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2011 earthquake and tsunami
Return to Fukushima: Decontaminated town reopens to residents, but is anybody living there?
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2022 - Tweet
If you ever wanted to live in a post-apocalyptic zombie film, now’s your chance.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • COK • Fukushima • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant • Fukushima nuclear disaster • Futaba • Great East Japan disaster • Great East Japan Earthquake • living • Radiation • SNJO • society • Tomioka • train stations • travel • Yomonomori)
U.S. lifts all agricultural import bans for Fukushima, Tohoku region of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2021
A decade after the 3-11 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear incident, all Japanese produce from the affected areas has an open path to the U.S.
- Japan, USA
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • agriculture • COK • food • Fukushima • health • Tohoku • Tohoku Earthquake • Tohoku tsunami • U.S.A.)
Annual Tokyo memorial for March 11 tsunami comes with a heartwarming musical surprise【Video】
- Eli Pang
Mar 14, 2020
In remembrance of those who passed away during the Great East Japan Earthquake.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • 3.11 • COK • Great East Japan Earthquake • moving • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • SNJO • touching • video)
You can help survivors of Japan’s 3.11 earthquake/tsunami in seconds with a quick Yahoo! search
- Casey Baseel
Mar 11, 2020
Donations will be made for each person who runs a search for information about the tragedy, with funds helping farmers, students, and those suffering from depression and loneliness.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • charity • disasters • donation • search for 3.11 • Tohoku • Yahoo! Japan)
New study shows wildlife thriving in areas evacuated after Fukushima nuclear meltdown【Video】
- Eli Pang
Jan 18, 2020
As we reach almost a decade since the tragic incident which displaced over 100,000 individuals, Mother Nature makes her comeback.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • animals • Fukushima • Fukushima nuclear disaster • nature • University of Georgia • video)
Pokémon Lapras appears on streets, in lakes of Miyagi as part of new tourism ambassador role
- Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2019
Gentle giant Pokémon is helping prefecture damaged in Tohoku earthquake and tsunami recover.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • anime • cool • cute • Lapras • Miyagi Prefecture • Pokemon • Tohoku • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • travel • video • video games)
Sakura shoes! Converse’s new Japan-exclusive model is made with actual cherry blossoms
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2019
Putting these sakura-pink kicks on your feet will help put more cherry blossom trees in Japan’s tsunami-struck Tohoku region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • beautiful • cherry blossoms • Converse • cool • fashion • sakura • shoes • sneakers • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami)
Foreign workers being hired for Fukushima nuclear power plant decommissioning project
- Casey Baseel
Apr 20, 2019
Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to use new visa rules to add foreign staff to its 2011 earthquake/tsunami cleanup efforts.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • COK • earthquake • Fukushima • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant • nuclear energy • nuclear power plant • TEPCO • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • Tokyo Electric Power Company • tsunami • visas • working in Japan)
Great East Japan Earthquake memorial service broadcast in Shinjuku after years-long absence
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2019
People stopped to pray by a screen in the middle of busy Shinjuku.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • COK • Great East Japan disaster • Great East Japan Earthquake • shinjuku • SNOJ)
If the 2011 tsunami hit Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing, this is how high it would’ve been
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2019
New sign comes with a poignant message for the end of the Heisei era.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 tsunami • 3.11 • Great East Japan disaster • Great East Japan Earthquake • scramble crossing • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • tsunami • Yahoo! Japan)
Great East Japan Earthquake: Commemorate eight years and donate with a search on Yahoo! Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2019
Recovery efforts are ongoing following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, and the Tohoku region still needs your help.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • 2011 tsunami • 3.11 • Great East Japan disaster • Great East Japan Earthquake • tsunami • Yahoo! Japan)
First worker to die from Fukushima radiation exposure officially recognized by Japan’s government
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2018
Veteran employee was involved in measuring radiation levels immediately after 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • COK • disaster • earthquake • Fukushima • Fukushima Daiichi • nuclear disaster • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • tsunami)
Tokyo Electric Power Company airs first commercial since Fukushima disaster, creates new mascot
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2018
After a seven-year self-imposed TV ad suspension, company shows images of relaxed families and offers cute bunny character merchandise.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 3-11 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • ads • Fukushima nuclear disaster • TEPCO • Tokyo Electric Power Company • video)
2018 Tohoku Kizuna Festival aims to unite the people of northern Japan
- Krista Rogers
May 29, 2018
This “Festival of Tohoku Bonds” continues to pay homage to six of northern Japan’s most important annual festivals all at one time and one place.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • Akita • Aomori • festival • Fukushima • Iwate • Matsuri • Miyagi • Morioka • Tohoku Kizuna Matsuri • Yamagata)
Moving video commemorates anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2018
The tear-jerking video encourages viewers to “Search for 3.11” on the anniversary to help support reconstruction in the region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake • earthquake • heartwarming • Tohoku • tsunami • videos • Yahoo! Japan)
Japan’s new Pikachu train ready to take Poké-passengers on a trip they won’t forget this summer
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2017
Adorably awesome Pokémon train is part of disaster relief project for tsunami-damaged region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • awesome • cool • cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • Tohoku • trains • travel)
Eva tie-wearing Japanese minister resigns after saying “it’s a good thing the tsunami hit Tohoku”
- Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2017
People in Japan responded to the remark with a heartwarming hashtag that immediately went viral, showing support for the Tohoku region.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • Great East Japan Earthquake • hashtags • politics • Tohoku • travel • tsunami)
Chilling Tokyo skyscraper sign shows just how tall the 2011 Japanese tsunami was
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2017
Numbers alone can be hard to visualize, but this makes things terrifyingly easy to understand.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • disaster • Ginza • Great East Japan Earthquake • Tokyo • tsunami • Yahoo! Japan)
Pokémon GO helping tsunami-damaged communities in Japan recover with cool promotion going on now
- Casey Baseel
Nov 16, 2016
We traveled to the disaster-stricken Tohoku region to see the effects of Pocket Monster Lapras’ real-world healing powers.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • Ishinomaki • Lapras • moving • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Tohoku • touching • travel • video games)
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Making the latest social media snack sensation in Japan, Dot Butter
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Hot pot in cans coming to Japanese vending machines this fall
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Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
Japan’s Suica Penguin character is “graduating”, and you can choose its successor
Two American women attempt to smuggle US$1 million worth of cannabis into Tokyo for a free trip to Japan
Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues
New Shinkansen platform vending machine sells local-flavor treats from 127-year-old snack maker
Tokyo ward looking to change lodging laws, ban more than half of its Airbnb-style rentals
Megadeth guitarist becomes voice of reason regarding tourists dancing at shrine in Japan
Starbucks Japan unveils first-ever vending machine, with an exclusive coffee drink
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12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon
Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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