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Suga vows to step up rebuilding of 2011 quake-hit northeastern Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday pledged to step up reconstruction of areas hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in 2011. "The state would like to promote reconstruction with full responsibility," Suga told reporters during a visit to Fukushima Prefecture, one of the affected areas, ahead of the 10th anniversary Thursday of the March 11, 2011 disaster. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) visits a robot development center in Minamisoma, a northeastern Japan city near the ...

Miyagi fishermen facing new challenge, 10 years after tsunami Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, was devastated by the tsunami on March 11, 2011. Now its rebuilt fishing industry is facing fresh challenges. | REUTERS Jiji Mar 5, 2021 Sendai – Poor catches countrywide apparently caused by global warming are posing a new challenge for fishermen in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami a decade later....

Mar 5, 2021 Fukushima – A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won’t leave. “I want to make sure I am here to take care of the last one,” he said from his home in the contaminated quarantine zone. “After that I want to die, whether that be a day or hour later.” So far he has buried 23 cats in his garden, the most recent graves disturbed by wild boars that roam the depopulated community. He is looking after 41 others in his home and another empty buildin...

“Since ancient times, it has been the role of the taiko player to offer prayers and drive away evil,” says taiko (Japanese drum) artist Eitetsu Hayashi, who is taking this responsibility to heart. This month, the drummer will perform a pair of concerts as tributes to those who were and continue to be affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake a decade ago, as well as a world that continues to be plagued by COVID-19. While his March 14 concert in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, will focus on offering solace and hope, his solo concert at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall on March 17 will also mark ...

Greenpeace said its own radiation surveys conducted over the last decade have consistently found readings above government target levels.