Nuclear disaster drill held in Fukui Pref.

Nuclear disaster drill held in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - The central and Fukui prefectural governments conduct a disaster-prevention drill Nov. 7 in Oi, Fukui Prefecture on the assumption that a local reactor was leaking radioactive material. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (on right screen) monitored the drill from his office in Tokyo via a teleconferencing system.

Land ministry mulls preserving regional disaster control tower

Land ministry mulls preserving regional disaster control tower

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2015, shows an office at the land ministry's regional bureau in Sendai, northeastern Japan, used as a control tower for reconstructing infrastructure facilities following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The bureau is considering moving the office to a proposed disaster memorial park in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, for preservation. The office is equipped with monitor screens for teleconferencing as well as telecommunications gear, tables, chairs and other equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rural towns offer cram school lessons via teleconferencing system

Rural towns offer cram school lessons via teleconferencing system

Elementary school students attend a cram school class offered via a teleconferencing system at a community center in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, in July 2015. Some rural and island municipalities are adopting teleconferencing in the hope of providing better educational opportunities so that families with young children stay instead of moving to bigger cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuclear disaster drill held in Fukui Pref.

Nuclear disaster drill held in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - The central and Fukui prefectural governments conduct a disaster-prevention drill Nov. 7 in Oi, Fukui Prefecture on the assumption that a local reactor was leaking radioactive material. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (on right screen) monitored the drill from his office in Tokyo via a teleconferencing system. (Kyodo)