Key words : marks six months 281
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6 months after Noto quake: More feared to die from post-disaster stress, fatigue
Monday marks six months since a major earthquake jolted the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas of central Japan. The number of deaths from post-disaster causes could increase further.
Officials have confirmed that the magnitude 7.6 quake left 281 people dead and three others unaccounted for in the prefecture.
The fatalities include 52 individuals who died after falling ill due to post-disaster causes, including fatigue and psychological stress.
More are feared to die from such factors because many residents who lost their homes in the quake have no choice but to live in temporary housing or other shelters.
Experts are calling on local governments and private-sector groups to work together to provide evacuees with meticulous support, such as lifestyle monitoring and nursing-care services.
Officials estimated 22,000 buildings in quake-stricken areas need to be demolished and the debris cleared by local municipalities on behalf of their owners. But the procedure has been completed for only about 4 percent, or roughly 900, of them.
Housing repairers are also facing a huge backlog of requests for fixing quake-damaged homes.
Meanwhile, a study shows that the New Year's Day quake triggered a phenomenon called liquefaction at many locations.
Liquefaction causes underground soil to behave like a liquid as a result of strong ground shaking. It can lead to water spouting from the ground, and tilting of buildings and other structures.
Senna Shigeki of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience surveyed quake-hit areas. He broke down the areas into 250- by 250-meter blocks.
As of the end of May, he had found that liquefaction took place at 2,114 blocks in 34 municipalities in the prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama and Niigata.
That was about 200 more than the count confirmed after a series of powerful quakes that focused on the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto in 2016. A tally of 8,680 was observed after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Seismologists say liquefaction is more likely to occur when the intensity of a quake registers upper 5 or greater on the Japanese scale of zero to 7.
But the January 1 quake caused liquefaction in many areas that recorded the intensity of lower 5 or below.
Senna explained why liquefaction was seen across wide areas.
He said the quake-hit areas include many beaches, reclaimed plots and other types of land where liquefaction has a greater tendency to occur, due to higher-than-usual groundwater levels.
The researcher also said the quake caused strong ground motion to last for roughly 40 seconds.
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Key words : festival Takahashi Naoya
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6 months after quake, Noto man works to save his town's local festival
After the New Year's earthquake devastated his hometown, Yagi Atsunari was determined to re-open his family's bookstore. Now, he's turning to attention to a bigger target: the town festival. NHK World's Takahashi Naoya tells us more.
Key words : myanmar detain
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Myanmar detains Japanese national for alleged violation of rice price controls
Myanmar's ruling military says it has detained a Japanese national for allegedly failing to comply with rice price controls.
Myanmar's state media reported on Sunday that 11 people were detained on suspicion of selling rice at prices above the officially permitted levels.
The report says one of the detained people is a Japanese national, Kasamatsu Hiroshi. It says he has links to major Japanese retailer Aeon.
Japan's embassy in Myanmar told NHK that it is aware of the detention of a Japanese national and is calling on Myanmar's military to release him.
Aeon said Kasamatsu works for its unit that operates supermarkets in Myanmar. Company officials say they have confirmed the safety of the 53-year-old.
They say that with support from the Japanese embassy, they will cooperate with the investigative authorities to achieve an early settlement of the case.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa told reporters on Monday morning that the detained Japanese national is under investigation at a police station in Yangon.
He quoted a Japanese embassy official in Myanmar as saying the man had no health problems when a lawyer met him at the police station on Sunday night.
Hayashi said the government will continue to appropriately deal with the issue by asking for the man's early release and providing necessary support.
Myanmar's economy has been in a slump since the 2021 coup. The military has been stepping up measures to control food prices, but has failed to cap the prices of rice and other items.
Authorities in Myanmar have previously launched crackdowns on merchants for alleged sales violations.
Key words : south two missiles
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Seoul: One North Korean missile likely fell in north's territory
South Korean military officials say one of two missiles that were launched from North Korea on Monday morning likely crashed to the ground within the North's territory. They say the other one fell into the ocean.
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from South Hwanghae Province about 10 minutes apart. It said they were fired toward the northeast.
The first projectile was said to be a short-range ballistic missile that traveled about 600 kilometers. The second one traveled about 120 kilometers, but officials said they have not yet determined its type.
The officials say the missile that crashed into the ground flew erratically right from liftoff.
The North last Wednesday launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, claiming it had successfully conducted the separation and guidance test of multiple warheads. But South Korea believes the launch failed.
Pyongyang on Sunday denounced a joint exercise that Japan, the United States and South Korea conducted last week. It described the so-called "Freedom Edge" drill as "provocative," saying that such an action could lead to "fatal consequences."
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa said there are no reports of the missiles landing inside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Key words : fuji climbing season
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Mount Fuji climbing season begins with new rules to reduce crowding
The Mount Fuji climbing season opened on Monday, with new measures in place to regulate the number of visitors to Japan's highest mountain.
The first trekkers began climbing a trail on the Yamanashi Prefecture side in rainy and windy weather.
An entrance gate for the trail was recently set up at the 5th station. From Monday, the number of climbers using the route will be capped at 4,000 a day and they will be charged 2,000 yen, or about 12 dollars. The gate will be closed between 4 p.m. and 3 a.m.
The new rules were put in place to ease congestion around the peak and address problematic behavior by some climbers, such as attempting overnight treks.
Two Yamanashi prefectural officials opened the gate at 3 a.m. But the Fuji Subaru Line toll road leading to the 5th station was closed until 9 a.m. due to strong winds. Many climbers started arriving in cars and buses after the road opened.
Climbers were given wristbands to pass through the gate after paying the entry charge. Those who made reservations online were asked to show a QR code.
A man in his 60s from Tokyo said that limiting the number of climbers and collecting entrance fees are reasonable ways to ensure safety.
Key words : h3
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Japan's flagship H3 rocket successfully places satellite into orbit
Japan's new flagship H3 rocket has successfully placed an Earth observation satellite into orbit in its third launch.
The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima shortly after midday on Monday.
The H3 let go of its booster rockets and first-stage engine before it released the satellite, Daichi-4, in the scheduled orbit about 17 minutes after liftoff.
Daichi-4, which utilizes radar technology, is expected to be used in observing damage caused by disasters and for swift detection of abnormal changes related to volcanic activity.
The H3 rocket is being developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The launch of the first H3 rocket last year ended in failure and the loss of the Earth observation satellite, Daichi-3, which it was carrying.
After countermeasures were put in place, the second attempt in February this year was successful.
The third launch marked its first successful placing of a large satellite into orbit.
Fiscal 2025 is expected to see the H3 rocket fully replace the current mainstay H2A rocket, which is set to retire after its 50th launch in fiscal 2024.
JAXA aims to launch six H3 rockets annually.
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