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

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

Matsumoto submits resignation

Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 09:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_14.html

Matsumoto submits resignation

Newly appointed reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.....

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_15.html

Survivors welcome Matsumoto resignation

Residents in Japan's disaster-hit areas have welcomed the resignation of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto.......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_16.html

Cabinet approves fiscal 2011 2nd extra budget

Japan's government has approved a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to fund recovery from the March 11 disaster. The extra budget is worth nearly 2 trillion yen, or about 25 billion dollars.......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 12:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html

Political reaction to Matsumoto resignation

The resignation of Japan's reconstruction minister, Ryu Matsumoto, has been welcomed by opposition parties and even the ruling coalition......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 13:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html

Overseas media on Matsumoto resignation

Overseas media were quick to report Matsumoto's resignation, reflecting strong interest in the news worldwide........

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_22.html

Tokyo police to close roads in disaster drill

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department plans to close major roads in the capital as part of a large-scale drill on September 1st, the 88th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_23.html

Hirano promoted to reconstruction minister

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has appointed Tatsuo Hirano to replace Ryu Matsumoto as minister for post-disaster reconstruction......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html

Governor on reconstruction minister resignation

Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai has commented on the resignation of Ryu Matsumoto as reconstruction minister, saying people in disaster-hit regions must be disgusted.......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html

Hirano vows to tackle reconstruction soon

Tatsuo Hirano has pledged to create an environment to tackle the reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas as soon as possible, while listening to local opinions.......

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 19:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_30.html
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Yomiuri online

Soil liquefaction spread across Kanto region

Damage to homes from soil liquefaction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake was not limited to the three worst-hit prefectures in the Tohoku region, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found, but also spreads across six prefectures in the Kanto region.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003798.htm

Aomori fest float aims to boost morale in Ofunato

An Aomori Nebuta float made of illuminated papier-mache will parade through Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in September to attempt to reinvigorate the city, which was hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110704003012.htm
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Asahi com

Construction boom hits Tohoku, but not everyone is happy

The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and private sectors. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040253.html

Tears flow at quake victim memorial service in Fukushima

Nearly four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, poignant scenes such as one of a 4-year-old boy embracing a framed picture of his deceased father touched hearts at a memorial service for victims on July 3 in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040242.html

Proud father keeps evidence of lost daughter's life

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--The room of Himeka Suzuki, a 10-year-old girl killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake, is adorned with her paintings and award certificates, showing that she accomplished a lot in her too-short life and the best lay ahead........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040237.html

Rebuilding minister Matsumoto under fire for 'verbal abuse'

Opposition parties on July 4 blasted Ryu Matsumoto, the state minister in charge of the rebuilding process following the Great East Japan Earthquake, for insensitive comments made the previous day during a visit to disaster-stricken areas.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040250.html

New energy-saving weekend shift takes toll on families

At JR Hitachi Station in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, it was business as usual on this hot summer morning, with salarymen in business attire headed to work, including the offices of Hitachi Ltd. and nearly 20 group companies.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107040236.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

104 Indonesian nurses, caregivers to depart for Japan

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- A total of 104 Indonesian nurses and caregivers are to depart for Japan on Monday despite a still low number of foreign workers in Japan who have passed local examinations for health professionals since the program started in 2008......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Summer holiday travelers to decline 2.8% due to quake disaster

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of Japanese holidaymakers planning overnight or longer trips during the summer vacation season is expected to fall 2.8 percent from a year earlier, dropping for the first time in two years, a major travel agency said Monday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Cabinet agrees on 2 tril. yen 2nd quake-relief budget

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan agreed Tuesday on a draft 2 trillion yen ($24.6 billion) second extra budget for fiscal 2011 that would finance relief work after the earthquake and tsunami in March, including health checks over the next decades on people affected by the subsequent nuclear crisis.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Japan's reconstruction minister quits after offending quake victims

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday only a week after he assumed the newly created post, following remarks he made over the weekend that offended many people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country's northeast.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Reconstruction minister apologizes for 'rough' remarks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto on Tuesday apologized for making "rough" remarks that may have hurt the feelings of victims of the March 11 disaster, and vowed to continue helping disaster-hit areas even after he steps down from the post......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm023000c.html

Wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan releases cookbook to raise funds for disaster victims

Susan Roos, the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, has released her own recipe book to raise relief money for quake victims in Miyagi Prefecture.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2a00m0na006000c.html

Man determined to repair tsunami-hit home for elderly despite lack of money

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Miyagi -- A man here who spent around the last five years preparing a home for the elderly, only to see it rendered unusable by the March 11 tsunamis just weeks before its opening, is determined to repair the facility despite a lack of funds......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2a00m0na008000c.html

Woman living at care facility following tsunami to publish poetry anthology on disaster

YAMADA, Iwate -- A woman who has been temporarily living at a care facility here since the March 11 tsunami is set to publish a poetry anthology on the disaster.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2a00m0na016000c.html

Disaster-hit communities express concern, anger on minister's exit

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The resignation Tuesday of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto over a series of inflammatory remarks rekindled anger among municipal leaders and disaster-affected residents in northeastern Japan, while heightening concerns about progress toward rebuilding the region.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/05/20110705p2g00m0dm080000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Postdisaster Reconstrution Minister Offers to Resign

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisater reconstruction, on Tuesday offered to resign after making controversial remarks following his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500097

Japan Govt Sets 2-T.-Yen Draft Extra Budget

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted a draft second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 which earmarks nearly 2 trillion yen mainly for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500194

(Update) Japan Reconstruction Minister Matsumoto Resigns

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Ryu Matsumoto, Japanese minister for postdisaster reconstruction, resigned Tuesday after making controversial remarks during his recent visit to areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379

Over 70 Pct of Japan Firms Trying to Save Power: Survey

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--A private-sector survey showed Tuesday that 72.7 pct of companies in Japan said they have decided to or may implement measures to conserve electricity to help offset possible power shortages in the summer........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500647

(Update) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500379

Japan Local Govts Back Power-Saving Drives at Home

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese local governments are encouraging household efforts to save power in the simmering heat of summer as the country faces a squeezed electricity supply due to a series of nuclear-plant shutdowns following the radiation crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 complex......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500798

(Update 2) Hirano Picked as Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister

Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, as minister for postdisaster reconstruction on Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070500871
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Sankei news

Shichigahama town, Miyagi pref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichigahama,_Miyagi

 

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

Panasonic unveils rechargeable LED light

Japanese electronic giant Panasonic has unveiled new products to help people cope with the anticipated power blackouts this summer. Japan is facing serious power shortages after the earthquake on March 11th.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 01:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_02.html

Survey: 55% of firms can meet 15% reduction target

About half of the firms in a new survey can meet the power-saving target set by the Japanese government to cope with electricity shortages this summer.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_05.html

Kan under increasing pressure to resign

Prime Minister Naoto Kan is under growing pressure to step down following the resignation of his reconstruction minister.....

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_12.html

Kan apologizes for Matsumoto's resignation

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has acknowledged responsibility for appointing former reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto, but repeated his willingness to remain in power until the Diet enacts 3 key bills......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 15:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_20.html

Tanabata wishes made for disaster survivors

Victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are making wishes for survivors of the March 11th disaster based on the traditional Japanese star festival known as Tanabata......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 16:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_21.html

Nikkei stock index ends day above 10,000

Tokyo's Nikkei stock index has ended the day above the 10,000 mark for the first time in about 2 months, on expectations of a recovery by Japanese manufacturers following the March 11th disaster......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 17:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_24.html

Key economic index up for 2nd consecutive month

A key Japanese economic index rose in May for the second straight month. The increase is being attributed to a recovery in supply networks that had been disrupted following the March 11th disaster.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 17:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_25.html

Fishermen urge caution on special economic zone

Japanese fishermen are urging the government to be cautious in setting up a special economic zone to help rebuild the fishing industry in disaster-hit northeastern Japan......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 17:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_27.html

Mitsubishi develops electric car

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors says it has developed an electric vehicle that can also serve as an emergency power source for households.......

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 19:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_34.html
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Yomiuri online

4th minister to quit under Kan

Ryu Matsumoto on Tuesday became the fourth state minister to resign from Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration since it was formed in June last year......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705004259.htm

Matsumoto's resignation seen as inevitable

The prevailing view within the government and the ruling parties Tuesday was that reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto's resignation over his recent high-handed remarks to governors of disaster-hit prefectures was inevitable, particularly in light of the urgency for moving ahead with reconstruction efforts.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705004446.htm

Matsumoto steps down / Reconstruction minister quits over string of gaffes

Disaster reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday after serving only nine days in the newly created post, following his controversial remarks that angered people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110705004802.htm
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Asahi com

Soiled diplomas will become symbol of March 11 disasters

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Shiny, new diplomas were handed out to the 24 students at Ogatsu Elementary School on July 3, almost four months later than originally scheduled, but there were lessons to be learned in the soiled diplomas that were intended for them.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050268.html

Expectant mother is newlywed widow in disaster area

MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi Prefecture--At a hotel on the top of a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, a female hotel worker smiles as she helps care for about 500 evacuees and construction workers......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050267.html

Matsumoto resigns as rebuilding minister in another blow to Kan

Ryu Matsumoto resigned July 5 as state minister in charge of rebuilding after nine days of offending leaders in disaster areas, threatening journalists and putting Prime Minister Naoto Kan in an even tighter predicament.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107050260.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Panasonic unveils portable solar panel LED light

Panasonic has announced it will sell a portable solar panel-equipped LED light that can provide illumination for around 60 continuous hours on a single full charge as well as supply electricity for cell phones......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2a00m0na006000c.html

Nikkei ends above 10,000, marking highest close since March 11

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended above the 10,000 line Wednesday, its highest close since March 11 when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, as worries about the Japanese and U.S. economies eased.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0bu109000c.html

Surge in demand for traditional fans spurred by energy-saving efforts

TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- Traditional Japanese fans known as "uchiwa" are in huge demand this summer as people seek to save energy amid a power shortage triggered by the continuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Quake survivors stock up on pest-fighting goods as summer comes

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Nearly four months after the March earthquake and tsunami and as summer heat has begun to intensify, pests have added to the calamities plaguing the disaster-hit region of northeastern Japan......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm002000c.html

New minister Hirano is expert on farm, economic policies

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's new reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano is a second-term House of Councillors member known as an expert on farm and economic policies........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Kan apologizes for Matsumoto's 'unpleasant' remarks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday he is responsible for having appointed Ryu Matsumoto to the new ministerial post in charge of rebuilding areas ravaged by the March earthquake and apologized for the former minister's "unpleasant" remarks..............

