His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher.
Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missing
His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher.
Japan earthquake toll spikes to 94, with 250 missing persons
The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week after a series of earthquakes of up …
Japan earthquake estimated to cost insurers $6.4 bln – report
Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co (KCC).
Tuna sold for nearly $800,000 at Japan auction
STORY: Before opening, traders at Tokyo’s Toyosu market marked the recent earthquake that struck Japan on New Year’s Day with a moment of silence.Once trading got under way, an upscale sushi restaurant from Tokyo’s Ginza district made the winning bid for the 238 kg (524.
The captain of a plane that collided with a Japan Airlines jet said he was cleared for takeoff, but air-traffic-control transcripts tell a different story
A coast-guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines passenger jet this week wasn’t cleared for takeoff, an air traffic transcript shows.
Rescuers pull quake survivors from rubble in Japan as 72-hour ‘golden period’ closes
The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher, wrapped in blankets. Dazed but conscious, she thanked the firefighters, wearing helmets and headlamps, as they lifted her over the rubble of a collapsed house.
Japan M7.5 earthquake insured loss to reach $6.4 billion: KCC
Insurance industry losses from the January 1st magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the Noto peninsula on Japan’s west coast could reach $6.4 billion, …
Japan quake could fuel April 1 rate increases if excess layer reinsurance hit: AM Best
The damaging magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of the main island of Honshu on New Year’s Day could …
Japan earthquake: Video shows buildings swept away by landslide in Wajima
Video has emerged showing the moment a group of people escaped a massive landslide in Wajima, Japan. The footage, taken on New Year’s Day 2024, was taken after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the country. On Friday, rescuers were rushing to find 242 people who were still missing. At least 94 people have been confirmed dead.