Many died in the 1993 Okushiri earthquake, but some saved themselves by evacuating immediately, following lessons learned from the Sea of Japan earthquake ten years earlier.
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At Mori Building’s new project, Japanese pygmy woodpeckers, along with lizards, insects, plants and other animals are an integral part of the ecosystem in this new...
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Our estimate is, Japan needs at least $91 billion USD in extra spending to get its defense where it needs to be. By the way, China...
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Three entrepreneurs help revive their communities after 3.11 earthquake, other disasters.
Political activists and the media continue to nurture a psychology of anxiety even 10 years after the crisis.
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The energy and resolve to carry this out will become a source of power to the nation, given that natural disasters that will continue to hit...
Can we not take it as an opportunity to share with one another aim of reaching the end of the tunnel, as we keep the “flame...