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2g00m0dm028000c.html

Possible summer-time power outages threaten in-home patients on ventilators

Thousands of in-home patients on artificial respirators in Japan fear that possible power outages in the upcoming summer could bring down their breathing machines and threaten their lives.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/06/20110706p2a00m0na012000c.html


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Jiji press

Aeon Suffers 70 Pct Fall in Net Profit Due to Disaster

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. <8267> said Wednesday its group net profit in March-May plunged 70.1 pct from a year before to 5,762 million yen, due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070600851

Japan to Put off Disaster Area Digital TV Shift until March 31

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The communications ministry reported to the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Wednesday that it will put off ending analog terrestrial television broadcasts until March 31, 2012, in three disaster-hit northeastern Japan prefectures......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600448

Kan Admits Responsibility for Early Exit of Reconstruction Minister

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan admitted Wednesday his responsibility for the swift resignation of Ryu Matsumoto as minister for reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600570

Japan Disaster Evacuees Down 13,000

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The number of evacuees from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan totaled 99,236 as of Thursday, down 13,169 in two weeks, a government survey showed Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600642

Disaster Dampens Japan Consumer Sentiment Much: BOJ

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese consumer sentiment worsened sharply after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country, a quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan showed Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600665

MARKET EYES: Nikkei Seen to Be Top-Heavy after Retaking 10,000

Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)--The Nikkei average retook the key 10,000 threshold on a closing basis Wednesday, hitting the highest level since March 11 when the 9.0-magnitute quake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, but the key stock index could become top-heavy if the market suffers a lack of powerful buying incentives.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070600840
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Sankei news

back rush of Tsunami

15:43 PM
seabed of Shizugawa bay

17:23 PM

Okawa school and the Milky Way at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

Shizugawa area, Minamisanriku town, Miyagi pref

golfer Ryo Ishikawa does volunteer work at Onagawa town, Miyagi pref

 

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

Shark fin factory resumes operation

A shark fin processor has resumed operations at a makeshift factory in northeastern Japan nearly 4 months after its original plant was devastated by the tsunami......

Thursday, July 07, 2011 15:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_26.html

Event to help disaster-hit Tohoku opens in Tokyo

An event to help with the reconstruction of the disaster-hit Tohoku region in northeastern Japan has opened in Tokyo.....

Thursday, July 07, 2011 19:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_33.html
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Yomiuri online

Mitsui to build huge solar power plants in disaster areas

Trading company giant Mitsui & Co. plans to build huge solar power plants in the Tohoku region to help the region recover from the March 11 disaster by easing its power shortages, it was learned Wednesday.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110706005423.htm

Azumi vents anger

Criticism of Prime Minister Naoto Kan over the resignation of Ryu Matsumoto as disaster reconstruction minister has erupted within the Democratic Party of Japan.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110706004263.htm

Embattled quake survivors face further housing woes

Little headway has been made preparing rental and other housing for survivors of the March 11 earthquake after they leave makeshift temporary housing.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110706005060.htm

Kan's administration seen collapsing

Prime Minister Naoto Kan's attempt to shore up his administration with a tweaked Cabinet lineup has failed with the resignation of the disaster reconstruction minister........................

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110706005023.htm
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Asahi com(REUTERS)

Nikkei hits post-quake high in longest win streak in 2 years

The Nikkei average rose to a post-quake high on July 6, gaining for a seventh session in its longest winning streak in two years, helped by continued buying by Asian and European investors and with worries fading about slower global growth................

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060438.html

First of two Kawasaki solar power plant nears completion

KAWASAKI--Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the city government here have nearly completed construction of the Ukishima solar power plant in this city's Kawasaki Ward, with operations set to begin in August...............

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060425.html

Panasonic bolsters lineup of disaster-related products

Panasonic Corp. is rolling out goods that can be used in natural disasters to meet the growing demand for such products since the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.................

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060293.html

Blame it on my blood, disgraced Japan politician says

Forced to quit after barely a week as Japan's reconstruction minister for remarks deemed offensive to victims of the March earthquake and tsunami, Ryu Matsumoto had an unusual explanation for his behavior -- his blood type....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060291.html

Opposition parties using 'sunshine' policy to force Kan out

Wary of public disgust with political maneuvering at a time of national crisis, the leadership of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party has adopted a cagey response to the resignation of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060282.html

Return postcard delivers message of friend's safety

When Kazuko Furoto saw the tragic news that Iwate Prefecture's Rikuzentakata had been devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, she worried about the fate of her good friend living in the city..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060281.html

Armani pays tribute to Japan, source of his inspiration

PARIS--There was a touch of Japonism seen at the Giorgio Armani 2011 fall-winter haute couture collection, with designs and forms inspired by traditional kimono gracing the models walking down the Parisian runway..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107060286.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Honda posts nearly 30% fall in sales in June in China

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- The sales of new Honda cars in China in June fell 29.9 percent to 35,105 units from the same month last year, Honda Motor Co.'s China subsidiary said Wednesday, blaming a continued shortage of Japanese-made parts in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan............

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu055000c.html

Core machinery orders rebound in May after quake-prompted fall

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core private-sector machinery orders rebounded in May after marking a fall in the previous month amid the negative impact from the massive earthquake and tsunami in March, but major sectors such as auto and high-tech manufacturers remained weak, the government said Thursday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu059000c.html

May composite index logs record rise as economy recovers after quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's index of leading economic indicators, which shows how the economy is likely to perform in coming months, marked a record rise in May, evidence the world's third-largest economy is poised to recover strongly from the March earthquake and tsunami due to an upturn in production, government data showed Wednesday...........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0bu060000c.html

Japan invites foreign journalists to show recovery efforts in Tohoku

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is inviting foreign journalists to Japan to show them reconstruction efforts in the northeastern part of the country following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region, government officials said Wednesday..............

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Man survived tsunami by climbing utility pole

MIYAKO, Iwate -- A man here survived the March 11 tsunami that ravaged the area by climbing up a fortunately located utility pole.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na011000c.html

Miyagi junior high school students appreciate overseas aid, have big dreams

A group of eight junior high school students and two teachers from disaster-hit Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, expressed their appreciation on July 7 for support from at home and abroad in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and talked about their dreams and a grand design to rebuild their town...............

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na014000c.html

'Fight' newspaper that cheered up disaster evacuees released as book

KESENNUMA, Miyagi -- Copies of a wall newspaper that children at a shelter here released to cheer up evacuees in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake has become a book......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/07/20110707p2a00m0na015000c.html


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Jiji press

Mitsui Mulls Building Mega Solar Power Systems Nationwide

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Mitsui & Co. <8031> is considering teaming up with Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. to build large-scale power generation systems, known as mega solar, in at least 10 locations in Japan, it was learned Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070700821

Seven & i, Aeon Log Net Profit Falls after Disaster

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giants Seven & i Holdings Co. <3382> and Aeon Co. <8267> suffered group net profit falls for March-May due to the March disaster......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070700842

 

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

Oyster farmers receive equipment from France

Oyster growers hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan have received oyster farming equipment from their French colleagues.......

Friday, July 08, 2011 15:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_22.html

Business sentiment logs more improvement

A government survey shows that business confidence among working Japanese is recovering steadily from the impact of the March disaster.......

Friday, July 08, 2011 20:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_36.html

Tohoku region sees net outflow of 30,000 residents

Three disaster-stricken prefectures in northeastern Japan have seen a net outflow of more than 30,000 residents between March and May after the region was struck by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Friday, July 08, 2011 22:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Mommy has become a star, grandmother tells Manami

MIYAKO, Iwate--"Mommy has become a star."

Five-year-old Manami Kon stared at the sky for some time after she was told this by her paternal grandmother Sachiko on Wednesday. The two were attending the funeral for Manami's family, among them her mother Yuka, whose death as a result of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake was recently confirmed.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110707005877.htm

Kansai Yamamoto to hold event in Fukushima

Fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto plans to hold an event in disaster-hit Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 11, six months after the Great East Japan Earthquake......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110707003645.htm
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Asahi com

Honda sales in China plunge 30%

BEIJING--Honda Motor Co.'s sales in China in June fell 29.9 percent from a year earlier to 35,105 units, mainly due to a parts shortage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, the company said July 6......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070264.html

The food's more solid, but what about the earth?

OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture--No baby wants to leave the security of its mother breast, but the 21 infants at a weaning class in quake-hit Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on July 6 could be excused for holding on a little longer than most.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107070239.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

NTT Docomo to back up cellphone network with renewable energy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- NTT Docomo Inc. plans to build renewable energy power generation facilities near its cellphone towers nationwide to supplement electricity and help prevent a disruption to its mobile phone network in case a major disaster causes blackouts, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu084000c.html

Free trade deals key for Japan's post-quake recovery: white paper

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Securing free trade agreements with other countries is important for Japan to recover from the aftermath of the March 11 disasters as well as to attract more foreign businesses, the industry ministry said in a white paper on trade released Friday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu086000c.html

Cameron, Keidanren chief discuss Japan-EU economic pact

LONDON (Kyodo) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday told the visiting chairman of Japan's largest business lobby that Britain will assume leadership in promoting the conclusion of an economic partnership agreement between the European Union and Japan, officials of the group said........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu088000c.html

June bank lending down 0.6%, smallest fall in 18 months

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Lending by Japanese banks in June fell 0.6 percent from a year earlier to 392 trillion yen, marking the slowest pace of decline in 18 months due to rising cash demand from companies affected by the earthquake and tsunami in March, the Bank of Japan said Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu091000c.html

May current account surplus down 52% on tilting trade balance

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's current account surplus in May fell 51.7 percent from a year earlier to 590.7 billion yen on a combination of rising imports and slower exports as a result of the massive earthquake and tsunami in March, the government said Friday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu092000c.html

Economy watcher sentiment logs fastest recovery in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Business sentiment among those with jobs sensitive to economic conditions in Japan improved at a record fast pace in June, recovering from sharp falls following the earthquake and tsunami in March, which weighed production, exports and retail sales, government data showed Friday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0bu147000c.html

Overnight buses take quake-affected students for job hunting in Osaka

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- About 70 job-hunting students affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attended interviews with businesses in Osaka on Thursday after coming to the city several hundred kilometers from their homes by overnight buses.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Japanese English teachers hope to gain from training program in U.S.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 96 Japanese teachers of English, who leave for the United States this month on a six-month training program sponsored by the government, vowed Thursday to pass onto their students what they experience to enhance global understanding......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Pests pose menace in rubble-strewn northeastern Japan

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The three prefectures hardest hit by the March earthquake and tsunami are now waging a major battle against swarms of flies and mosquitoes that have emerged out of filthy puddles and waste left in the wake of the disaster........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Ministers to study tax hikes for 3rd quake-relief budget

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will set up a ministerial meeting to discuss proposed tax hikes to help create a third extra budget for fiscal 2011 that would finance reconstruction work after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, officials said Friday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2g00m0dm144000c.html

Lone pine tree standing after tsunami protected by size, distance from shore

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- A lone pine tree in a forest here that survived the devastating March 11 tsunami was protected by its size and distance from the shore, the Forestry Agency has concluded......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na004000c.html

Ordinary notebook filled with extraordinary outpouring for children lost to tsunami

YAMAMOTO, Miyagi -- At a kindergarten in this tsunami-devastated town there sits an apparently ordinary notebook; ordinary until one opens the cover and begins to read the many messages inside to children who lost their lives when their school buses were swept away by the waves........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na016000c.html

Local caviar business likely to disappear in wake of tsunami

A company producing a brand of caviar that had taken off in the Iwate Prefecture city of Kamaishi is facing its demise in the wake of the March 11 tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/08/20110708p2a00m0na019000c.html


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Jiji press

NTT DoCoMo to Introduce Green Base Stations

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Top Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. <9437> plans to launch about 10 "green" base stations, which operate on electricity produced by solar and wind power, in fiscal 2012 that starts next April, it was learned Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070800895

Japan Should Promote Exports to Maintain Employment: White Paper

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan should more actively promote exports to maintain production and employment in the country, the government said in an annual report Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800252

Japan to Discuss Tax Hikes for Reconstruction in Ministerial Talks

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday decided to set up a ministerial forum to discuss limited-term tax hikes for reconstruction of the areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800465

Google to Show Images of Quake-Hit Areas via Street View

Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., July 8 (Jiji Press)--Google Inc. of the United States will release images of quake-hit areas in eastern Japan via its Street View online map service, which provides 360-degree street-level images, its Japanese unit said Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800734

3 Disaster-Hit Prefectures Log Net Population Fall of Over 30,000

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The total number of people who moved out of the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami exceeded that of incoming people by 31,752 in March-May, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800871

Japan Labor, Other Ministers Request Increase in New Grad Recruitment

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Labor minister Ritsuo Hosokawa asked business on Friday to increase recruitment for undergraduate students who will leave school in spring 2012.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800910

Ex-DPJ Leaders May Join Forces for Kan Resignation

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--With Prime Minister Naoto Kan refusing to step down immediately, former leaders of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan may work together to force the prime minister to resign, informed sources said Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800946

Moratoriums Placed on Repayments of 556.4-B.-Yen Loans in Disaster Areas

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--Financial institutions in the three northeastern Japan prefectures that were hit hardest by the March 11 disaster had granted moratoriums on repayments of loans totaling 556.4 billion yen by the end of May, the Financial Services Agency said Friday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011070800961
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Sankei news

"Tsunami tower" Nishiki tower at Taiki town, Mie pref
always keep evacuation equipments

21.8m

ishinomaki fishmarket at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref
preparations for reopen had begun

debris at Ishinomia city, Miyagi pref
MOE estimate that the disposals in Miyagi pref will take 20 years

 

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BOJ to upgrade economic assessment

Japan's central bank will upgrade its overall economic assessment to reflect gains in production capacity as the nation recovers from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Saturday, July 09, 2011 08:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_11.html
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Yomiuri online

Retailers' fortunes mixed in months since disaster

Sales results for major retailers varied widely in the March-May period, with convenience stores faring better overall than supermarkets and department stores in the aftermath of the March 11 disaster........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110708005031.htm

Local govts withhold OT pay / Unable to handle massive bills for overtime in wake of March 11

Local governments in many areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake have told employees they will not receive full payment for overtime work performed in the immediate wake of the disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110708005160.htm
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Asahi com

Nikkei closes up after touching 4-month high

The Nikkei average hit a four-month peak on July 8, led by gains in construction stocks after a brokerage upgrade, while investors see the market recovering to pre-quake levels next week if U.S. job figures improve in line with other data......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080290.html

Retailers see sales recovery in Tohoku disaster areas

Major retailers have posted increased profits, thanks to a surge in sales in the disaster-stricken Tohoku region, according to their consolidated financial reports for the March-May period.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080287.html

NTT DoCoMo to make its own power

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's leading cellphone carrier, is planning to enter the power generation business, President and CEO Ryuji Yamada told The Asahi Shimbun......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080295.html

Counseling often crucial for quake, tsunami survivors

While most survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake put on brave and stoic faces for the rest of the world, in reality, many children and adults suffered deep psychological damage from losing loved ones and their homes........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080414.html

4 months on, disaster debris still a huge, smelly problem

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Four months after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, sections of northern Japan remain a dystopian nightmare, defaced by mountains of debris.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107080283.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Jan.-June bankruptcies fall 3.9%, quake-linked failures on rise

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan declined 3.9 percent from a year earlier to 6,523 in the first six months of this year, the second consecutive decline for the January-June half and the lowest number for the period since 2005, due mainly to government financial aid programs, a credit research agency said Friday.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0bu078000c.html

Japanese banks to tackle loan problem in disaster-hit region

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association on Friday pledged the banking industry stands ready to work with borrowers and the government on tackling the problem of loan repayment burdens borne by people and companies affected greatly by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0bu079000c.html

Businesses seeking new opportunities in coping with power shortage

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese companies are taking various measures to cope with power shortages this summer, while seeking to find new business opportunities to meet growing demand for energy-saving goods......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0bu081000c.html

ACCJ to set up task force to aid rebuilding efforts in Tohoku

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan said Friday it will establish a new task force involving businesses, academics and government officials to support reconstruction efforts in the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm002000c.html

3 quake-hit prefectures see net outflow of 30,000 residents

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The net outflow of residents between March and May in the three prefectures hardest hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami increased 3.4-fold from a year earlier, reaching the worst level in nearly 40 years, according to government data released Friday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Google to post Street View images of quake-ravaged areas in Japan

KESENNUMA (Kyodo) -- Google Inc. said Friday it will take panoramic pictures of areas in five Japanese prefectures devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and aim to start uploading them on its Street View online mapping service later this year.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm006000c.html privacy and chronicle

Asteroid to be named 'Ganbarou' in support of quake-affected people

KOCHI (Kyodo) -- An amateur astronomer in Kochi Prefecture said Friday he has decided to name an asteroid he discovered on March 11, 1989, "Ganbarou," or "Let's keep it up!" in Japanese, to give support to those who have been affected by the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Taiwan university students in Japan denied disaster relief payments

UTSUNOMIYA (Kyodo) -- Students from Taiwan studying at universities in the disaster-stricken northeastern Japan were barred from applying for emergency relief payments from the Japanese government for foreign students studying at their own expense, sources familiar with the situation said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2g00m0dm012000c.html

Volleyball taken by tsunami returned to girls' team after discovery on Hokkaido coast

OFUNATO, Iwate -- A volleyball ball belonging to a girls' volleyball team here that had been swept away by the tsunami has been returned to them after it was found in Hokkaido, delighting the team members......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/09/20110709p2a00m0na002000c.html
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Jiji press

INTERVIEW: Banking Head Pledges to Tackle Double Loan Problem

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese banking industry will make its utmost effort to address the so-called double loan problem that individuals and businesses face following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, its new chief said in a recent interview.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011070900303
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Sankei news

shipyard restarts at Otsuchi town, Iwate pref

evacuation drill at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, Aichi pref
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium http://www.nagoyaaqua.jp/aqua/othe/engl/index.html

Ultraman visits in Fukushima pref
L: Sato, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture

new reconstruction minister Hirano visits in disaster area
R: Murai, Governor of Miyagi Prefecture

 

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

Seasonal favorite fish landed in Kushiro

Shoppers descended on a fish market in the northern Japanese port of Kushiro on Saturday to buy the first sanma, or Pacific saury, of the season......

Sunday, July 10, 2011 02:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_28.html

Tsunami advisories issued after quake

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Sunday morning......

Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_13.html

Tsunami advisories lifted at 11:45

The Meteorological Agency lifted tsunami advisories for coastal regions of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures before noon.....

Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_17.html
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Asahi com

More than 2,000 firms suspend operations in disaster area

About 2,000 companies based or with offices in the coastal areas of three disaster-stricken prefectures still had not resumed operations in June, according to a survey by a credit research firm......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090264.html

Economic watchers see brighter picture

The Cabinet Office's monthly Economy Watchers Survey, which gathers opinions of workers in retail and other sectors sensitive to economic conditions, improved 13.6 points from the previous month to reach 49.6 in June. It marks the largest month-on-month jump since the government began the survey in January 2000......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090262.html

Japanese banks to tackle loan problem in disaster-hit region

The president of one of Japan's leading banks said it will consider partially writing off loans to people and businesses hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090261.html

Survey: 30% quake-related loans in arrears

Thirty percent of loans to companies afflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake are past due, as well as 10 percent of housing loans to earthquake victims, a Financial Services Agency survey showed.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090263.html

Google to use street view tech to record disaster areas

Google Japan Inc. announced July 8 it would begin recording the devastation of communities struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake using technology from its Street View service to obtain 360-degree landscape shots. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090254.html

Disaster-stricken prefectures lose 30,000 people

More than 30,000 people moved out disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in the three months to May, the government said July 8.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090252.html

Survey: 50 percent of coastal towns have no tsunami evacuation plan

Only about half of the municipalities along the vulnerable Pacific coast have tsunami evacuation plans......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090253.html

Ex-American says Tohoku people have to take control of rebuilding process

When work was under way to rebuild areas of the disaster-hit Tohoku region, one man drew surprised looks with his effortless swings of a sledgehammer that broke up concrete walls that had toppled......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107090268.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Documentary film in the works about children at tsunami- and fire-hit school

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- The lives of children at a school here hit hard by the disaster on March 11 is being made into a documentary film to be released next autumn.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/10/20110709p2a00m0na025000c.html

As reconstruction progresses at a crawl, priests help rebuild graveyards

SENDAI -- Reconstruction efforts are moving slowly on the tsunami-stricken Miyagi Prefecture coast, but with the Bon festival coming up in a little over a month, priests and other locals are working to get ready for the annual festival in which dead ancestors are honored......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/10/20110709p2a00m0na026000c.html

M7.3 earthquake jolts northeastern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Areas in northeastern Japan hard hit by the March 11 mega earthquake and ensuing tsunami were jolted again Sunday morning by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/10/20110710p2a00m0na001000c.html
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Jiji press

Tsunami Advisory Issued after 7.1-Quake Strikes off Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--A quake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale struck off the northeastern Japan coast Sunday morning, with a tsunami advisory issued to coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071000040

Tsunami Advisory Lifted

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--The Meteorological Agency said Sunday it has lifted a tsunami advisory issued earlier after a quake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale struck off the northeastern Japan coast......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071000050
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Sankei news

moving from shelter, Wakaba ward, Sendai city

 

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

13:29 JST 11 Jul 2011 39.3N 142.1E 50 km M5.0 Iwate-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/20110711133342391-111329.html

 

[makoto]

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

Ultraman visits evacuation center

A popular TV character visited an evacuation center in the disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture to cheer up families and children on Sunday......

Monday, July 11, 2011 01:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_23.html

Govt to compile anti-tsunami land use guidelines

The Japanese government will give anti-tsunami guidelines for land use to municipalities affected by the March 11th disaster.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_03.html

Challenges remain 4 months after March disaster

Four months have passed since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. A large number of people are still living in evacuation centers and removal of debris is moving ahead slowly........

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_04.html

Mullen to visit disaster-hit areas in Japan

US Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will arrive in Japan on Friday and is expected to visit the areas damaged by March 11th earthquake and tsunami.........

Monday, July 11, 2011 05:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_07.html

About 21,000 dead or missing in March disaster

As of Sunday, the number of dead or missing in the March 11th earthquake and tsunami stands at 20,891......

Monday, July 11, 2011 06:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_11.html

42 of 3/11 victims identified with DNA samples

DNA tests have identified 42 victims of the March 11th quake and tsunami. The samples used in the tests were collected from personal items such as tooth brushes.....

Monday, July 11, 2011 07:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_12.html

Japan's thank you video shown in NYC

Japan has begun airing a video message in major cities around the world to express gratitude for the support extended to the country following the March 11th disaster and to encourage tourists to visit Japan......

Monday, July 11, 2011 13:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_19.html

People remember March 11th disaster

People in Japan's devastated northeast have paid their respects to the victims of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, 4 months after the disaster......

Monday, July 11, 2011 15:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_24.html

Narita air travelers to drop 15% this summer

The number of air travelers using Japan's main international gateway, Narita International Airport, is likely to plunge by nearly 15 percent this summer.......

Monday, July 11, 2011 17:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_30.html

Only 23% of donations reach quake victims

Less than one-quarter of some 3.7 billion dollars in donations collected in Japan after the March 11th quake and tsunami has reached the hands of survivors, 4 months after the disaster.......

Monday, July 11, 2011 18:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_32.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Nissan works on recharging Leaf with solar power

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- Japanese automaker Nissan is testing a super-green way to recharge its Leaf electric vehicle using solar power, part of a broader drive to improve electricity storage systems......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20110711p2g00m0bu041000c.html

BOJ starts policy meeting, likely to cut FY 2011 growth estimate

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Monday amid expectations the central bank would maintain its ultra-low interest rate to boost the economy while slightly downgrading the growth forecast for fiscal 2011 due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20110711p2g00m0bu043000c.html

21 communities hit by past tsunami swamped again by March 11 waves

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 21 of the dozens of communities in northeastern Japan whose residents had moved to higher ground after being swamped by massive tsunamis in the past were flooded by the March 11 tsunami, officials of the Cabinet Office said at a panel meeting Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Slow makeshift mall construction distresses quake-hit shopkeepers

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The slow construction of makeshift shopping malls undertaken by a government-linked body has frustrated shopkeepers and restaurant operators who are still unable to reopen their businesses four months after the devastating March earthquake and tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Quake-tsunami victims mourned 4 months after disaster

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- People mourned victims of the March 11 earthquake-tsunami catastrophe on Monday as they marked the passing of four months since the disaster hit northeastern Japan, leaving more than 15,000 people confirmed dead and more than 5,000 missing......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Only 64 percent of temporary housing for evacuees filled 4 months after quake

Only 64 percent of temporary homes built for people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been filled four months after the disaster, it has been learned.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na004000c.html

Majority of mayors on tsunami-hit Tohoku coast want gov't to cover all recovery costs

While the majority of mayors of municipalities along Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeast coast agree with the central government's disaster recovery plans to a degree, many also said the government should foot the entire recovery bill, according to a Mainichi survey.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/11/20110711p2a00m0na006000c.html
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Jiji press

Japanese Ice Cream Makers Boost Production

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese ice cream makers are rushing to boost production as offices and households in the country are setting the thermostat higher in the summer amid possible electricity shortages.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071100124

Ikea to Open Mini Outlet in Sendai in Sept.

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Ikea Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of Swedish furniture maker and retailer Ikea, said Monday it will open a mini, temporary outlet in Sendai in late September.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071100464

Nissan to Recycle EV Secondary Batteries

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Nissan Motor Co. <7201> said Monday it has started experiments on recycling used rechargeable batteries from its Leaf electric vehicle.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071100766

Some Power-Saving Measures May Not Be Effective in Japan: Research

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Scheduled blackouts and the adoption of daylight saving time are not effective in reducing power use at households and offices in and around Tokyo or may even lead to a rise in power use, a Japanese research showed.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100237

Japan to Show Video Worldwide to Attract Foreign Visitors

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Foreign Ministry and the tourism agency released Monday a promotional video to encourage foreign tourists to visit Japan, at a time when the number of visitors from abroad has declined sharply since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100560

Economists See 4.26 Pct Japan Growth for July-Sept.

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Economists now expect Japan's economy to grow at an annual rate of 4.26 pct in July-September in price-adjusted real terms, up from the previous estimate of 4.04 pct, a survey showed Monday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100776

20,900 Dead or Missing in Japan March Disaster

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The total number of those dead or missing in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami stood at 20,894 as of Monday, four months after the disaster, the National Policy Agency said.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100804

Tokyo, Tohoku Power Demand Highest since March Disaster

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Peak power demand in the service areas of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> on Monday hit the highest levels since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami due to high temperatures.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100842

Hard to Submit Reconstruction Agency Bill by End-Aug.: Hirano

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--Reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano said Monday it will be difficult to submit a bill to establish a special government agency for reconstruction after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami before the current Diet session closes on Aug. 31.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100846

Japan to Build Power Facilities That Use Disaster Wood Waste

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., July 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to build power generation facilities that will use wood waste from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a senior vice farm minister said Monday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100851

March 11 Disaster May Have Boosted Probability of Quake near Tokyo

Tokyo, July 11 (Jiji Press)--The March 11 earthquake may have boosted the probability of a massive earthquake expected to happen at faults in the Miura Peninsula of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, a government panel said Monday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071100888
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Sankei news

4 months after disaster

searching

　

Okawa school

Minamisanriku town, Miyagi pref

recent photograph at Onagawa town, Miyagi pref

6/30

7/4

7/4

7/4

police box

7/4

7/7

 

[makoto]

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18:00 JST 12 Jul 2011 38.8N 142.1E 60 km M4.9 Miyagi-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110712180336384-121800.html

 

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

Still for Japan message at Times Square

A video message to mark the 4-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan launched on a digital billboard in New York's Times Square on Monday.....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_15.html

Japanese popular comic to set in Taiwan

A story from one of Japan's most popular comic series will be set in Taiwan to express gratitude for its support after the March 11th disaster in northeastern Japan......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 14:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_21.html

Kyoto governor calls disaster response slow

Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada has criticized the central government for its slow response in addressing the March 11 disaster......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 14:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_23.html

Fish market reopens in northeastern Japan

A fish market has reopened in a huge tent at one of Japan's busiest fishing ports, 4 months after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast.....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 15:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_26.html

BOJ upgrades economic assessment

Japan's central bank has upgraded the country's overall economic assessment. The move comes as auto and electronics makers gradually get back on track, reflecting a recovery in supply chains and production......

