ILEA000666278: Abe visits quake-hit areas in Noto Peninsula

At least 82 dead, 80 missing in strong Japan quakes

STORY: At least 82 dead, 80 missing in strong Japan quakes SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: WAJIMA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHER SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Wajima in rubbles STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Xinhua correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu, reporting from Wajima city, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the worst (earthquake) hit areas in Japan. Behind me is the Wajima morning market, one of the three biggest morning markets in Japan. It has a history of about 1,000 years. After the 7.6-magnitude quake on New Year's Day rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas, over 200 houses have been ravaged by the fire and leveled to the ground." The central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa reported 82 deaths and 80 were still missing. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged officials to mobilize all available resources to maximize life-saving efforts and lifeline supply within the first 72

Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched

STORY: Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1-2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "The death toll has been climbing after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity. A series of building collapses and fires left dozens of people dead in the most-hit Ishikawa prefecture. As more damage reports and information about people trapped continued to come in regarding other municipalities, injuries were reported in Niigata, Toyama, Fukui and Gifu prefectures due to collapsed or damaged buildings. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted ar

Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake

STORY: Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP: ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "At least 20 people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture after a massive earthquake hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, the national news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted areas and will continue to provide assistance. A series of strong earthquakes, with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude, hit on Monday at a shallow depth on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency has officially named i

37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey

STORY: 37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Fukushima 2. various of local fishermen STORYLINE: A survey of Fukushima Prefecture residents who evacuated to areas outside the prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that nearly 40 percent of respondents may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), local media reported Monday. Waseda University and a citizens group sent questionnaires to 5,350 households mainly in the Kanto region around Tokyo who had fled from Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, and obtained responses from 516. The results indicated that 37.0 percent of the evacuees had PTSD. Behind the high rate are long-term stress factors, including memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, drastic changes in living environments and problems resulting from the government's p

JAPAN-TOKYO-ABE'S FUNERAL

(220928) -- TOKYO, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wan Gang (R), representative of the Chinese government and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the appreciation ceremony hosted by the Japanese government and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's family in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Kobe marks 27th anniversary of deadly quake

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an overview of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2022, the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people. The western Japan city of Kobe on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6,434 people in the area. Local residents and victims' families observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the port city in Hyogo Prefecture and neighboring areas on Jan. 17, 1995. In a predawn event at Higashi Yuenchi, a park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, people lit about 3,000 bamboo lanterns that were aligned to form "1.17," the date of the disaster.

M6.8 quake jolts Niigata, vicinity

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe curtails his stump speech in Nagasaki City for the July 29 House of Councillors election July 16 to return to Tokyo to deal with the situation after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked a wide area of Niigata Prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

Tunnel workers, state to settle damages suits over lung disease

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shake hands with one of former tunnel construction workers stricken by lung disease after working on state-ordered projects at his office on June 18. They are expected to reach a negotiated settlement with the government on their civil lawsuits later in the day. (Kyodo)

Quake-hit areas to be become eligible to receive special aid

WAJIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) visits an earthquake shelter in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on April 13 and says the government will designate the quake-hit areas in the Noto Peninsula as a disaster zone eligible to receive special state financial aid and subsidies for their reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo)

Abe visits quake-hit areas, briefed by Wajima mayor

WAJIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) being briefed by Wajima Mayor Fumiaki Kaji on April 13 about the wreckage wrought in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture by a major earthquake that hit the region on March 25. Abe says the government will designate the quake-hit areas as a disaster zone eligible to receive special state financial aid and subsidies for their reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo)

Abe visits quake-hit areas in Noto Peninsula

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