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String of anti-base protests brings suspended sentence for Okinawa woman
A woman opposed to U.S. military presence on Okinawa was convicted in a Japanese court recently on 16 counts related to her ...
Q&A: Developing disaster education to protect children's lives
Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career ...
'Sadness grows': Ceremonies in east Japan mark 14 years since earthquake, tsunami
Ceremonies attended by bereaved relatives were held here and other areas to mark exactly 14 years since the tragedies of the ...
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14 Years On: Govt Worker Sings, Dances to Lift Spirits in Kesennuma
Kesennuma, Miyagi Pref., March 11 (Jiji Press)--Marika Suzuki, a 27-year-old public relations worker for the Kesennuma city ...
Olympic hero Yuzuru Hanyu pledges to continue giving back to quake victims
Yuzuru Hanyu says the desire to support his native northeastern Japan in its recovery from the 2011 earthquake-tsunami ...
The Japan Times3d
Former students work to turn tsunami-hit elementary school into social hub
Former students of Okawa Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture — where 84 children and staff lost ...
Young people come forward to pass on lessons of 2011 tsunami
Although only an infant at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Tomoya Onodera is among the young people ...
The Japan Times11d
Ishinomaki craftsman promotes hometown with unique wooden dolls after 3/11
Starting out as a complete amateur, Takatoshi Hayashi now receives orders from abroad for his “Ishinomaki Kokeshi” as his ...
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Osaki hopes language school will draw in foreigners
OSAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--The city government plans to establish a municipal Japanese language school to attract foreign students in the hopes they will reside here after graduation, which will ...