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 15:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_29.html

Smart city to be built in Kashiwa

A project aimed at building an energy-efficient community called a smart city by using renewable energy and state-of-the-art IT technology is to be launched in Kashiwa City, near Tokyo....

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 19:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Mass exodus by manufacturers feared

Economists fear a hollowing-out of domestic industries as Japanese firms consider relocating more business and production bases to other countries.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110711003423.htm

Evacuation shelters plagued by heat, stench

KAMAISHI, Iwate--Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, about 18,000 people are still living at about 400 shelters in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711004511.htm
More than 680 rushed to hospital for heatstroke http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169599

4 months on, housing crisis continues for thousands

Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, over 100,000 evacuees are staying in temporary accommodations--including about 24,000 people living in evacuation centers--according to government figures.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110711004891.htm
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Asahi com

JAPAN BIZ TRACK: Seeking best mix of tax hikes and spending cuts

The Japanese and U.S. governments are adopting widely different approaches to dealing with their fiscal woes. Japan has a lot to learn from the ongoing debate in the United States over policy options to reduce the federal budget deficit.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110155.html

Many firms moving to Southeast Asia after quake

KUALA LUMPUR--The number of small and medium-sized companies looking to transfer production to Southeast Asia has increased dramatically following the March 11 earthquake, according to the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110152.html

Luxury hotels pitch saving energy along with bargain rates

With their foreign clientele scared off following the March 11 calamity, upscale Tokyo hotels are trying to woo conservation-obsessed Japanese customers by promising they would save more energy staying with them than at home........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107110151.html
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Manichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan's consumer confidence up for 2nd month in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese consumer confidence recovered for the second straight month in June after sharp falls following the earthquake and tsunami in March, which had eroded retail sales and other private consumption, government data showed Monday, prompting the Cabinet Office to upwardly revise its assessment......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0bu044000c.html

BOJ lowers growth forecast for disaster-hit economy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Tuesday downwardly revised its forecast of the country's economic growth in fiscal 2011 while maintaining the ultra-loose monetary policy in a widely expected move to boost the economy, which has been flagging after the March earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0bu048000c.html

16 students from quake-hit prefectures to visit U.S. as 'envoys'

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A total of 16 junior and senior high school students from the three prefectures severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will visit the United States next month at the invitation of the U.S. government to serve as teen envoys delivering the voices of those affected by the disaster, according to prefectural officials and other sources........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Taiwan raises 20 bil. yen for Japanese quake victims: minister

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- The Taiwanese government and people raised about 20 billion yen for the Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake, returning the favor of tremendous assistance they received in 1999 after a strong earthquake struck Taiwan, a minister said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2g00m0dm027000c.html

Man reports wife missing since tsunami as dead in bid to move on with life

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- A man here whose wife remains missing four months after the tsunami struck has made the difficult decision to report her as dead, as he tries to put the past behind and move forward with his life.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na010000c.html

Gov't to conduct survey on quake-related suicides

The Cabinet Office is set to conduct a detailed survey on suicides triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na012000c.html
Suicides top 30,000 for 13th year http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169008

Temporary housing residents promote exchanges between elderly, children to prevent suicide

NATORI, Miyagi -- Residents of temporary housing units here are promoting exchanges between elderly residents, who tend to shut themselves in their homes, and children, who lost their schools and playgrounds to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to prevent suicides and solitary deaths......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na022000c.html

Iwate residents look to put roar back into lion dance

OFUNATO, Iwate -- Local residents are aspiring to revive a traditional dance show featuring lion masks after the equipment survived the tsunami on March 11......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/12/20110712p2a00m0na002000c.html


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Jiji press

10 Japan Firms Team Up for Energy-Saving Housing

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Ten major Japanese companies on Tuesday announced an alliance to promote next-generation energy-saving housing.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071200983

Kan Instructs Preparation for 3rd Extra Budget

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructed ministers of his cabinet to prepare for drawing up a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to finance full-fledged reconstruction projects in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as the ongoing nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200425

BOJ Upgrades Economic Assessment

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the country's economy Tuesday, chiefly citing a recovery in supply chains disrupted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200503

Japan Minister Backs Local Ambition to Host Huge Collider

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano said Tuesday that he supports Iwate Prefecture's ambition to host a next-generation huge linear collider being planned by the international community of physicists......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200507

BOJ Shirakawa Cites Faster Recovery of Japan Supply Chains

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's supply chains are recovering faster than expected from the disruptions caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200727

(Update) Japan Govt Starts Work to Compile 3rd Extra Budget

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government started work Tuesday to compile a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to finance full-fledged reconstruction projects for areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200891

(Update) BOJ Ups Economic View Further on Recovery of Supply Chains

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan on Tuesday raised its assessment of the nation's economy for the second straight month, pointing to a steady recovery of its disaster-stricken supply chains.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071200937

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Sankei news

Solar power plant was constructed at Date city, Hokkaido

and ceremony for the completion

waste woods at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref
and convert to compost

Fish market reopens at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

 

[makoto]

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

00:37 JST 13 Jul 2011 38.3N 142.0E 50 km M5.1 Miyagi-ken Oki







jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20110713004133391-130037.html

 

[makoto]

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

US trade deficit hits 31-month high

The US trade deficit rose sharply in May, topping 50 billion dollars for the first time in 31 months.....
......US imports from Japan remained stagnant due to the impact of the March 11th disaster on supplies of parts. The US trade deficit with Japan declined by 26.4 percent.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 02:19 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_07.html

Singapore students to visit disaster-hit Tohoku

A group of Singaporean students will visit Japan early next month to do volunteer work in disaster-stricken areas of northeastern Japan.......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 06:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_09.html

Dollar falls below 79 yen in New York

On the New York foreign exchange, the dollar briefly fell to the mid-78 yen range on Tuesday on fears that the Greek debt crisis may spread to other European countries such as Italy and Spain......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 07:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_16.html

Dollar trading at 79 yen level in Tokyo

The dollar is trading in the 79-yen range on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange on Wednesday......

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 13:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/13_26.html
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Yomiuri online

2 policemen missing after March quake remembered

MIYAKO, Iwate--The family of a policeman who went missing after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 has decided to accept his death......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712004591.htm

Surfers seek return to paradise

OTSUCHICHO, Iwate--In an attempt to revive a local beach known as a surfers' paradise, boarders are banding together to remove debris and wreckage that washed ashore after the March 11 tsunami.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712004495.htm

Liquor tax hike may top up recovery fund

The government is considering raising the liquor tax and utility fees for cell phone service providers to help cover the colossal expense of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110712004388.htm
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Asahi com

Cement company begins burning rubble from disasters

With rubble proving a major barrier to reconstruction in communities devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, Taiheiyo Cement Corp. began incinerating the debris from the Iwate Prefecture cities of Ofunato and Rikuzentakata from June 22..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120489.html

JAPAN BIZ TRACK: Trade data suggests hollowing out of industry

Japan posted a trade deficit of 853.7 billion yen ($10.6 billion) in May, the second largest on record following the all-time high of 967.9 billion yen registered in January 2009 in the middle of the global economic downturn triggered by the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers. The nation's manufacturing sector is in terrible shape at the moment........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120491.html

'Kanpai' heard earlier as Ginza bars start 'summer time' hours

To cater to workers at companies that have moved up their starting and ending times to conserve electricity this summer, a number of bars in Tokyo's Ginza district have also begun moving up the time they open their doors......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120490.html

Nissan to reuse EV batteries in buildings

Nissan Motor Co. hopes to recycle batteries from its Leaf EVs as emergency units in buildings once the batteries are no longer suitable for vehicle use.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120485.html

Historic rock tilting toward trouble in quake's aftermath

HIRAIZUMI, Iwate Prefecture--Temple officials here are growing quite concerned about potential damage to a rock..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120477.html

Ishinomaki refuses to give up on the missing 4 months later

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Four months after the tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake engulfed Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, some families are still searching for their loved ones.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107120474.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Firms standardize systems for energy-saving 'smart homes'

One response to the shortage of electricity after the Great East Japan Earthquake has been a growing interest in "smart houses," which link renewable energy sources like sunlight with information technology (IT) to make more effective use of electrical power.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na019000c.html

Parents set up fund to keep daughter's memory alive after Japan quake

MIDLOTHIAN, Virginia (Kyodo) -- Four months after the March 11 disaster, Andy and Jeanne Anderson are coping with the loss of their 24-year-old daughter by launching the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund to help the children of Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2g00m0dm016000c.html
1st American earthquake victim identified (deceased) http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164864

Car tires punctured at temporary housing complex as tempers flare

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Miyagi -- Vandals have apparently punctured tires on at least nine cars parked on the premises of a temporary housing complex here......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na007000c.html

Earlier summer work hours could actually increase Tokyo electricity usage, simulation finds

Earlier summer work hours in central Tokyo would increase electricity usage, and the cooling effects of spreading water on pavements would be offset by increased humidity, according to a computer simulation on the effects of such power-saving measures on a very hot summer day........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na013000c.html

Search for bodies continues in tsunami-ravaged town under scorching heat

OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Four months after an earthquake-triggered tsunami devastated this fishing community, about 150 riot police officers carefully combed through rubble, sludge and muddy water in a desperate search for hundreds of people still missing.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na016000c.html

Quake-triggered land sinkage threatens scallop farming revival

OFUNATO, Iwate -- Young fishermen here have been trying hard to revive scallop farming, the main local industry that had thrived before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but land sinkage caused by the trembler is standing in the way of restarting their otherwise lucrative business........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na022000c.html

'Easy Japanese' section in textbook created with foreigners, natural disasters in mind

The Japanese phrases heard over community loudspeakers in disaster times are too difficult for foreigners to understand, say linguists and others. This awareness has led to the inclusion of a chapter on "Easy Japanese" in a Japanese language textbook that will be distributed to second-year middle school students next year.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/13/20110713p2a00m0na023000c.html


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Jiji press

Panoramic Video of Japan Disaster Areas Produced

Wakayama, July 13 (Jiji Press)--A university has taken a 360-degree panoramic high-resolution video of northeastern Japan areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in hopes that it will be viewed for educational purposes.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300300

Japan Governors Call for Swift Govt Move for Reconstruction

Akita, July 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese prefectural governors came up with proposals on Wednesday calling for the central government's swift action to reconstruct areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071300492
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Sankei news

Kesennuma port

Sanriku earthquake monument is found at Ofunato city, Iwate pref
about 30 years ago, The monument was buried by road construction
1933 Sanriku earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Sanriku_earthquake

 

[makoto]

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

Foreign visitors to Japan down 36% in June

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in June was down 36 percent from a year earlier, for the 4th consecutive month of decline......

