Renowned stage director Yukio Ninagawa dies
The Yomiuri Shimbun Yukio Ninagawa, who earned a worldwide reputation as stage director, died Thursday afternoon. He was 80. Born in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Ninagawa joined the theater company...
View Article[Movie] The damage up close
The Yomiuri ShimbunCollapsed stone walls cover the ground at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto on Wednesday, when the city government allowed the media to enter...
View ArticleDaddy’s here
The Yomiuri ShimbunA male bigfin reef squid about 50 centimeters long floats near a smaller female squid laying eggs on...
View ArticleKumamoto Earthquake / 70 designated disaster shelters unusable
The Yomiuri ShimbunSeventy designated evacuation shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture were closed or partially closed due to damage caused by the Kumamoto Earthquake, a recent survey conducted by The...
View ArticleEnjoy Mt. Takao’s must-see sights
The Yomiuri Shimbun Want to know more about seasonal must-see sights on Mt. Takao in Hachioji, Tokyo? Check out the “Takaosan Toku Toku Book,” a small booklet being distributed by Keio Corp. at...
View Article70% of evacuees lack plans to exit shelters
The Yomiuri Shimbun One month after the Kumamoto Earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture and surrounding areas, about 70 percent of evacuees living in shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture still have no prospect...
View Article1 month on
The Yomiuri Shimbun An aerial photo taken from a Yomiuri Shimbun helicopter on Friday shows the roofs of many...
View ArticleEnvironment ministers to urge trading of greenhouse gas cuts
The Yomiuri Shimbun A joint statement of environment ministers of the Group of Seven major countries will encourage popularization of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (see below), which is a scheme...
View ArticleQuake-hit area leaders worried about housing
The Yomiuri Shimbun Nine of 11 municipal heads in the areas in Kumamoto Prefecture that were hit by the Kumamoto Earthquake replied that it is still unknown when evacuation shelters will be able to be...
View ArticleKumamoto Earthquake 1 month on / Lost wife remembered in driver’s license photo
The Yomiuri ShimbunMIFUNE, Kumamoto — On Saturday morning, Takehisa Mochida, 75, a farmer in Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, gently took out his wife’s driver’s license in front of the collapsed house he...
View ArticleStepping forward with prayers
The Yomiuri ShimbunA husband and wife mourn relatives who died in a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and neighboring areas. They were standing in front of the collapsed house...
View Article49 lights for the lost
The Yomiuri ShimbunChildren pray for the souls of the 49 people who died as a result of the Kumamoto Earthquake, near 49 candles lit for...
View ArticleTaking green path to vitalizing communities
By Hiroko Kono and Jun Sato / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior WritersA two-day meeting of Group of Seven environment ministers started on Sunday in Toyama ahead of the Ise-Shima G-7 summit meeting. Participants...
View ArticleTransmitters to track trout behavior
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ultrasonic transmitters will be attached to kunimasu trout in Saiko lake in Yamanashi Prefecture, as part of a project started in mid-April by the Yamanashi Prefectural Fisheries...
View ArticleFrom Kyoto to Kumamoto
The Yomiuri ShimbunGeiko and maiko dance before about 1,000 invited guests on Saturday night, the eve of the start of...
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 ArticleStrong quake shakes Oita Prefecture
The Japan NewsA powerful magnitude-4.4 quake with an epicenter in Oita Prefecture occurred at around 3:09 p.m. Friday. A...
View ArticleHealthcare teams eyed for disasters
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will start to organize disaster health emergency assistance teams (DHEATs) to assist with healthcare and medical measures at public healthcare...
View ArticleSchool lunch resumes in quake-hit town
Jiji Press MASHIKI, Kumamoto (Jiji Press) — Seven primary and junior high schools in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mashiki, hit hard by a series of powerful earthquakes,...
View ArticleImperial couple visits Kumamoto
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe Emperor and Empress wave as they leave the village office in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Thursday afternoon. The Imperial couple arrived at Kumamoto Airport shortly after...
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