Japan: Double disasters strike Japan
Source: American Red CrossCountry: JapanWritten by Bonnie Gillespie , Staff Writer and Photographer, RedCross.org Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - After a devastating typhoon pummeled the Pacific nation...
View ArticleJapan: Peace Winds Japan responds to deadly Japan earthquake
Source: Mercy CorpsCountry: JapanMercy Corps' global partner Peace Winds Japan is responding to the deadliest earthquake to hit Japan in nearly a decade. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck on the evening...
View ArticleJapan: Japanese quake toll rises to 31 after more elderly die
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKAMACHI, Japan, Oct 26 (AFP) - The death toll from Japan's worst earthquake in nearly a decade rose to 31 after six more people were confirmed dead Tuesday,...
View ArticleJapan: Natural disasters: Rich countries also pay their toll
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: JapanUNISDR/2004/08 "The tragic series of natural hazards that has recently hit Japan reminds us that all countries, rich or poor, are...
View ArticleJapan: Japanese government plans fresh help for quake-affected areas
Source: XinhuaCountry: JapanTOKYO, Oct 26, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - Japanese government set out Tuesday fresh steps, including a revision to a disaster relief law, to help survivors hit by a series...
View ArticleJapan: Fear reigns as aftershocks shake Japan
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Japanby John SparrowAnother powerful earthquake - measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale - hit northern Japan today and a...
View ArticleJapan: Emergency relief aid for earthquake victims in Japan
Source: Government of the Republic of KoreaCountry: JapanOn October 27, the Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide emergency relief aid to the Japanese government to support relief...
View ArticleJapan: Mother, children found after nearly four days under Japan quake rubble
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Oct 27 (AFP) - Rescuers Wednesday found a woman and her two young children nearly four days after their car was buried under the rocks and mud of a...
View ArticleJapan: US forces to deliver emergency supplies to quake victims in Japan
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Oct 28 (AFP) - US forces based in Japan will deliver emergency supplies to the Niigata region where a killer quake and a string of strong aftershocks...
View ArticleJapan: Stress and fatigue proving deadly to some Japanese earthquake survivors
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Japanby Hiroshi Hiyama TOKYO, Oct 28 (AFP) - With victims of Japan's killer earthquake living in shelters and enduring more tremors, stress and fatigue are taking a...
View ArticleJapan: No second miracle as trapped girl found dead in Japan quake rubble
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Japanby Shigemi Sato TOKYO, Oct 28 (AFP) - Rescuers declared a three-year-old girl dead Thursday after an all-night battle to recover her from a crushed car where...
View ArticleJapan: Death toll from north Japan quakes rises to 35
Source: XinhuaCountry: JapanTOKYO, Oct 28, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The total death toll from last Saturday's earthquakes in north Japan's Niigata Prefecture reached 35 on Thursday, Kyodo News...
View ArticleJapan: Japan: Tzu Chi provides assistance to Niigata quake victims
Source: Tzu Chi Foundation USACountry: JapanThe Japan chapter of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation provided emergency supplies to earthquake victims in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct....
View ArticleJapan: Aftershock hits Japan, Germany provides aid to earthquake victims
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: JapanTokyo (dpa) - An 5.2-magnitude aftershock from last month's devastating earthquakes that hit Japan's Niigata province struck the region on Thursday,...
View ArticleJapan: Japan hit by large tremor believed to be aftershock to Niigata quake
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Nov 6 (AFP) - Japan's central Niigata region, hit by a devastating quake last month, was early Saturday shaken by an aftershock measuring 5.0 on the...
View ArticleJapan: Strong tremors injure 13 as quake-hit central Japan goes back to school
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Japanby Hiroshi HiyamaTOKYO, Nov 8 (AFP) - A series of powerful tremors Monday rattled a central Japanese region still reeling from last month's earthquake,...
View ArticleJapan: Damage from Japan's killer quakes to reach 29 billion dollars
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Nov 17 (AFP) - Damage from Japan's worst earthquake in a decade, which left 40 people dead, is likely to reach three trillion yen (29 billion dollars)...
View ArticleJapan: Some 6,600 people still in shelters one month after Japan quake
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Nov 23 (AFP) - Some 6,600 people are still living in shelters in Japan's Niigata region one month after a deadly earthquake and a series of aftershocks,...
View ArticleJapan: Japan closes last evacuation shelters from killer October quake
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: JapanTOKYO, Dec 21 (AFP) - Japan has closed the last evacuation centers set up two months ago when the central Niigata region was hit by the country's deadliest...
View ArticleJapan: Japan: Preparing for future disasters
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: JapanJason Smith, IFRC, in TokyoBeing ready for a big disaster is always on the minds of those who work for the Red...
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