Thursday, July 14, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Sendai man runs 10 yen drive for orphans

A campaign initiated by a 69-year-old Sendai man to "run and save yen10" is drawing an increasing number of supporters, who are donating the money "saved" to children who lost their parents in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713003852.htm

Still seeking a final resting place / 4 months after disaster, damaged graves make burials impossible

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Hiroaki Kikuchi lost his wife and three children in the March 11 disaster, and his 75-year-old mother, who lived with them in Ishinomaki's Kamaya district, remains missing......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110713005123.htm
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Asahi com

BIZ BRIEF: NEC Corp. introduces household energy storage system

NEC Corp. announced July 13 the introduction of a household energy storage system equipped with lithium-ion batteries that automatically controls electrical power in the home.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130348.html

Beer shipments hit record low in the first half of 2011

Shipments of beer and beer-like beverages in June fell 11.1 percent from the same month in 2010, a decline larger than the 10.9 percent drop in March, the month of the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to data released by five major alcoholic beverage companies on July 12.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130351.html

Rising yen threatens Japan's recovery from quake

Concerns over Europe's mounting debt problems have lifted the yen to near record levels against the U.S. dollar, threatening to undermine Japan's economic recovery from the March 11 earthquake. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130358.html

Construction ongoing at Japan's leading "smart" city

The core of one of Japan's largest environmentally friendly "smart" cities, under construction in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, will be completed in spring 2014......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130340.html mais, kashiwa est "hotspot"
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

ANA reports 1st yr-on-yr rise in overseas travelers since quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday that the number of passengers using its group's international flight services in May posted the first year-on-year increase since the March earthquake and tsunami, climbing 3.3 percent to 436,988......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/14/20110714p2g00m0bu056000c.html

Philippine doctors return from counseling mission in Japan

MANILA (Kyodo) -- Three Filipino medical doctors who went to Japan to provide psycho-social care to Filipino victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami returned to Manila on Wednesday after their two-week mission.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/14/20110714p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Mainichi awarded journalism prize for earthquake and tsunami coverage

The Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) has awarded its JCJ Prize to the Mainichi Shimbun for its examination of the repercussions of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/14/20110714p2a00m0na011000c.html
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Jiji press

Tokyo-Area New Condo Supply Down 9.8 Pct in Jan.-June

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The number of new condominiums put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area in January-June fell 9.8 pct from a year before to 18,198 units, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071400777

Japan Double Loan Relief to Come into Force Aug. 15

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Thursday it plans to bring into force on Aug. 15 its guidelines for rescuing March disaster victims from so-called double loan problems......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400414

Foreign Visitors to Japan Down 36 Pct in June

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--The number of foreign visitors to Japan in June dropped 36.0 pct from a year before to 433,100, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Thursday. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071400921

700 M. Yen Stolen from ATMs in 3 Prefs Hardest Hit by March Disaster

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Some 684.4 million yen in total was stolen from automated teller machines between March 11, the day of the major earthquake and tsunami, and the end of June in three prefectures hardest hit by the disaster, Japan's National Police Agency reported Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500046

 

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Watermelons bring smiles

An Agricultural cooperative in Tottori Prefecture brought watermelons and smiles to the faces of elementary schools students in the Tohoku region where they are still suffering from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami........

Friday, July 15, 2011 02:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_02.html

Disaster survivors invited to Bastille Day party

The French government held a party in Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday to celebrate Bastille Day. It invited 500 survivors of the March 11th disaster to the event in Koriyama City.......

Friday, July 15, 2011 06:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_06.html

Quake-hit facility loses cultural status

A section of a historic building in northeastern Japan will lose its designation as an important cultural property after being badly damaged by the March 11th earthquake.....

Friday, July 15, 2011 17:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_27.html

Ideas for beating summer heat in Tokyo

Tokyo residents from overseas are devising ways to beat the sweltering summer heat while coping with post-March 11th electricity power-saving.......

Friday, July 15, 2011 21:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_38.html
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Yomiuri online

Battery market abuzz / Demand for power storage increases amid energy shortage fears

Storage batteries are attracting attention from a wider range of businesses and consumers due to fears of a power shortage precipitated by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110714003783.htm
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asahi com

Companies finding it cool to sell products to beat the heat

The competition is heating up among companies selling products to help us keep cool this summer.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140348.html

Firms complain job subsidies for disaster victims too strict

Businesses finally starting to get back on their feet in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake say they are unable to make use of national government subsidy programs designed to encourage employment of disaster victims........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140353.html

Toyota explains Tohoku production consolidation

NAGOYA--Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda emphasized July 13 that his company will maintain domestic production of 3 million cars and protect full-time employees as it realigns its subsidiaries......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140349.html

Toyota to increase production in Tohoku

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said July 13 that the company would strengthen its production bases in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu, where personnel costs are cheap and its manufacturing lines are new.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140351.html

Eligibility for temporary housing differs among cities

Kiyomi Sawajiri lives with her husband on the second floor of an apartment complex in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, that has been deemed as only "partially destroyed" in the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140326.html

Volunteers wanted more than ever for disaster areas

Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, volunteers are still desperately needed in the hardest-hit areas for jobs ranging from clearing debris from homes to delivering relief materials and food.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107140332.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Industrial power sales in Japan fall for 4th month in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Electricity sales by Japan's 10 regional utilities to industrial, large-lot users in June declined 2.8 percent from a year earlier to 23.46 billion kilowatt-hours, falling for the fourth straight month, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday in its preliminary report......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/15/20110715p2g00m0bu097000c.html

Gov't mulling reviving 'eco-point' program for power-saving efforts

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is considering reviving the "eco-point" incentive program for environment-friendly home appliances in the winter to encourage power-saving efforts, national policy minister Koichiro Gemba said Friday....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/15/20110715p2g00m0bu098000c.html

French Embassy celebrates revolution anniversary in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The French Embassy in Japan held a reception Thursday to celebrate the 1789 French Revolution anniversary in Fukushima Prefecture, inviting about 640 people affected by the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/15/20110715p2g00m0dm001000c.html

EU diplomats take part in cleaning debris in disaster-hit Miyagi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Officials from the delegation of the European Union to Japan and five EU member state embassies took part Thursday in cleaning debris from farmland in Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/15/20110715p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Hula dancers swing into action in quake-hit Nagano village

SAKAE, Nagano -- A group of hula dancers from Fukushima Prefecture staged a performance in a quake-hit village here on July 14 to cheer up elderly residents.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/15/20110715p2a00m0na008000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan Govt Presents 2-T.-Yen Extra Budget

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday put forward a supplementary budget proposal that calls for 1,998.8 billion yen in spending on reconstruction efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500248

Noda Renews Vows for Reconstruction

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda renewed Friday the government's pledges for full support for postdisaster reconstruction, as it submitted another supplementary budget bill to parliament........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500422

Japan Govt. Considering Reviving Eco-Point Program

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is examining the idea of reviving the "eco-point" program to promote purchases of energy-saving home electronics as a measure to avert massive blackouts during summer, it was learned Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500619

More High School Students in Miyagi, Fukushima Want Jobs Outside Pref.

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--More high school students in disaster-hit prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima are looking for jobs outside their prefectures, a government survey showed Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500851

Japan Sets Relief Guidelines for Disaster Area Debtors

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan on Friday set debt reorganization guidelines for March 11 disaster victims who have become unable to repay their housing and other loans.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500904

TEPCO Ups Power Supply Capacity for Summer

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it has revised up its planned power supply capacity this summer by 500,000 kilowatts......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500930
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Sankei news

cooling test by mist at Chuo ward, Osaka

 

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Earthquake survivors get debt relief

The Japanese government and banks have developed guidelines for providing debt relief to survivors of the earthquake and tsunami.....

Saturday, July 16, 2011 06:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_02.html

Tokyo declares bid to host 2020 Summer Olympics

Tokyo has formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, despite its recent failure to secure the previous edition of the games......

Saturday, July 16, 2011 16:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_14.html
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Yomiuri online

Yamada Denki opens 'energy-saving' shop

Electronics retail chain Yamada Denki Co. opened a new shop in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Friday featuring energy-saving electric appliances such as LED bulbs.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110715005249.htm

Kirin plant to reopen in Sendai

Kirin Brewery Co. will resume operations at its Sendai plant on Sept. 26 and start beer shipments in early November, the company has announced......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110715004024.htm

Antidisaster plans under review by 44 prefs

Forty-four prefectures and 15 ordinance-designated big cities are reexamining their disaster prevention and response schemes in the aftermath of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, according to a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110715004194.htm
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Asahi com

Honda plans residential power-saving systems

Honda Motor Co. plans to sell residential power-saving systems that combine solar panels and cogeneration equipment by 2015......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107150351.html

Troops to fight swarms of flies in disaster zone

The defense ministry will send specialist teams to fight a plague of flies in districts hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107150334.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Toyota to build engine manufacturing plant in Miyagi Pref.

