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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

SAITAMA, Japan, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years. (Kyodo)

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) inspects a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during the closing ceremony of a cross-prefecture disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

A cross-prefecture disaster drill is conducted at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Cross-prefecture joint disaster drill

Firefighters conduct a disaster drill at a park in Saitama near Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2025, the 102nd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Police officers, Self-Defense Force members and medical staff as well as firefighters from four prefectures and five cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area were mobilized for the joint drill as authorities warn that a megaquake has a 70 percent probability of hitting the Tokyo area within the next 30 years.

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Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

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[Breaking News]Megaquake advisory in Japan

NICHINAN, Japan, Aug. 9 Kyodo - A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Megaquake advisory in Japan

Megaquake advisory in Japan

A bathing beach is closed in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 9, 2024, after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the region the previous day.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2024, following his decision to cancel a planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. The move came after Japan's weather agency issued its first-ever advisory on a higher-than-usual probability of a megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the country's southwest.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant shut down

Hamaoka nuclear plant shut down

NAGOYA, Japan - A display in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya, central Japan, at 10:23 a.m. on May 14, 2011, indicates output of the No. 5 reactor (H5) at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture falling to zero. The No. 3 unit has already been suspended for regular checkups and the No.4 unit was halted the previous day following a request by the government to suspend the whole plant as a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the power plant the following day at the request of the government which is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. The utility hopes to resume the plant soon after taking measures to block possible tsunami waves.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend operation of the No. 5 unit the following day after halting the No. 4 reactor on May 13. The plant shutdown comes at the government's request, and is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Heatwave sweeps across Europe

STORY: Heatwave sweeps across Europe DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors at Citroen Park in Paris 2. various of visitors at the Louver in Paris STORYLINE: A significant heatwave is once again sweeping across Europe, with several countries suffering the threats of disasters and health risks caused by extremely high temperatures. Some countries have issued heat alerts or declared a state of emergency. World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis said on Tuesday that a new heatwave was building up in western Europe, currently affecting mainly Spain and Portugal, which was forecast to intensify and spread. Spain was currently seeing temperatures well into 40 degrees Celsius, while the United Kingdom (UK) had issued an amber warning for extreme heat, according to Nullis. There was a high probability the heat wave would expand to the north and east Europe and reach western-central Europe and the northern Balkans by the end

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Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox

STORY: Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Malbran Institute, public scientific institution that confirmed the first case of monkeypox 2. various of Hospital Cemic 3. various of Argentine citizens 4. various of Government building STORYLINE: Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who arrived from Spain, the Health Ministry said Friday. "The patient is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment, and his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control, with no symptoms to date," the ministry said in a statement. The test result from "the sample taken from the first high-probability case is positive, which confirms infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus," the ministry said. Subsequently, genomic sequencing yielded a very high percentage of homology with the West African clade, like those found in new cas

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Gov't to review 40-yr-old quake countermeasure law

Gov't to review 40-yr-old quake countermeasure law

Taro Kono, minister of state for disaster management, attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 28, 2016, to announce a government panel will start discussing how to review a nearly 40-year-old earthquake countermeasures law to deal with the increasing probability of massive earthquakes hitting wider regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hamaoka nuclear plant shut down

Hamaoka nuclear plant shut down

NAGOYA, Japan - A display in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya, central Japan, at 10:23 a.m. on May 14, 2011, indicates output of the No. 5 reactor (H5) at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture falling to zero. The No. 3 unit has already been suspended for regular checkups and the No.4 unit was halted the previous day following a request by the government to suspend the whole plant as a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the power plant the following day at the request of the government which is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. The utility hopes to resume the plant soon after taking measures to block possible tsunami waves. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend operation of the No. 5 unit the following day after halting the No. 4 reactor on May 13. The plant shutdown comes at the government's request, and is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region. (Kyodo)

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contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

At the pedestrian crossing on Dvorak embankment near Klasterska Street in Prague, Czech Republic, a contactless pedestrian sensor began operate on January, 12, 2021. The city installed it so that people would not have to press the classic button and the probability of a possible transmission of covid-19 disease was reduced. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

At the pedestrian crossing on Dvorak embankment near Klasterska Street in Prague, Czech Republic, a contactless pedestrian sensor began operate on January, 12, 2021. The city installed it so that people would not have to press the classic button and the probability of a possible transmission of covid-19 disease was reduced. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

At the pedestrian crossing on Dvorak embankment near Klasterska Street in Prague, Czech Republic, a contactless pedestrian sensor began operate on January, 12, 2021. The city installed it so that people would not have to press the classic button and the probability of a possible transmission of covid-19 disease was reduced. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

At the pedestrian crossing on Dvorak embankment near Klasterska Street in Prague, Czech Republic, a contactless pedestrian sensor began operate on January, 12, 2021. The city installed it so that people would not have to press the classic button and the probability of a possible transmission of covid-19 disease was reduced. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

contactless pedestrian sensor at the pedestrian crossing due against COVID-19

At the pedestrian crossing on Dvorak embankment near Klasterska Street in Prague, Czech Republic, a contactless pedestrian sensor began operate on January, 12, 2021. The city installed it so that people would not have to press the classic button and the probability of a possible transmission of covid-19 disease was reduced. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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