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Coco Shimada Reflects on 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: What to Say to the Next Generation | NHK Special Feature

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Coco Shimada Reflects on 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: What to Say to the Next Generation | NHK Special Feature

nTitle: Passing the Torch: How a New Generation​ is keeping the Memory ⁢of the Great Hanshin Earthquake Alive Thirty years have passed since ⁢the Great Hanshin Earthquake devastated Kobe, Japan, in 1995. For those who lived through ​it,the memories remain vivid. But for younger generations, the disaster is a distant event, learned through stories and … Read more

80 Years After WWII: Rising Nuclear Threat and Nihon Hidankyo’s Push for Abolition with PM Ishiba | NHK Special

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80 Years After WWII: Rising Nuclear Threat and Nihon Hidankyo’s Push for Abolition with PM Ishiba | NHK Special

participate in teh treaty, adn Japan has not signed it either. Japan is the only country in‍ the world to have​ suffered a nuclear attack, and the government has been calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons,​ but it⁤ has not signed the treaty, ⁤citing the need for a realistic approach ‌to nuclear disarmament. In … Read more

Saki Aibu Reflects on 30th Anniversary of Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Sharing Memories of That Day with Her Children | NHK Special Feature

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Saki Aibu Reflects on 30th Anniversary of Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Sharing Memories of That Day with Her Children | NHK Special Feature

30 Years After the Grate Hanshin-awaji Earthquake: A Survivor’s reflection on Disaster Preparedness ⁣ On ‍January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck Japan, leaving a trail of devastation that forever changed the lives⁤ of those in its path. Among them was Saki Aibu, then a third-grade ​elementary school ‌student living in ‍takarazuka City, Hyogo … Read more

Japan Earthquake Anniversary: 12 Million Face Isolation Risk – Check Your Town’s Status

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Japan Earthquake Anniversary: 12 Million Face Isolation Risk – Check Your Town’s Status

Disaster⁣ Isolation: A Growing Threat in Japan and Beyond Table of Contents Disaster⁣ Isolation: A Growing Threat in Japan and Beyond Days of Isolation Japan’s Recurring Disaster Isolation: Lessons⁤ from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake A Recurring⁤ crisis:‌ Isolation in Past japanese Earthquakes 2004 Niigata Prefecture⁤ Chuetsu Earthquake 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake Millions at Risk: New … Read more

AI Drug Discovery: Nobel Prize Spotlight & Future of Medicine

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AI Drug Discovery: Nobel Prize Spotlight & Future of Medicine

AI Revolutionizes Drug‍ Discovery: Hope for Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients Table of Contents AI Revolutionizes Drug‍ Discovery: Hope for Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients AI Revolutionizes ⁤Drug Discovery:‍ Hope for Sjögren’s Syndrome and ​Beyond Understanding Protein Structure Analysis in Drug Development AI Revolutionizes Drug Discovery: AlphaFold’s⁢ Impact on Protein Structure prediction The ‌”Protein Folding Problem” and the Rise … Read more

Curling Karuizawa: Karuizawa Club in Women’s Semifinals!

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Curling Karuizawa: Karuizawa Club in Women’s Semifinals!

The Karuizawa International Curling ⁤Championship, a three-day tournament featuring ‍eight elite men’s and women’s teams from around the globe, is‍ underway in Japan. For ⁣the Japanese teams, this competition serves as ⁢a critical test‌ run in their ​quest for⁢ Olympic⁤ qualification. The stakes are high. The February Japan Championship​ will ⁣determine the nation’s representatives for … Read more

Three-Nation Summit Meeting Outcome: United States Strengthens Cooperation to Counter China’s Rising Influence

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Three-Nation Summit Meeting Outcome: United States Strengthens Cooperation to Counter China’s Rising Influence

(Washington bureau reporter Kosuke Watanabe) Q. What was the outcome of the three-nation summit meeting for the United States? With the goal of countering our biggest rival, China, three countries that share democratic values ​​established a framework at the leadership level to demonstrate unity. At the beginning of the meeting between the three countries, President … Read more

The Double Blow to Tourism and Fishing on the Noto Peninsula: Recovery and Reconstruction Needed

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The Double Blow to Tourism and Fishing on the Noto Peninsula: Recovery and Reconstruction Needed

More than a month has passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake, but the damage to local industries such as tourism and fishing that supported the local economy has been so severe that some areas are yet to recover. Under such circumstances, we will search for clues as to how to proceed with recovery and reconstruction. … Read more

After Earthquake: Japanese Livestock Farmer Describes the Devastation

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After Earthquake: Japanese Livestock Farmer Describes the Devastation

“I was shocked. Some cows were still alive and couldn’t move…” When I rushed to a coworker’s cowshed that had collapsed due to the earthquake, I was unable to do anything to help the cows that were trapped under it. Also, the cowshed on my own farm was damaged. Water outages continue. With neither space … Read more

Sumo Wrestling Results and Interviews: Yokozuna Terunofuji, Ozeki Kirishima, and More in Action

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Sumo Wrestling Results and Interviews: Yokozuna Terunofuji, Ozeki Kirishima, and More in Action

▽Onosato, a new addition to Aoiyama, is “pushed out” by Onosato.▽Shimazu Kai, who is new to Tomokaze, is Tomokaze’s “shoulder mark”. Tomokaze has his first win.▽ Abusaki is “pushed out” on Mt. Busho.▽ Endo to Takarafuji is “Yorikiri” with Takarafuji.▽Kotokatsumine is “pushed out” by Minoumi.▽ Wang Peng won against Myogi Ryu with a “push out” … Read more