Hillsides Unrecognizable after Landslides in Hokkaido Quake
September 6, 2018
Atsuma, Hokkaido- Landslides in the Yoshino district in Atsuma, a town in Hokkaido, devoured homes and trees alike in a powerful earthquake on Thursday, leaving behind gouged areas showing the reddish brown soil of what was once luscious green hillsides.
(UPDATE) Powerful Quake Rocks Hokkaido, Killing at Least 4
September 6, 2018
Sapporo- A powerful earthquake rocked Hokkaido in the small hours of Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving three others with no vital signs, while causing blackouts across the northernmost Japan prefecture, according to local authorities. The earthquake measured
Powerful Quake Deals Blow to Manufacturers in Hokkaido
September 6, 2018
Sapporo- A powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido in the small hours of Thursday and a subsequent major electricity outage greatly hampered the operations of manufacturers in the northernmost Japan prefecture. A fire occurred at a plant of a unit of
Domestic Flight Services at Kansai Airport to Resume Friday
September 6, 2018
Izumisano, Osaka Pref.- Kansai International Airport, which has been closed due to damage from a powerful typhoon that struck Japan earlier this week, will be reopened to domestic flight services as early as Friday, its operator said Thursday. However, there
Niigata Gov. Visits Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant for 1st Time
September 6, 2018
Kashiwazaki, Niigata Pref.- Hideyo Hanazumi, governor of Niigata Prefecture, visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the central Japan prefecture on Thursday for the first time since he took office in June. He was accompanied by Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of
U.S. Chopper Makes Emergency Landing in Okinawa
September 6, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- A U.S. Marine helicopter has made an emergency landing at an airport in the island of Kumejima in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa. No one was injured. The UH-1 helicopter, which belongs to the U.S. Marine
Govt to Spend Extra 61 B. Yen for Rain-Hit Western Japan
September 6, 2018
Tokyo- The government said Thursday it will spend an additional 61.6 billion yen to accelerate the reconstruction of western Japan areas hit by heavy rains and landslides in July. The outlay will be made from the fiscal 2018 contingency reserves,
Abe Stresses Policy of Putting Lives First after Quake
September 6, 2018
Tokyo- After a powerful earthquake jolted northern Japan early Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed relevant cabinet ministers to make every effort to rescue victims, evacuate residents and recover vital infrastructure. At a meeting of the ministers, Abe said,
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