Source: UK Telegraph
Date: 5:36PM GMT 04 Mar 2012
by: Glen Milner, Video Journalist
Ayumi Yanagisawa, a correspondent for the Japanese broadcaster NHK, was working in a tiny seaside town when the earthquake hit. Her first instinct was to pick up her camera.
By Glen Milner, Video Journalist
5:36PM GMT 04 Mar 2012
Stationed at the national broadcaster's Ishinomaki headquarters in Miyagi prefecture, the reporter was working in Ogatsu on the north east coast of Japan when disaster struck on March 11 2011.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
2/29/2012 Japanese Government Softened Tsunami Warning 8 Days Before One Hit Fukushima
Source: AllGov.com
Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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At the behest of nuclear power companies, government officials in Japan softened language relating to the threat of earthquake-produced tsunamis only eight days before last year’s disaster.
In early March 2011, representatives of Tokyo Electric Power Co.,
Tohoku Electric Power Co. and Japan Atomic Power Co. asked the
secretariat of the Earthquake Research Committee to amend a draft
document discussing the possibility of a huge tsunami striking the
northeast part of the country.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
10/10/2011 Fukushima/earthquake evacuees move from shelters to temporary housing
Source: NHK World
Date: 10/10/2011
by: Catherine Kobayashi
Part 1: Seven months since the disaster: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_09.html
It's been seven months since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
In the hardest hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, 2,231 people are still living in 205 shelters, but more and more people are moving into temporary housings.
Police say the death toll as of October 7th stood at 15,761.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 07:20 +0900 (JST)
Part 2: All shelters closing in hard-hit Ishinomaki: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_22.html
Officials in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture are closing the last remaining shelters for survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. Residents and volunteers have renewed their vow to rebuild their community.
About 50 of them gathered on Monday at one of the last remaining evacuation centers. All shelters will be closed on Tuesday because city authorities have finished building temporary housing units.
The survivors presented letters of gratitude and flowers to the volunteers who helped run the shelter. Some of them performed a traditional lion dance.
They also shared memories of the 7 months they spent at the evacuation center.
One man in his 60s said he will be sad to be separated from other survivors because they supported each other. He said he will hold onto the memory of the shelter and move forward. He also vowed to make a fresh start and return to where he used to live.
Ishinomaki is one of the areas in Japan's northeast that was hit hardest by the earthquake and tsunami. About 50,000 people were staying at the city's 250 evacuation centers at one point.
Monday, October 10, 2011 22:04 +0900 (JST)
Part 3: Onagawa residents move into temporary housing: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_05.html
Residents in the disaster-hit Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, began moving into new temporary housing on Monday.
About 220 Onagawa residents are still living in shelters.
Architect Shigeru Ban designed 2- and 3-storey temporary houses made from shipping containers. The town built 189 new residences on a baseball field.
Onagawa is surrounded by mountains and has limited space for construction. Teiji Kobayashi from the Onagawa office in charge of the town's reconstruction said it was difficult to secure land. He also said that the multi-storey housing would attract attention and cheer up those who live there.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 03:37 +0900 (JST)
Date: 10/10/2011
by: Catherine Kobayashi
Part 1: Seven months since the disaster: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_09.html
It's been seven months since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.
In the hardest hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, 2,231 people are still living in 205 shelters, but more and more people are moving into temporary housings.
Police say the death toll as of October 7th stood at 15,761.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 07:20 +0900 (JST)
Part 2: All shelters closing in hard-hit Ishinomaki: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_22.html
Officials in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture are closing the last remaining shelters for survivors of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. Residents and volunteers have renewed their vow to rebuild their community.
About 50 of them gathered on Monday at one of the last remaining evacuation centers. All shelters will be closed on Tuesday because city authorities have finished building temporary housing units.
The survivors presented letters of gratitude and flowers to the volunteers who helped run the shelter. Some of them performed a traditional lion dance.
They also shared memories of the 7 months they spent at the evacuation center.
One man in his 60s said he will be sad to be separated from other survivors because they supported each other. He said he will hold onto the memory of the shelter and move forward. He also vowed to make a fresh start and return to where he used to live.
Ishinomaki is one of the areas in Japan's northeast that was hit hardest by the earthquake and tsunami. About 50,000 people were staying at the city's 250 evacuation centers at one point.
Monday, October 10, 2011 22:04 +0900 (JST)
Part 3: Onagawa residents move into temporary housing: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_05.html
Residents in the disaster-hit Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, began moving into new temporary housing on Monday.
About 220 Onagawa residents are still living in shelters.
