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Tepco’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan halts world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart

TEPCO halted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restart after a monitoring alarm sounded, but confirmed the reactor is stable with no radioactive impact.

Japan

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima under close scrutiny

Japan

Alarm bells ring for Japan’s Tepco as glitch delays nuclear restart

Japan

‘Easier targets’: is Japan safe for foreigners if disaster strikes?

Rising xenophobia, ‘vigilante’ patrols and memories of 1923 have rights advocates concerned that history could repeat itself.

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Foreign tourists visit a temple in Tokyo, Japan, last month. Photo: EPA
Japan

‘Shatters trust’: data fraud scandal hits Japan nuclear plant in quake zone

Chubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.

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Natural disasters

Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico, killing 2

A 60-year-old man died of his injuries after falling while evacuating his second-floor flat in the capital, local authorities said.

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The Philippines

‘Master of Disaster’: Can a board game help Philippines face next catastrophe?

From typhoons to earthquakes, ‘Master of Disaster’ turns a roll of the dice into a life-saving lesson for the world’s most vulnerable.

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A player draws a card while playing a disaster preparedness board game in Manila. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

650 Hongkongers on Taiwan group tours confirmed safe after ‘terrifying’ quake

Earthquake occurred at 11.05pm in Taiwan, with epicentre located about 70km southeast of Taipei and at focal depth of 60km, Observatory says.

Japan

‘Built on tofu’: safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plant

While Fukushima operator Tepco says it is ‘committed to safety’ at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, critics believe it is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Japan

Japan clears way for Tepco to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

Tepco, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, has been allowed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 15 years after the disaster.

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Tepco’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant stands along the seaside in Niigata prefecture. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan tremors raise fears of overdue megaquake killing 199,000

Authorities are urging residents to review evacuation plans as simulations suggest a ‘maximum-class’ winter night quake could trap thousands.

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A house burns after a powerful earthquake hit Aomori, northeastern Japan, early on Tuesday last week. Photo: Jiji Press/EPA
Japan

‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuation

Foreign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.

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Japan

Japan lifts tsunami warning after magnitude 6.7 earthquake

The weather office said waves of up to 20cm were recorded on the main northern island of Hokkaido and in the Aomori region.

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Japan

Japan issues megaquake advisory after magnitude 7.5 tremor

The advisory urges preparedness for a possible large quake and tsunami, recalling the 2011 disaster that destroyed Fukushima’s nuclear plant.

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A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Is Indonesian disaster response failing Sumatra’s flood victims?

Prabowo’s government is ‘busy bragging about its quick reaction’ while deaths mount and people suffer from lack of aid, critics say.

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People carry their belongings as they walk on logs swept away by a flash flood in Aceh Tamiang on Monday. Photo: EPA
Japan

Video | Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Japan

Some 2,700 homes in northeastern Japan were without power, with reports of fires after the ground shook violently for more than 30 seconds.

Japan

Video | At least 30 injured after magnitude 7.5 quake in Japan

Authorities issued tsunami warnings following the powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan’s Aomori prefecture.

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Japan

30 injured after massive quake in Japan, warning of more stronger tremors

Officials removed all tsunami warnings following the powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan’s Aomori prefecture.

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A vehicle sits on a damaged road in Tohoku town, Japan’s Aomori prefecture, on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP
Bangladesh

2 children among dead as Bangladesh rattled by magnitude 5.7 earthquake

‘Buildings were shaking like trees,’ a witness said of the strong tremors, which were felt in neighbouring India.

Afghanistan

International condolences pour in after deadly Afghanistan earthquake

A powerful 6.3 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 20 and injuring hundreds.

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Afghanistan

Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured

Tremor near Mazar-e Sharif comes just weeks after a devastating earthquake killed hundreds in the country’s east.

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A man being carried out of a vehicle following the earthquake. Photo: Afghan Red Crescent via Reuters
The Philippines

Is the ‘Big One’ coming? Earthquake mania grips Philippines as fears mount

Public ‘mass hysteria’ undermines long-term disaster readiness and shows a pressing need for better science communication, analysts say.

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Locals look for items in a collapsed house in Manay, in the province of Davao Oriental on October 11, after two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on October 10. Photo: AFP
Viral stories

Remains of girl, 6, lost in 2011 Japan quake found 100km from home; mum grateful

Jaw bone and teeth of little girl who was separated from her grandmother in devastating tremor found by construction worker.

Japan

Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant

Critics call Tepco’s US$654 million offer to residents living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant a cynical attempt to buy public consent.

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Hong Kong society

UN accreditation ‘will give Hong Kong’s rescue team greater global role’

Outgoing deputy fire chief spent career battling city’s blazes, commanding rescue operations and managing ambulance services during Covid.

Angus Wong said that while the nature of the job has remained constant over his 31-year career, advancements in technology have significantly enhanced operational precision and safety. Photo: Edmond So
The Philippines

‘It really hurts’: quake-hit locals in southern Philippines pick up the pieces

Experts have assured Filipinos that the recent series of earthquakes across the country was not connected to ‘The Big One’ scenario.

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Two people on a motorcycle look at the destroyed house of Vilma Lagnayo, a resident, in Manay, Davao Oriental, following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit the southern Philippines on Friday. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
The Philippines

Survivors of Philippine twin quakes despair: ‘nowhere to sleep, nothing to eat’

Some slept in tents, under tarps and hammocks, inside vehicles and on mats as over 800 aftershocks struck overnight after Friday’s tremors.

The Philippines

Second powerful earthquake strikes Philippines after first one kills 7

Authorities fear the second earthquake could further weaken or collapse structures already undermined by the first one.

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