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TEPCO in hot water for use of tasteless hashtag in recent tweet about Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Krista Rogers
Nov 5, 2018
Tweet

Japanese net users upset over the power company’s use of a slang term commonly found in anime.

Japan
(3.11 • apology • controversial • Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant • earthquake • Fukushima nuclear disaster • TEPCO • tsunami • twitter)

Man reported missing after 2011 Tohoku earthquake found alive and well

Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2018

Shows up exactly seven and a half years after the tragic earthquake and tsunami in a town half-way across the country.

Japan
(3-11 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • COK • crazy • earthquake • Tohoku earthquake and tsunami • tsunami • weird)

Hokkaido Earthquake Day 5: Our Hokkaido-based reporter shares his experiences in an affected area

Master Blaster
Sep 11, 2018

Modern conveniences are returning to parts of Hokkaido, but there’s still much to be done.

Japan
(disaster • earthquake • Eniwa • gasoline • Hokkaido • Hokkaido earthquake • K. Nagahashi • stores • supermarkets • supplies)

People affected by Hokkaido earthquake stock up on everything but Peyang’s ultra-spicy noodles

Master Blaster
Sep 8, 2018

Earthquake-affected areas more or less saying they’d rather starve than take on Extra Spicy MAX END Yakisoba.

Japan
(earthquake • food • Gekikara MAX END • Hokkaido • instant yakisoba • Noodles • Peyang)

Following powerful earthquake in northern Japan, all Hokkaido payphones are now free to use

Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2018

There’s no need to pay to use payphones to let your family know you’re OK or tell response teams that you need help.

Japan
(COK • disaster • earthquake • Hokkaido • payphones • phones)

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)

Who knew that Kumamoto Castle was a Transformer hiding in plain sight all this time?

Krista Rogers
Sep 1, 2018

Kumamoto Castle may be more than meets the eye.

Japan
(awesome • castles • cool • earthquake • funny • Kumamoto • Kumamoto Castle • robots • Transfomers • twitter)

How you can help victims of Japan’s massive flood and earthquake by enjoying delicious Kit Kats

Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2018

This one of the best-tasting Kit Kat flavors out of Japan’s many exclusives, and it’s aiding the recovery of disaster-stricken Osaka and West Japan.

Japan
(charity • COK • disasters • earthquake • flood • food • Hiroshima • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • Momiji manju • Nestle • sweets)

Japanese teachers confiscate students’ cell phones following Osaka earthquake, get slammed online

Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2018

Even in a country that values following the rules, many say cutting off lines of communication following disaster is going too far.

Japan
(COK • crazy • earthquake • family • mobile phones • Osaka earthquake • school rules • schools • Smartphones • society • weird • youth)

One in four surveyed Japanese workers admits to wanting to kill boss, Osaka quake helps show why

Katy Kelly
Jun 21, 2018

The results of a recent survey come with Twitter horror stories about power-hungry superiors pushing their staff around, even mid-crisis.

Japan
(black companies • earthquake • Osaka earthquake • power harassment • society • survey • working in Japan)

Shattered glass in Universal Studios Japan shows how much the theme park values safety

Koh Ruide
Jun 20, 2018

Entertainment may be the theme park’s core, but safety is of utmost importance.

Japan
(cool • earthquake • glass • Japanese Twitter • Osaka earthquake • safety • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

When earthquakes hit close to home, they really hit close to home

Master Blaster
Jun 19, 2018

Many in Osaka have learned that there’s nothing like having the planet attack your home to remind you about the importance of togetherness.

Japan
(earthquake • family • Osaka)

Seven years after earthquake, Fukushima teen says March 11 is an “ordinary day” in the prefecture

Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2018

High schooler hopes the prefecture will shed its disaster zone image, and that the rest of Japan will start to see Fukushima as normal again.

Japan
(2011 earthquake • disaster • earthquake • Fukushima • Great East Japan Earthquake • march 11 • moving • society • touching • tsunami)

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)

Disaster video game series resurrected with support from the Kobe Fire Department

Evie Nyan
Dec 2, 2017

The Zettai Zetsumei Toshi disaster survival video game series has been revived, and will be more realistic than ever before.

Japan
(disaster • earthquake • Kobe • video games • zettai zetsumei toshi)

Earthquake-resistant pads double as a lifehack to remove all pain from wearing high heels

Koh Ruide
Sep 24, 2017

High heels killing your feet? Perhaps some seismic shock absorbers designed for natural disasters might be the solution.

Japan
(earthquake • feet • high heels • Japanese Twitter • lifehack)

Pokémon GO preserves the memory of building lost in Japan’s 2011 tsunami by making it a PokéStop

Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2016

The Okada Theater was swept away in 2011, but Pokémon GO players are still visiting its location, and learning a little about this tsunami-ravaged city in the process.