The petition was filed over safety concerns by some 1,500 residents living near the plant in Ehime Prefecture, which is operated by Shikoku Electric Power.

The program calls for using existing private-sector ships to transport patients from disaster-affected areas and provide ...

Carstay, a sharing service for camping cars and car camping spots, announced on March 10 that it has raised approximately 110 million yen in additional funding in its pre-Series A round. New ...

This is the fifth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu and nearby Yamaguchi and ...

Japan faces the constant risk of natural calamities striking anywhere at any time. To save as many lives as possible, it is ...

File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake ...

A highest-level warning for a Nankai Trough megaquake would prompt a government evacuation advisory for 670,000 people, but less than half of the affected municipalities are prepared, an Asahi Shimbun ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in collaboration with the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA), ...

Recently, the Nankai Trough has been in the news as a potential mega quake that could hit even the big cities. Making sure you’re prepared by natural disaster vocabulary and preparing for an ...

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