Architect Shigeru Ban designed 2- and 3-storey temporary houses made from shipping containers. The town built 189 new residences on a baseball field.
Onagawa is surrounded by mountains and has limited space for construction. Teiji Kobayashi from the Onagawa office in charge of the town's reconstruction said it was difficult to secure land. He also said that the multi-storey housing would attract attention and cheer up those who live there.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 03:37 +0900 (JST)
Saturday, July 23, 2011
7/21/2011 A pro diver who survived tsunami passes on his lessons
Source: Asahi Shimbun
Date: 7/21/2011
by: By YUMI NAKAYAMA
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Date: 7/21/2011
by: By YUMI NAKAYAMA
Jun Abe, a professional diver who survived the March 11 tsunami, discusses his experiences with sketches he drew in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Hanging in the background is a diving suit he donned when he was drifting in the tsunami. (Kenta Sujino)
A professional diver who survived the horrendous tsunami after drifting for 7 kilometers on top of a floorboard from his office along with his wife shared his sketches and his experiences with college students in Tokyo, in what he hopes could save their lives someday....
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A sketch by Jun Abe shows how he tried to drag himself on to the floorboard after being thrown into the water in the March 11 quake and tsunami. Only a floorboard of his office in Higashi-Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture remained when the drifting structure smashed into a bridge, shearing off the building's roof and walls. His wife, Shimako, was also aboard the board, boosting his spirits. (Sketch provided by Jun Abe)
Jun Abe tries to grab the hand of his wife, Shimako, who was in their house about 30 meters from his office when it, swept by the tsunami, came alongside his office building. (Sketch provided by Jun Abe)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
7/15/2011 Sharapova, Wozniacki, Li Na to Help Japanese Disaster Victims
Source: 10sBalls.com
Date: 15th July 2011
by: Erin Frauenhofer
Caroline Wozniacki, Maria ShaCaroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, and Li Na will soon begin working to help tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan. The three tennis talents will participate in charity events before headlining the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September.
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Date: 15th July 2011
by: Erin Frauenhofer
Caroline Wozniacki, Maria ShaCaroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, and Li Na will soon begin working to help tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan. The three tennis talents will participate in charity events before headlining the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
6/23/2011 AST | Japan issues tsunami advisory after strong 6.7-magnitude quake
Source: NewsCore via thetelegraph.com.au
Date: June 23, 2011 8:21AM (Australia time)
A TSUNAMI advisory was issued for part of Japan's north-east coast after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck offshore this morning local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The meteorological agency said today the latest jolt hit at 6.51am (7.51am AEST) about 50km off the east coast of Miyako, Iwate prefecture, at a depth of 20km in the Pacific.
The north-east coast of Japan's main Honshu island was ravaged by a 9.0 magnitude quake and monster tsunami on March 11, which left more 23,000 people dead or missing.
The disasters also crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, triggering the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986 and forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to leave their homes.
If there is a tsunami, its height is only expected to be around 1.6 feet (0.5m), and it would likely affect coastal regions of Iwate prefecture, the JMA said.
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Date: June 23, 2011 8:21AM (Australia time)
A TSUNAMI advisory was issued for part of Japan's north-east coast after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck offshore this morning local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The meteorological agency said today the latest jolt hit at 6.51am (7.51am AEST) about 50km off the east coast of Miyako, Iwate prefecture, at a depth of 20km in the Pacific.
The north-east coast of Japan's main Honshu island was ravaged by a 9.0 magnitude quake and monster tsunami on March 11, which left more 23,000 people dead or missing.
The disasters also crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, triggering the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986 and forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to leave their homes.
If there is a tsunami, its height is only expected to be around 1.6 feet (0.5m), and it would likely affect coastal regions of Iwate prefecture, the JMA said.
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
6/12/2011 JST | 90,000 in shelters; most debris still uncleared 3 months on
Source: Daily Yomiuri Online
Date: June 12, 2011 JST
More than 90,000 people are still living in shelters three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and only a fraction of the debris dumped by the ensuing tsunami has been removed, according to official figures.
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Date: June 12, 2011 JST
More than 90,000 people are still living in shelters three months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and only a fraction of the debris dumped by the ensuing tsunami has been removed, according to official figures.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
6/8/2011 JST | Bangladeshis donate 10% of monthly pay to Japan's quake victims
Source: Kyodo News via Japan Today
Date: Wednesday 08th June, 07:00 AM JST
MIYAZAKI — A group of Bangladeshis has contributed 10% of their monthly pay to raise funds for Japan’s earthquake victims, saying it is their way of giving back thanks to Japan which has frequently helped the South Asian country in times of natural disasters. The donation of about 60,000 yen has been sent to a group supporting the disabled in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, one of the areas hardest hit by the March quake and tsunami, with words of encouragement.
