Japan’s new disaster agency aims to streamline response, but challenges remain
The National Disaster Management Agency, which opens Monday, will serve as an operational control tower to boost the nation's disaster preparedness.
The National Disaster Management Agency, which opens Monday, will serve as an operational control tower to boost the nation's disaster preparedness.
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KELOWNA, Canada (Kyodo) -- Japan's Grand Prix Series debutant Mao Shimada scored her personal best short program score to sit top at Skate Canada Inte
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CHIBA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Narita airport is moving forward with a plan to consolidate its three terminals into one in the 2030s, with new and extended
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A website for victims of a cyberattack on GMO Internet Group Inc. to share information may have been set up by the attacker, as the s
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ATLANTA (Kyodo) -- The top diplomats of Japan, the United States, Australia and India on Saturday voiced "grave concerns" over China's use of trade re
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TOKYO -- The gateway to tourism at the Imperial Palace in the Japanese capital is about to undergo an unprecedented transformation. The centerpiece is
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OTARU, Hokkaido -- The former Otaru branch of the shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha in this northern Japan city was the site of a histori
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Defense Ministry is soliciting research proposals from private companies as part of efforts to develop small rockets that can
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- People took to the streets and participated in events to celebrate Halloween on Saturday in Tokyo, while police officers and local go
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A woman in her 30s who sees cosmetic surgery as casually as a trip to the hairdresser is among patients highlighting the difficulty o
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UCHIKO, Ehime -- A chestnut-farming couple in this western Japan town has revived a simple local tool for peeling chestnuts that is quietly gaining po
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EBETSU, Hokkaido -- A Japanese craft beer maker and university students are collaborating to turn spent malt grain, a byproduct of the brewing process