NAGOYA(Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will build an engine manufacturing plant in Miyagi Prefecture, making it the Japanese carmaker's first such factory in Japan's northeastern region, sources close to the matter said Saturday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/16/20110716p2g00m0bu027000c.html

Chinese students send condolence gifts to quake-hit Japanese school

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese students in Chiba Prefecture, affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, received condolence gifts on Friday from Chinese students who had been hit by the Sichuan earthquake in May 2008.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/16/20110716p2g00m0dm001000c.html

German disaster relief volunteer cheering for Japan recovery, victory in WWC

BERLIN -- "A victory for Japan has far more meaning than a victory for any other team," former German firefighter and Great East Japan Earthquake relief volunteer Andreas Teichert told the Mainichi, referring to Japan's continued success in the Women's World Cup.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/16/20110716p2a00m0na008000c.html

March 11 tsunami reached record height of 40.5 meters: researchers

Tsunami waves generated by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake reached a record 40.5 meters above sea level when they hit Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, a team of researchers has found......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/16/20110716p2a00m0na018000c.html
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Jiji press

Tokyo Officially Announces Bid for 2020 Summer Olympics

Tokyo, July 16 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara declared the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games at a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Japanese Olympic Committee on Saturday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071600413
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Sankei news

Tohoku rokkon matsuri(Tohoku six prefectures festival)
*6 prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata

Sailing high school students competition in Tohoku area

 

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Bon dance festival held in Malaysia

A version of Japan's traditional Bon dance festival has been held near the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.....

Sunday, July 17, 2011 09:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_04.html

Tohoku summer festivals gather in Sendai

Six summer festivals of northeastern Japan have gathered in an event to encourage reconstruction from the March 11th disaster.....

Sunday, July 17, 2011 15:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_10.html
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Yomiuri online

Students' belongings go unclaimed

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Dozens of backpacks and other school supplies found in the debris after the March 11 tsunami sit inside a sports gym in Ishinomaki, but many parents of the dozens of children killed by the disaster apparently still cannot bring themselves to pick up the items.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110716002648.htm
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Asahi com

Toyota to produce engines in Miyagi, Prius cars in Iwate

Toyota Motor Corp. is getting behind the post-earthquake recovery effort by building its first engine plant in the Tohoku region, sources said July 15. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107160336.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Disaster survivors trying to dress for summer heat face oversupply of winter wear

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- With the official end of the rainy season on July 11, survivors of the March 11 earthquake and disaster are now faced with a dearth of summer clothes, as much of the clothing donated after the disaster and now filling relief centers is winter wear....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/17/20110716p2a00m0na019000c.html

Tree that survived tsunami gets free care from experts hoping for Tohoku recovery

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate -- When the tsunami waters pulled back from the grounds of a local shrine here, the shrine itself was gone, as were the holy relics around it. The destruction, however, was not complete. A single Japanese cedar tree remained standing, and on July 4 and 5 gardeners and landscapers from across the country gathered to "breathe life back into it.".....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/17/20110716p2a00m0na021000c.html
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Jiji press

INTERVIEW: Kirin Chief Seeks Industry-Wide Cooperation after Quake

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Kirin Holdings Co. <2503> President Senji Miyake has called for cooperation among Japanese beverage makers in distribution and materials procurement following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071700121

March Quake Caused Huge Tsunamis along 300-Kilometer Coastlines

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--A group of Japanese researchers has reported that the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on March 11 triggered tsunamis of 20 meters or higher along the coastlines stretching some 300 kilometers in Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071700070

Japan Set to Face Real Test for Power Saving

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan is set to face a crucial test in its power-saving efforts as electricity demand for air conditioning at households is seen to begin rising in line with the start of school summer holidays and more nuclear power reactors are to be suspended partly due to regular checkups.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071700207
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Sankei news

Tohoku rokkon matsuri(Tohoku six prefectures festival)

 

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38% of disaster-zone firms cannot be contacted

A survey has found that nearly 40 percent of the businesses in the area hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami cannot be contacted.....

Monday, July 18, 2011 00:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/17_15.html

Japan preps July 24 digital TV shift

....Terrestrial analog broadcasts end that day except for in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, which were hard hit by the March 11th disaster.....

Monday, July 18, 2011 12:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_15.html

Newspapers rush extras on World Cup win

.....A man in his 50s said he never thought Japan could beat the United States. He thanked the Japanese team, which he said encouraged the country as it struggles to overcome the March 11th disaster.

Monday, July 18, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_16.html

Kan congratulates Women's World Cup team

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said the Women's World Cup title is a wonderful gift for the country's people, especially survivors of the March 11th disaster.....

Monday, July 18, 2011 23:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_19.html
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Yomiuri online

Job-hunt 'dress code' doesn't suit summer

College and university students hoping to make the best possible impression on prospective employers are risking their health by wearing full business attire to job interviews despite the scorching summer heat......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110717002168.htm

Tsunami reached record 40.4 meters in Miyako

The Omoeaneyoshi district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, was hit by a 40.4 meter tsunami--the largest on record--following the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a national joint survey.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110717002475.htm

Tokyo aims again for Olympics / Many, but not all, in disaster-hit areas back 'reconstruction Games'

Supporters of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics are touting the Games as a chance to demonstrate Japan's recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but not everyone in disaster-hit areas is behind the idea......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110717002434.htm
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan, U.S. to set up 'Tomodachi Fund' to aid disaster-hit businesses

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are looking to jointly set up a fund to help companies and individuals hit hard by March's natural disasters restart their businesses, several sources close to bilateral relations said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/18/20110718p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Gov't to discuss electricity shortages in summer this week: Kaieda

WUHAN, China (Kyodo) -- Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said Sunday he is considering holding a meeting of Cabinet members this week to discuss possible electricity shortages across the nation during the peak summer season......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/18/20110718p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Taiko drumming group sets the beat for tsunami-hit city's summer festival

KAMAISHI, Iwate -- A local taiko drumming group gave their all here at a summer festival on July 17, performing to bring life and energy to this tsunami-devastated city.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/18/20110718p2a00m0na005000c.html
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Jiji press

Kan Congratulates Japan Team on World Cup Title

Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan congratulated Japan's national soccer squad Monday on winning the championship of the FIFA Women's World Cup, calling the title one of the greatest gifts to people in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071800356
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Sankei news

solar cell Aquarium
sony building at Ginza, Tokyo

Lone pine tree and new seawall

shiogama port festival, Shiogama city, Miyagi pref

 

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Japan's cultural exchange event in Haiti

Japan has put on a show of its culture in Haiti, the first since the devastating earthquake there in January last year that left more than 200,000 people dead.....

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 12:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_11.html

Hinomaru on Empire State Building

.....Another woman congratulated Japan, saying she believes the victory has brought smiles and hope to Japanese still suffering from the impact of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 16:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/19_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Department stores offer new services for 'after 4'

With a growing number of companies introducing summer hours to save electricity, department stores are offering a variety of new services aimed at working women whose office hours have been shifted earlier......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110718003642.htm

Hot springs halt, change color, burst forth anew after quake

Extraordinary events occurred at hot spring sites across the nation in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, including springs spontaneously ceasing to flow, changing color and temperature, and even hot springwater suddenly gushing from the ground in a residential area......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110718003819.htm
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Asahi com

Electricity saving campaigns putting big hurt on many

In late June, a single 30-something Tokyo woman was terminated by her employer after having worked for the company for six years as a temp-staff worker.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107180303.html

Toyota to establish new school in Tohoku

Toyota Motor Corp. will set up a new in-house school in the disaster-hit Tohoku region that will train junior high school graduates in the basics of manufacturing before hiring them, sources said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107180299.html

Quake memorial festival in Tohoku draws huge crowds

SENDAI--A two-day special event featuring six major summer festivals in the disaster-ravaged Tohoku region attracted about 366,000 visitors, overwhelming organizers who had expected a turnout of about 100,000.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107180296.html

NATION UPLIFTED: Victory over U.S. all the sweeter for Japan captain Sawa

.....It was a victory that was a welcome break for all of Japan, which has endured months of hardship after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that left more than 20,000 people dead or missing.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107180290.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan's triumphant women's World Cup team arrives home to heroes' welcome

.....One 35-year-old man originally from tsunami-devastated Miyagi Prefecture and wearing a t-shirt reading "Don't give up, Miyagi and Tohoku!" told the Mainichi, "When I called out to the players, they looked my way. I think they understood how much feeling and energy they've given us with their victory."

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/19/20110719p2a00m0na012000c.html

Blind tsunami victim haunted by smell of seawater

KAMAISHI, Iwate -- A blind man here who lived through the terror of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami holds psychological scars from the experience, saying that the smell of seawater brings to mind the terror of the tsunami....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/19/20110719p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

Toyota to Build Hybrid Vehicle in Iwate

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., July 19 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> said Tuesday it will manufacture a small hybrid vehicle in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as part of its support of areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011071900537

Japan Govt Considering Award to Women's Soccer Team

.....Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday.
"The victory is a remarkable accomplishment that the whole country, including disaster-hit areas, can celebrate," the top government spokesman told a press conference, adding that the team deserves some kind of award from the government......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071900362

Insurance Payments on March Disaster Reach 1.81 T. Yen

Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)--Life and nonlife insurers, and mutual aid organizations in Japan have paid a total of some 1.81 trillion yen of benefits related to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as of early July, the Financial Services Agency said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071900372

Pumped-Storage Plants Key to Stable Power Supply in Japan

Nikko, Tochigi Pref., July 19 (Jiji Press)--Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is drawing increasing attention as a last resort to secure stable electricity supply in Japan faced with possible power shortages......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071900511

Surplus from In-House Power Generation Attracts Attention in Japan

Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)--Surplus capacity of electricity generators operated by companies is drawing attention as a possible source in Japan to offset power shortages threatened by the suspension of nuclear power plants.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071900682

Parasols and Shirtsleeves Help Cut Sweat by 20 Pct

Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)--Wearing no jacket and carrying a parasol can help pedestrians in Japan's urban areas reduce perspiration by some 20 pct during the country's scorching summer, an Environment Ministry estimate revealed Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071900827

IMF Urges BOJ to Take Further Easing Steps

Washington, July 19 (Jiji Press)--The International Monetary Fund urged the Bank of Japan on Tuesday to take further monetary easing steps to help the nation fight deflation and recover in the wake of the March 11 disaster.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072000019
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Sankei news

Volunteer divers searching

Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref

 

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Techno-Frontier exhibit opens in Tokyo

....The event also features solar power generators with improved efficiency, and backup power supplies for blackouts. Both systems have drawn much attention since the March 11th disaster....

