Sendai Daikannon suffered no serious damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011. But cracks have become increasingly noticeable in recent years. The Climbing Works conservators ...

SENDAI—The front half of the 100-meter-tall Sendai Daikannon here has turned pink during the first full-scale repair work on the usually shiny white standing Buddhist statue. Pink paint has been ...

Sendai City in northeastern Japan is hosting a three-day event where experts on disaster preparedness and risk reduction are discussing measures for the future. The city was affected by the ...