Insured Loss Estimates from Japan Earthquake Range from $1B to $6.4B January 8, 2024 Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling...
Scenes of Loss Play Out Across Japan’s Western Coastline After Quake Kills 84, Dozens Still Missing January 5, 2024 By Hiro Komae, Ayaka Mcgill and Yuri Kageyama SUZU, Japan (AP) — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man stood silent, watching several helmeted rescue...
Powerful Earthquakes Leave at Least 55 Dead, Destroy Buildings in Japan January 3, 2024 By Hiro Komae and Yuri Kageyama WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 55 people dead...
Japan Quake and Tsunami Reminder of 2011 Catastrophic Event November 23, 2016 By KEN MORITSUGU At first, it was 2011 all over again. “It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to...
Twin Japan Quakes Cause Business Disruption April 21, 2016 By YURI KAGEYAMA The twin earthquakes that struck southern Japan were having ripple effects far beyond the disaster zone, forcing Toyota to suspend...
Strong Quake Rattles Southern Japan April 15, 2016 By MARI YAMAGUCHI A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 knocked over houses in southern Japan on Thursday evening, and police...
Costly Ice Wall at Fukushima Plant Approved by Japan Regulators April 4, 2016 By MARI YAMAGUCHI Japanese regulators on Wednesday approved the use of a giant refrigeration system to create an unprecedented underground frozen barrier around...
Japan Official Says Country Needs to Implement Disaster Framework Ideas April 1, 2016 A prominent Japanese political figure appealed to U.N. member states Tuesday to implement guidelines approved in Japan last year aimed...
Moment of Silence Marked Japan’s 5th Anniversary of Quake, Tsunami March 15, 2016 By EMILY WANG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Japanese gathered in Tokyo and along the country’s ravaged northeast coast to observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m....
More Room for Improvement in Japan Nuclear Safety January 27, 2016 By MARI YAMAGUCHI Japan has improved its nuclear safety regulation since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but it still needs to strengthen inspections and...