https://www.scmp.com/rss/514520/feed How has the Japanese prefecture been recovering from the triple disaster of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdowns? We look at the latest progress from the ground up. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/series/3278436/find-future-fukushima?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/series/3278436/find-future-fukushima?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:00:29 +0000 [Sponsored article] It is a date that many in Japan will never forget. March 11, 2011, began just like any regular Friday, but at 2.46pm, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The epicentre was in the Pacific Ocean, 130km (80 miles) off the coast from Sendai, a city on Honshu, Japan’s largest and most populous island. Although Japan was well prepared for earthquakes in light of its location between three tectonic plates, no one could have foreseen what happened... https://www.scmp.com/native/news/asia/topics/fukushima-coming-back-stronger/article/3214403/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-fukushima-12-years-after-nuclear-accident?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/news/asia/topics/fukushima-coming-back-stronger/article/3214403/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-fukushima-12-years-after-nuclear-accident?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:26:19 +0000 [Sponsored article] On March 11, 2011, the world watched in horror as video footage showed towns on Japan’s main island of Honshu being wiped out by a tsunami. The public’s thoughts went straight to the lives that were lost to the disaster, which was triggered by the 9.0-magnitude Great East Japan Earthquake that struck 130km (80 miles) off the coast from the city of Sendai. More than 19,000 people were killed by the massive tsunami, yet the disaster only continued to grow. In Honshu’s Fukushima... https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/fukushima-coming-back-stronger/article/3203985/japans-fukushima-prefecture-produce-and-tourism-are-back-their-feet-more-decade-after-triple?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/fukushima-coming-back-stronger/article/3203985/japans-fukushima-prefecture-produce-and-tourism-are-back-their-feet-more-decade-after-triple?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Dec 2022 04:03:15 +0000