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Date: Wednesday 08th June, 07:00 AM JST
MIYAZAKI — A group of Bangladeshis has contributed 10% of their monthly pay to raise funds for Japan’s earthquake victims, saying it is their way of giving back thanks to Japan which has frequently helped the South Asian country in times of natural disasters. The donation of about 60,000 yen has been sent to a group supporting the disabled in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, one of the areas hardest hit by the March quake and tsunami, with words of encouragement.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
6/1/2011 JST | Cleanup effort enters new phase
Source: The Japan Times
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 JST
by: NATSUKO FUKUE
Providing relief: Volunteer workers move aid supplies last week in tsunami-hit Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. KYODO
As volunteers dwindle in Tohoku, companies and NPOs step in
Since the Golden Week holidays in early May, fewer volunteers have gone to the Tohoku region to help it clean up from the devastation caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami.
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Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 JST
by: NATSUKO FUKUE
Providing relief: Volunteer workers move aid supplies last week in tsunami-hit Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. KYODO
As volunteers dwindle in Tohoku, companies and NPOs step in
Since the Golden Week holidays in early May, fewer volunteers have gone to the Tohoku region to help it clean up from the devastation caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
5/28/2011 | Foul-smelling fish and seaweed plague survivors of earthquake and tsunami
Source: The Mainichi Daily News
Date: May 28, 2011
OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Mountains of rotting, foul-smelling fish and seaweed are causing March 11 disaster survivors here and in fishing communities all along Japan's northeast coast serious headaches.
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Date: May 28, 2011
OTSUCHI, Iwate -- Mountains of rotting, foul-smelling fish and seaweed are causing March 11 disaster survivors here and in fishing communities all along Japan's northeast coast serious headaches.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
5/25/2011 | Japan Earthquake Appears to Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere in the Country
Source: Science Daily
Date: May 25, 2011
ScienceDaily (May 25, 2011) — Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putting some of the country at risk for up to years of sizeable aftershocks and perhaps new main shocks, scientists say.
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Date: May 25, 2011
ScienceDaily (May 25, 2011) — Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putting some of the country at risk for up to years of sizeable aftershocks and perhaps new main shocks, scientists say.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
5/21/2011 | Intricate bonds behind Taiwan aid
Source: The Japan Times
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011
by: KO SHU-LING
Kyodo
TAIPEI — Taiwan, a country of 23 million people, has to date pledged approximately 5.9 billion New Taiwan dollars (about ¥16.7 billion) in relief funds following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11.
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Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011
by: KO SHU-LING
Kyodo
TAIPEI — Taiwan, a country of 23 million people, has to date pledged approximately 5.9 billion New Taiwan dollars (about ¥16.7 billion) in relief funds following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
5/19/2011 | Details of Japan Earthquake Explain Its Extraordinary Strength and Unexpectedness
The first scientific analyses of the deadly event confirm its power and suggest what might happen next
Source: Scientific American
Date: May 19, 2011
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On March 11, the seafloor 130 kilometers off Japan's eastern coast slipped more than 20 meters beneath the crust that makes up the Pacific plate, pulling the island nation as much as 4.3 meters closer to California and its coast 66 centimeters down.
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Source: Scientific American
Date: May 19, 2011
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On March 11, the seafloor 130 kilometers off Japan's eastern coast slipped more than 20 meters beneath the crust that makes up the Pacific plate, pulling the island nation as much as 4.3 meters closer to California and its coast 66 centimeters down.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
5/18/2011 | Atmosphere Above Japan Heated Rapidly Before M9 Earthquake
Source: The Physics arXiv Blog
Date: 05/18/2011
Infrared emissions above the epicenter increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists.
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Date: 05/18/2011
Infrared emissions above the epicenter increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
5/17/2011 | Nearly 3,000 taken to hospitals by ambulances from quake shelters
Source: Japan Today
Date: Tuesday 17th May, 11:00 AM JST
TOKYO — Nearly 3,000 evacuees living in shelters in three of the northeastern Japan prefectures worst affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
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Date: Tuesday 17th May, 11:00 AM JST
TOKYO — Nearly 3,000 evacuees living in shelters in three of the northeastern Japan prefectures worst affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to a Kyodo News survey released Tuesday.
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