https://www.alojapan.com/1298317/racing-the-uk-ekiden-through-160-years-of-ties/ Racing the UK Ekiden Through 160 Years of Ties #AngloSatsumaWar #britain #ekiden #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #HakoneEkiden #history #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake #RitsumeikanUniversity #Satsuma #sports #UkEkiden One of Japan’s best-loved sporting disciplines is making strides overseas. Britain will host the second UK Ekiden race along the banks of the River Thames on June 20. The event has grown…

As they do every year, Yahoo! Japan is doing their annual "search to donate" event to help with the relief of the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan
Since last year, the funds also go towards helping those on the Noto Peninsula who are still recovering from the New Year's Day 2024 quake

I confirmed with my family that it still works outside of Japan, so if you would like to participate, type 3.11 into the Yahoo! Japan* search bar and press enter
10 yen are donated per person who searches
Searches only counted until midnight Japan local time

https://www.yahoo.co.jp/

*Very importantly: NOT Yahoo dot com

#GreatEastJapanEarthquake #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake #donations #311検索はチカラになる

Roughly 30% of the populations of Wajima and Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, have yet to return to their hometowns following the substantial damage caused by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, a survey showed Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/18/japan/noto-earthquake-population-outflow/ #japan #earthquakes #ishikawa #notopeninsulaearthquake #surveys #population

The "Squid King," a 13-meter-long statue in Ishikawa Prefecture that emerged unscathed from the devastation of the New Year’s Day earthquake and tsunami, has become a source of solace for local residents as they strive toward recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/society/noto-quake-giant-squid-statue/ #japan #society #earthquakes #notopeninsulaearthquake #ishikawa #tourism

A notable gender gap in Japan's disaster prevention and crisis management departments has resulted in the needs of many vulnerable groups being overlooked in times of adversity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/13/japan/japan-gender-gap-in-disasters/ #japan #earthquakes #notopeninsulaearthquake #women039sissues

> The #HokurikuElectric Power #ShigaNuclearPowerPlant ( #ShigaTown, #IshikawaPrefecture, currently shut down).. directly hit by the #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake, has been reporting problems every day...water from the spent fuel pool spilled.. A cooling pump stopped.. oil leaked due to a damaged transformer... it was announced on the 5th that there were no safety issues.
https://www.iscaninfo.com/article/15162543/Untrustworthy-Hokuriku-Electric-Power%27s-%60%60no-problem%27%27-statement...-25-years-ago--cover-up-of-serious-accident-at-Shiga-nuclear-power-plant
#NuclearPower #NuclearQuakes