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Yamada-Town 88 days later <iframe width="250" height="172" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IhyDIWmX1bc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Onagawa-Town 60 days later

<iframe width="250" height="172" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QWcvlHkI07Q?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1st July Kesennuma city 00:40~

after 3 months

Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref

Minamisanriku town, Miyagi pref

Minamisanriku town, Miyagi pref

Kesennuma city, Miyagi pref

 

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Students land fish at Onahama Port

Students from a local fisheries high school in Fukushima Prefecture landed a haul of tuna on Friday to help reopen a local fishing port..........

Saturday, July 02, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html

Auto industry begins power-saving shift

The Japanese auto industry has begun weekend operations on Saturday in an effort to avoid electricity shortages this summer...........

Saturday, July 02, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_02.html

Japanese automakers' sales down in US

New car sales in the United States increased almost 13 percent in the first half of 2011 from a year earlier, with the top 3 US automakers enjoying double-digit growth. But Japanese carmakers struggled with production cuts following the March disaster........

Saturday, July 02, 2011 08:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_07.html

Japanese auto firms begin power-saving shifts

Japanese automakers began weekend operations on Saturday in an effort to cope with expected power shortages this summer........

Saturday, July 02, 2011 11:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_10.html

Nurseries open on weekends to help working parents

Daycare centers in Japan have begun to provide services for children on weekends to meet demand from their parents.....

Saturday, July 02, 2011 14:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_13.html
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Yomiuri online

Mountain to climb before tax-hike deadline

Discussions on raising the consumption tax rate will now take place as part of deliberations on wider tax-system reforms to be held in autumn and beyond......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004992.htm

'Tax hikes needed for future generations' / Govt sees 10% consumption tax as only way to prevent social welfare, pension systems going broke

Discussions on tax and social welfare reforms have turned a corner, with the government and ruling parties agreeing on plans that call for raising the consumption tax rate to 10 percent "by the mid-2010s." ......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004991.htm

Businesses begin energy cuts / Hours, lighting, temperature adjusted--and ice cream served

Retailers, banks and educational institutions were among those introducing full-scale power-saving measures Friday, bringing a variety of changes to many businesses but causing new problems for companies in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004930.htm

It's an order: 15% power-cut goal now official

A government order came into effect Friday obliging large-lot electricity users in the service areas of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co. to limit their consumption to 15 percent below that of this time last year........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110701004936.htm
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Asahi com

Employees, cities try to adapt to energy-saving shift in work days

A Nissan Motor Co. employee had a simple child-rearing arrangement with his wife: He would take care of the kids on weekends while she worked at her part-time job......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010262.html

People get traditional for a cool summer

Amid summer energy-saving campaigns, many people are turning back the clock, keeping specialty stores selling traditional products busy trying to keep up with orders......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107010256.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japanese 'thank you' message aired at New York's Times Square

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japan on Friday started airing images and messages at New York's Times Square expressing its gratitude for U.S. support over the March 11 quake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern part of the country.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Employment rate for new university graduates in Japan hits record low

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The employment rate for new university graduates at the April start of fiscal 2011 in Japan fell 0.8 percentage point from a year earlier to a record low of 91.0 percent, reflecting the impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the government said in a revised report Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Gov't finds all surveyed bathing areas suitable for swimming

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Friday that none of the bathing areas it recently surveyed in Japan, excluding those affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, is unsuitable for swimming....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Vending machine that takes Red Cross donations unveiled

CHIBA -- The Japanese Red Cross Society's branch here, and the Tone Coca-Cola Bottling Co., have unveiled a vending machine that allows buyers to contribute their change to the charity.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/02/20110702p2a00m0na003000c.html
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Jiji press

Environment Ministry Starts Saturday Work to Save Power

Tokyo, July 2 (Jiji Press)--Many workers of the Japanese Environment Ministry went to work on Saturday, the first day of a program to work on Saturdays to save weekday electricity use amid concerns over power shortages in the summer...........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070200277
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Sankei news

power-saving shifts in Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan(MOE)

 

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Ancient court music played in Hiraizumi

Ancient Japanese court music was performed at Motsuji temple in Hiraizumi on Saturday to mark the district's new World Heritage status......

Sunday, July 03, 2011 03:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_01.html

Kansai Electric suspends Himeji thermal plant

Kansai Electric Power Company has suspended use of a generator at its thermal power plant in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, due to mechanical problems, amid fear of power shortages this summer......

Sunday, July 03, 2011 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_11.html

Mobile phone firms promote disaster warning system

Japanese mobile phone firms are promoting a new warning system for natural disasters.......

