As scenes of epic devastation started to roll in from across northeastern Japan, I futilely dialed one of the few places with functioning phones, the Sendai police department. An overwhelmed officer …
Indonesia’s job creation law viewed as important by Japanese investors
With the regulation, the level of ease-of-doing business in Indonesia will improve. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Japanese businesspersons perceive Indonesia’s job creation law as crucial to help boost the …
Japan marks 10th disaster anniversary but still recovering
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking the 10th anniversary Thursday of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit the northeastern region, where many survivors’ lives are still on hold. People, …
Japan’s recovery from tsunami disaster, by the numbers
Numbers show how much progress has been made and what still remains 10 years after the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown on Japan’s northeastern coast TOKYO …
How paying women less is costing Japan
Japan is stuck decades in the past when it comes to gender equality. OECD officials say underutilizing women in workplace costs Japan $550 billion worth of GDP. CNN’s Blake Essig talks educated …
Why Japan’s Radioactive Water May End Up In the Ocean
Support our journalism. Subscribe today. 1. Where does the water come from? A 2011 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, and ensuing tsunami caused structural damage to Fukushima’s reactor …
Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering pace Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 20.19 EST On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck …
He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake– the worst to ever hit Japan — struck 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into …
Ten years on, Japan set to honour victims of earthquake, Fukushima nuclear disaster
Japan on Thursday mourned nearly 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, the world’s worst …
Devastated communities, an unseen fear: Japan’s 2011 tsunami
Teams from across Japan battled through sub-zero temperatures … Between trying to rebuild his milk delivery business, he would spend his spare time playing baseball with him. It was Eita’s favourite …