347110 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/swift-assistance-needed-to-rehabilitate-hokkaidos-quake-stricken-industries-theTOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A half month has passed since the Hokkaido earthquake, which registered the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7. To realise Hokkaido's post-quake rehabilitation, it is indispensable to rebuild its industries.Wed, 26 Sep 2018 05:13:00 +0200straitstimesSG-e1ad71402067351d7a5af5a8a85c8af420180926051300https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1493224&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29The Japanese government plans to fully launch in fiscal 2019 a system in which information on earthquakes, heavy rain and other disasters collected by government agencies and local authorities is displayed on electronic maps, informed sources have said.Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:52:00 +0200japantimes-8c0138e3e2dbdf9b65b5ea6f0628608c20180925045200http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20180924-after-the-big-one-understanding-aftershock-riskIn early September 2018, a powerful earthquake on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan triggered landslides, toppled buildings, cut power, halted industry, killed more than 40 people and injured hundreds. The national meteorological agency warned that aftershocks could strike for up to a week following the main event.Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:31:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire-49a69f341dd4a2466dcb911939d967de20180924163100https://www.japantimes.co.jp/?post_type=news&p=1492918&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29A red, wooden telephone booth stands on a hill in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, overlooking Mikawa Bay. Inside sits a disconnected black telephone. The booth was set up in June by a married couple who run a free school in the city as a spiritual way to connect with a student who took her own life in 2009 at age 18.Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:05:00 +0200japantimes-437b89f308d9523c9ed8e2216e479b3120180924100500