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 17:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Win energizes disaster victims / Evacuees cheered by Nadeshiko's never-say-die spirit at World Cup

The never-say-die spirit that carried the Japanese women's soccer team to World Cup glory has cheered people throughout the country, including people still getting back on their feet after the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110719005278.htm

Govt to ask KEPCO users to save power

The government has decided to ask companies and households in areas served by Kansai Electric Power Co. to save electricity, government sources said....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110719005105.htm

70% of homes get Red Cross appliances / Overseas donors pay for disaster aid

Four months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, one-third of eligible disaster-victim households have yet to receive sets of home appliances to be provided through the Japanese Red Cross Society based on donations sent from fellow overseas organizations, it was learned Tuesday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110719005794.htm
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Asahi com

Takashimaya trying to tap new interest in power saving

In a move to capitalize on a surging wave of interest in renewable energy sources and electricity savings among Japanese, Takashimaya Co., a major department store chain, is selling storage batteries equipped with a solar panel. .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107190373.html

Spray-on solar cells to hit the market in 2013

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has developed a technology that paves the way for spray-on solar cells that can be applied like paint on buildings and car bodies.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107190372.html

Disasters take heavy toll on nursing home residents

At least 616 senior citizens who resided in long-term care facilities when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck died by the end of May, even though they all survived the actual quake and tsunami.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107190358.html

Shiogama boats carry portable shrines for quake region

SHIOGAMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Just over four months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated this Pacific port, 23,000 participants and spectators took part in the Shiogama Port Festival on July 18. ....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107190359.html

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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Insurance, mutual aid payments reach 1.8 tril. yen after quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Insurance and mutual aid money paid to the sufferers of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami reached some 1.8 trillion yen ($22.7 billion) in July and the figure is expected to increase further to about 2.7 trillion yen, the government said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2g00m0bu059000c.html

Japan's economy faces uncertainty despite fast recovery: IMF

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the Japanese economy still faces uncertainty with downside risks such as power supply disruptions, despite a faster-than-expected recovery from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in March....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2g00m0bu061000c.html

Taiwanese university students in Japan to get disaster relief fund

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will expand an emergency relief payment program to cover undergraduate students from Taiwan studying in disaster-stricken northeastern Japan, after having earlier denied them such payments, Japan's de facto mission in Taiwan said Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Gov't eyes buying former residential land after March tsunami: Kan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday the government is willing to buy out land from which people affected by the March 11 tsunami are looking to relocate as a "major policy approach.".....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2g00m0dm037000c.html

Sendai to recycle at least half of debris left by quake, tsunami

SENDAI -- The Sendai Municipal Government on July 19 announced that it plans to recycle at least half of the 1.35 million tons of debris left in the city in the wake of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2a00m0na004000c.html

Great East Japan Earthquake estimated as most expensive natural disaster on record

Economic damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake in the first half of 2011 alone has been estimated at around 210 billion dollars by a German reinsurance company, the most economic damage from a natural disaster on the company's records and much more than Hurricane Katrina, the previous record holder.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/20/20110720p2a00m0na021000c.html
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Jiji press

Steel Industry Chief Positive about Power-Saving in Western Japan

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's steel industry on Wednesday backed a possible central government request for customers in the service area of Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> to reduce their power consumption.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072000570

Japan Paper Output Down for 4th Straight Month

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's paper and paperboard output in June dropped 3.5 pct from a year before to 2.18 million tons, down for the fourth straight month, an industry group said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072000586

Japan's Lower House Passes 2nd Extra Budget

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 to finance additional reconstruction measures after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072000610

BOJ Assessing Impact of Yen's Rise on Economy: Yamaguchi

Matsumoto, Nagano Pref., July 20 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan is watching to see how the yen's rise will affect the nation's economy, BOJ Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072000740

Japan Mulls Large Renewable Energy Plants in Disaster Areas

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to build the nation's largest solar and wind power plants in northeastern areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it was learned Wednesday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072000866

Japan Mulls 10-T.-Yen Tax Increase to Fund Reconstruction

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering implementing a temporary tax increase worth about 10 trillion yen to finance reconstruction efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072000973

Govt Decides to Ask for 10 Pct Power Cut in Western Japan

Tokyo, July 20 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Wednesday decided to ask customers of power utilities in western and southwestern Japan to voluntarily conserve electricity consumption in the summer....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072001001
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Sankei news

SDF withdraw from Rikuzentakata city, Iwate pref

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

Outline of reconstruction plan compiled

The Japanese government has drawn up the outline of its reconstruction plan for areas devastated by the March 11th disaster.....

Thursday, July 21, 2011 07:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_08.html

June trade balance returns to surplus

Japan's trade balance in June posted a surplus for the first time in 3 months.....

Thursday, July 21, 2011 13:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_21.html

Govt to fund intensive reconstruction for 5 years

The Japanese government will spend about 240 billion dollars to reconstruct areas devastated by the March 11th disaster over the next 5 years, as part of a 10 year project....

Thursday, July 21, 2011 18:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/21_26.html
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Yomiuri online

Some housing units more equal than others

OTSUCHICHO, Iwate--As a 40-year-old woman looked around the temporary housing unit that would be her new home in Otsuchicho, she felt she had struck it lucky.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110720004801.htm

Fukushima, Miyagi schools mark end of 1st term

Public primary and middle schools across disaster-hit Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures held ceremonies Wednesday to mark the end of the first term of the current academic year......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110720005336.htm
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Asahi com

BIZ BRIEF: Mitsui donates 6 reefer containers to disaster areas

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. announced on July 20 the donation of six 20-foot reefer containers to the Soma-Futaba Fisheries Cooperative Association as part of its support activities for the disaster-stricken areas......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107200294.html

Nikkei up most in 3 weeks, led by techs rallying on Apple

Tokyo stocks marked their biggest daily rise in three weeks to close above 10,000 on July 21, boosted by a rally in tech shares after strong earnings from Apple , with more gains eyed as Japan readies for its second earnings reporting season since the March 11 earthquake.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107200301.html

LED sales burn brighter than those of incandescent bulbs

Sales of power-saving light-emitting diode bulbs topped those of incandescent light bulbs in June for the first time, according to a survey by GfK Marketing Services Japan Ltd. of 4,000 major home appliance retailers nationwide....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107200297.html

Toyota picks Tohoku to hedge quake risks

Toyota Motor Corp. is bolstering operations in the disaster-ravaged Tohoku region to disperse risks from the long-predicted Tokai earthquake and reduce production costs.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107200295.html

Officials seek to make evacuation centers the real thing

Whereas most schools in Japan are designated as "evacuation centers" in times of disaster, in reality, most are safe havens in name only and are poorly equipped and not designed for this function......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107200284.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan's crude steel output down for 4th straight month in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's crude steel production in June declined 5.0 percent from a year earlier to 8.88 million tons for the 4th straight monthly fall due to a cut in output by automakers in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, an industry body said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2g00m0bu080000c.html

Japan logs 1st trade surplus in 3 months in June

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy has shown additional signs of recovery from the March earthquake and tsunami, marking the first trade surplus in three months in June, as it addressed the supply-chain disruptions that had significantly slowed production and exports, government data showed Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2g00m0bu086000c.html

10 tril. yen eyed for post-quake reconstruction tax hike

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is making arrangements for a roughly 10 trillion yen tax increase to fund post-earthquake and tsunami relief efforts, with an eye to raising income and corporate taxes, government sources said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Composer Sakamoto, music group set up instrument fund for disaster-hit schools

The Zenkoku Gakki Kyokai (All-Japan Musical Instrument Association) has teamed up with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to set up a fund to get music-loving students at disaster-devastated schools in Japan's northeast playing again.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2a00m0na004000c.html

Moving to 'higher ground' not necessary under post-disaster reconstruction outline

The government came up with the outline of a basic post-disaster reconstruction plan on July 20, stressing the need for measures to help residents escape from tsunami-triggered disasters to "minimize damage," but it stopped short of making it mandatory for local communities to move to higher ground......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2a00m0na010000c.html

Japan, ASEAN to enhance disaster management cooperation

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Kyodo) -- The foreign ministers of Japan and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Thursday to enhance cooperation in disaster management, drawing upon their respective experiences of major earthquakes and tsunami, a Japanese official said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/07/21/20110721p2g00m0dm057000c.html


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Jiji press

Japan June Trade Surplus Down 89 Pct at 70.7 B. Yen

Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan logged 70.7 billion yen of customs-cleared trade surplus in June, down 89.5 pct from a year before, the Ministry of Finance said Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072100136

Disaster-Hit Japan Students to Join U.K. Science Workshop

Narita, Chiba Pref., July 21 (Jiji Press)--A group of Japanese high school students, including those from areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, left for Britain on Thursday to participate in a science workshop at the University of Cambridge.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072100643

Japan, ASEAN Agree to Cooperate on Disaster Prevention

Nusa Dua, Indonesia, July 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese and Southeast Asian foreign ministers agreed Thursday on the need to enhance cooperation on disaster prevention.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072100852

New Rolling Blackout Plan Adds Some Disaster-Hit Tohoku Areas

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., July 21 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> said Thursday that its possible prescheduled blackouts will cover noncoastal areas in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures hit by the March disaster....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072100895

Japan Govt Eyes 23-T.-Yen Spending for Reconstruction

Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to spend at least 23 trillion yen for postdisaster reconstruction over the next 10 years, it was learned Thursday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072200010
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