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A city hit hard by a powerful earthquake that jolted central Japan on New Year's Day had a higher rate of old houses than other municipalities, a Kyodo News survey shows, signaling their potential vulnerability in the quake-prone country.
All elementary and junior high schools in the central Japan areas hit hardest by a powerful quake three weeks ago were back operating on Monday, in a sign some aspects of life in the badly damaged area are returning to normal.
Eight more Japanese nationals were evacuated from Israel on a government-chartered flight due to ongoing clashes between Israel and Hamas following the Palestinian militant group's massive attack, the Japanese government says.
Japan's government will start offering training for would-be volunteers at disaster evacuation centers from the fiscal year beginning in April next year to improve the quality of such places and cut down on the mortality rate of those taking shelter.
The drill, part of the larger Active Shield exercise, meant processing more than 3,000 people for a simulated evacuation at a control center set up at a gym on the installation.