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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/10/editorials/wrong-way-to-import-workers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29 The government’s plan to expand the foreign trainee internship program to cover manpower shortages in nursing-care services for the elderly is problematic in multiple ways. It deviates from the purpose of the program to promote technical transfers to developing economies by training internees from.... Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:55:00 +0100 japantimes en japantimes-5c6d4c2e29de5909b59678ac35519db1 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 21.0319 105.82 35.6831 139.809 -6.18287 106.829 35.2086 110.727 20150210115500 http://omanobserver.om/tsunami-drill-in-40-countries-from-asia-to-americas/ BOGOTA — Forty countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being “run and seek higher ground”. Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:10:00 +0100 omanobserver-om en omanobserver-om-de46a2e39e051034be8437e6550ff6b1 UNbodies NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 12.1515 -86.273 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 48.8521 2.34899 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -33.475 -70.6475 20150206191000 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/06/15/tsunami-drill-unfolds-across-40-countries BOGOTA - Forty countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground". Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:31:00 +0100 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-741655cdf862d0fc965bd3bab0a54dc4 UNbodies NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 12.1515 -86.273 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 48.8521 2.34899 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -33.475 -70.6475 20150206183100 http://www.voanews.com/content/tsunami-drill-unfolds-across-40-countries-from-asia-to-americas/2631656.html BOGOTA— Forty countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems and escape drills to the test this week, with the key message for some coastal communities being "run and seek higher ground". Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:16:00 +0100 voanews en voanews-ff4e586568be5f3105f5d84bcc2ccdcc UNbodies NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 12.1515 -86.273 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 48.8521 2.34899 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -33.475 -70.6475 20150206161600 http://www.trust.org/item/20150206112654-ocq87/ Tourists walk behind a faded sign warning of tsunami hazard in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province, on Dec. 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj. BOGOTA, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Forty countries lying along the Pacific Ocean from Asia to the Americas are putting their tsunami early warning systems.... Fri, 06 Feb 2015 13:14:00 +0100 trust en trust-9359091aa22340a24401855efb84e458 UNbodies NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 12.1515 -86.273 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 48.8521 2.34899 13.7308 100.521 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 -33.475 -70.6475 20150206131400 http://www.manilatimes.net/solidum-warns-bicol-lgus-of-earthquakes/160331/ LEGAZPI CITY: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum warned local government officials in Bicol to brace for possible earthquakes hitting the region in the future, citing the fact that Bicol is near the area where the Philippine trench is colliding with the Philippine Sea. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:07:00 +0100 manilatimes en manilatimes-e1183dd3f8794712e33a6ef0db3cb09c NaturalDisasters 14.6629 121.065 6.517152 126.093399 12.70889 124.039001 12.37568 123.6287 12.97674 124.0075 10.49386 119.893402 13.04298 124.193001 10.30723 123.898399 13.59073 124.2342 20150203140700 http://www.samoaobserver.ws/other/climate-change/12802-tsunami-warning-system-tested A simulation exercise to test the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (P.W.T.S), in order to know how ready coastal countries bordering this ocean are in case of such events, is being organised. Over 40 nations are participating in the trial, explained in a statement the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U. Mon, 02 Feb 2015 03:31:00 +0100 samoaobserver en samoaobserver-5b0d0273b0fce0656cf8af7fb7c760b3 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 4.63022 -74.080513 14.6096 121.006 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 -13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 -33.475 -70.6475 20150202033100 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/229849261 Saturday 31st January, 2015. 0 de enero de 2015, 13:51 Paris, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) UNESCO is preparing today a simulation exercise to test the Pacific Tsunami Warning System (PWTS), in order to know how ready coastal countries bordering this ocean are in case of such events. Sat, 31 Jan 2015 10:18:00 +0100 irishsun en irishsun-0cce9154a0bde87788d128f56acd6a67 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 35.6831 139.809 -12.0824 -77.0454 -21.136 -175.216 -0.229498 -78.5243 48.8521 2.34899 -33.475 -70.6475 20150131101800 http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/typhoon-haiyan-yolanda-information-management-handbook-region-8-philippines Introduction. Over the past several years, demands for humanitarian response to natural disasters and complex emergencies – as well as strengthened humanitarian coordination – have continued to increase in the Philippines. This is noted by the recurrent occurrence of big natural disasters like.... Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:05:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-4e305a8ee96fd6bfb0fce6833aded788 NaturalDisasters 10.49386 119.893402 20150127140500 http://wcfcourier.com/news/national/union-says-california-kaiser-nurses-reach-contract-agreement/article_2518c7ba-29d2-5379-b873-5e441a444c83.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente nurses in Californ