Sunday, July 03, 2011 23:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_18.html
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Yomiuri onlie

Local govts striving to save power

Local governments are struggling to cut electricity consumption by doing such things as moving working hours forward, working on Saturdays and changing lunchtimes........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110702002489.htm

Tokyo 2020 Games bid to become official soon

The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided to bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, and an official announcement is likely later this month, according to informed sources.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110702002466.htm
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Asahi com

Big electricity users reach reduction goal on 1st day

A government order to restrict electricity usage appeared to work on its first day of implementation.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107020198.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

City with greatest number of disaster deaths recruits citizens for door-to-door census

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- This coastal city, which has the greatest number of confirmed deaths from the March 11 disasters and many still unaccounted for, has borrowed the help of its citizens for a door-to-door population census........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110702p2a00m0na022000c.html

Workshops help nursery school teachers learn how to cope with quake orphans

Nursery school teachers in disaster-stricken areas are trying to learn how to cope with children who lost their parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake by attending workshops on healing techniques.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110702p2a00m0na023000c.html

High school students to use tsunami models to find and show safe evacuation routes

MIYAKO, Iwate -- Students at a technical high school here, who have creating educational tsunami damage models for six years, are planning to use old and new models to find safe evacuation routes and teach the community about them..........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110702p2a00m0na024000c.html

Power shortages possible at 5 utilities in winter

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The industry ministry has estimated that five electric power companies will be unable to meet between 4 percent and 20 percent of peak electricity demand from December to February if their nuclear reactors, now shut down for regular inspections, fail to resume operating, ministry sources said Saturday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/03/20110703p2g00m0dm011000c.html


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Sankei news

with Sudanese
Natori city, Miyagi pref

Pyramid of debris
Ishinomia city, Miyagi pref

 

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

Quake relief charity event held in Hanoi

A charity event has been held in Vietnamese capital of Hanoi to raise money for the survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in Japan.....

Monday, July 04, 2011 11:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_11.html

Edano on Kan's resignation

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says Prime Minister Naoto Kan will likely step down in the not-too-distant future.....

Saturday, June 04, 2011 13:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_19.html

Shirakawa: Parts shortage has begun to ease

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa says corporate production activities are improving, as parts shortages have begun to ease among manufacturers....

Monday, July 04, 2011 13:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_14.html
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Yomiuri online

Otsuchicho officials overwhelmed

OTUCHICHO, Iwate--At least 250 people living in Otsuchicho are elderly and need nursing care or take medicine for high blood pressure or diabetes, but the town only has six officials to keep an eye on them.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002259.htm

Preventing solitary deaths among elderly

As more and more people move into temporary housing units following the March 11 disaster, local governments are dispatching health workers and implementing various other measures to help prevent solitary deaths among elderly people living alone.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002189.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Filipino doctors provide mental health care to women

RIKUZENTAKATA (Kyodo) -- Three female Filipino doctors visited Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Sunday to provide mental health care to Filipino women who are married to Japanese men and live in areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Reconstruction minister under fire over 'offensive' remarks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's new reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto came under fire Monday over "offensive" remarks he made during a weekend visit to quake-hit areas, with many opposition lawmakers claiming that he is not the right person for the post........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/04/20110704p2g00m0dm072000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Lawmakers' Income Drops for 3rd Straight Year in 2010

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Income of Japanese lawmakers averaged 21.78 million yen in 2010, down 450,000 yen from the previous year, dropping for the third straight year, parliamentary reports showed Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400114

Japan Economy Showing Signs of Pickup: BOJ Shirakawa

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese economy is showing some signs of picking up after being hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400393

Japanese Minister Matsumoto Faces Calls to Quit over Gaffes

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister in charge of reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, faced calls to resign from both ruling and opposition parties Monday over controversial remarks made during a visit to disaster-hit areas on Sunday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400571

BOJ Raises Economic Assessments for 7 Regions

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan Monday upgraded its economic assessments for seven of the country's nine regions, helped by a recovery in production reflecting the restoration of supply chains......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400806

(Update) Japan Lawmakers' Income Drops for 3rd Straight Year in 2010

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese lawmakers' average income fell for the third straight year in 2010, hitting its lowest level since 1992, the oldest year for which data is available, parliamentary reports showed Monday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400810

(Update) Japanese Minister Matsumoto Faces Calls to Quit over Gaffes

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister in charge of reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, faced calls to resign from both ruling and opposition parties Monday over controversial remarks made during a visit to disaster-hit areas the previous day.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400834

Japanese Tourists in Summer Seen Down 2.8 Pct

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese taking trips this summer is estimated at 74.58 million, down 2.8 pct from a year before, travel agency JTB Corp. said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400838

121 SDF Family Members Still Missing in Disaster

Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--A total of 344 family members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel have been confirmed dead following the March 11 disaster, while 121 are still unaccounted for, top commander of the SDF joint relief team said Monday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070400840
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Sankei news

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