The elderly woman was found amid the ruins of a two-story house five days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan.
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Woman Rescued From Rubble in Japan Five Days After Deadly Quake
The woman, who was not identified, had been trapped underground beneath the first floor of a two-story house. She was rescued around 8:20 p.m. and taken to a hospital, according to officials in the crisis management office of Ishikawa Prefecture, where Suzu is.
Japan Coast Guard aircraft in another incident at Haneda Airport two days after fatal collision: media
Another incident involving a Japan Coast Guard aircraft has occurred at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, two days after a fatal collision between a coast guard plane and a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger jet, local media reported.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Sends Sympathy Messages to Iran, Japan -KCNA
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, at the party’s headquarters, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 31, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Reuters
Toyota Motor: to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
Toyota Motor said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Monday but, given the impact of the New Year’s Day earthquake, would decide separately about operations from Jan. 15.
Powerful earthquake off Japan’s coast prompts tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale prompted a tsunami warning on New Year’s Day.
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake
A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.
Economists expect Japan GDP to drop by up to $350 mil. in 2024 due to Noto quake
Economists at major securities firms estimate that Japan’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by several tens of billions of yen ･･･ …
A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
It only took 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft,