Aftershock forecasts halted
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Japan Meteorological Agency has stopped announcing the probability of aftershocks in Kumamoto Prefecture because past occurrences are not providing the guide they did before,...
View ArticleNature in Short / Gentian flowers bloom as spring gives way to early days of...
By Kevin Short / Special to The Japan NewsHow fast this spring is giving way to early summer. The third moon of the year, the last of spring, is already a waning gibbous. In the traditional Asian...
View ArticleKumamoto volunteer effort gathering pace
The Yomiuri ShimbunKUMAMOTO — Amid a series of earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture and surrounding areas, registration of disaster-relief volunteers began on Friday morning in the city of Kumamoto,...
View Article2016 Junior Summit / Learning moment
The Yomiuri ShimbunParticipants of the 2016 Junior Summit listen to an explanation about displays in the Yokkaichi Pollution...
View ArticleDifferent glasses for different occasions: Variety of frame shapes, motifs,...
By Kenji Iwaasa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterWomen who wear glasses like to show their individuality and fashion sense by choosing from a large selection of frame shapes, materials, colors, rim...
View ArticleHunters at low tide
The Yomiuri ShimbunFamilies enjoy digging for clams and other shellfish at Marine Park in Yokohama on Saturday. Golden Week marks the peak of...
View ArticleTravelers’ Treasures / Aizome Sekken Ichimatsu/Futae/Kamifubuki (Indigo-dyed...
Aizome Sekken is handmade soap which contains natural extracted of the indigo of Tokushima Prefecture, which has a history of producing indigo of over 400 years. The indigo was cultivated entirely...
View ArticleEvacuee living brings deadly health risks
The Yomiuri Shimbun KUMAMOTO — With Thursday marking one week since the Kumamoto Earthquake, dying from disaster-related ailments has become a serious concern for those who have been evacuated due to...
View ArticleSpring at its best
The Yomiuri ShimbunA squirrel stands in a field filled with blue and purple spring flowers, including dogtooth...
View ArticleKumamoto to improve shelters
The Yomiuri ShimbunKUMAMOTO — The Kumamoto city government is set to implement measures aimed at improving the living conditions of 18 evacuation shelters for quake victims, such as setting up...
View ArticleFirefly squids bring light to Toyama beach
The Yomiuri Shimbun TOYAMA — A phenomenon of pale blue lights shining in the lapping water on Yaezuhama beach in Toyama — known as “firefly squids drowning...
View ArticleGirls make newspaper for evacuees
The Yomiuri Shimbun MASHIKI, Kumamoto — Four sixth-grade primary school girls in quake-hit Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, have started publishing a handmade newspaper featuring topics related to life in...
View ArticleKumamoto quake rescue suspended due to heavy rain
Jiji PressMINAMI-ASO, Kumamoto (Jiji Press) — Heavy rain forced Self-Defense Forces personnel, police officers and others to suspend their search and rescue operations Thursday in Minami-Aso, where two...
View ArticleWelcome back, Kumamon
The Yomiuri ShimbunKumamoto Prefecture mascot Kumamon is surrounded by children, who happily touch the popular character, at Choyo Nursery School...
View ArticleSeibu debuts all-restaurant train service
The Yomiuri ShimbunSeibu Railway Co. has launched a new tourist train composed entirely of restaurant cars. Called “The Seibu Traveling Restaurant — fifty two seats of happiness,” the new train has...
View Article[Movie] Fish train debuts in Wakayama
The Yomiuri Shimbun Nankai Electric Railway Co. showcased a special train to residents of the area along the Kada Line at Kada Station in Wakayama on April 28. Themed on red sea bream,...
View ArticleSanriku wakame made with time, effort
By Hitoshi Ono / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterMINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi — At the peak of the wakame seaweed harvest in March and April, I visited fishermen in the town of Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture....
View ArticleRestoring mothers’ smiles
The Yomiuri ShimbunNoriaki Murata, who owns a flower shop in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, and his wife Izumi hand a bunch of flowers...
View ArticleEmperor, Empress may visit Kumamoto
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress may pay a visit on May 19 to Kumamoto Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the recent series of strong earthquakes, to encourage people...
View ArticleKumamoto schools struggling to reopen
Jiji Press KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Some public schools, including primary schools, reopened in Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday following a suspension caused by a series of strong earthquakes that rocked...
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