Category Archives: Earthquake 3.11

Earthquake Safety Products

Living in a seismic country, we have a variety of earthquake safety products. For example, children keep disaster hoods on their chairs at school so that when an earthquake occurred,…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Aug 15-21

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Aug. 15] Near epicenter of 3.11 quake, huge crack (1m width…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Aug 8 – 14

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Aug. 8] Disaster puts trade balance in the red for first…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Aug 1-7

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Aug. 1] Ishinomaki, which saw heavy losses on 3.11, has fireworks…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jul 25-31

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul. 25] For elderly people living in temp housing, NPO starts…

Fukushima Cheer-Up Project: Fukukon

  Have you ever heard of a Japanese word “gokon”? According to wikipedia, it’s “a group blind date, typically used to form at least some friendships between two groups that are…

Wasabi Stories vol.255: “People Who Cannot Think Cannot Provide Any Strength”

Today’s story is not from The NIKKEI, but from a free magazine called ‘TOKYO HEADLINE’ published in Tokyo periodically. In the magazine, there was a column by a musician Koji…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jul 18-24

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul.18] Tsunami guidebook used by Iwate school. It actually helped guide…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jul 11-17

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul. 11] Google starts collecting digital data from damage situation. Street…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jul 4-10

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jul. 4] ‎Ten couples who postponed wedding ceremonies due to disaster…

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Jun 27-Jul 3

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Jun. 27] Elderly people living in temporary housing feel lonely & miss…

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