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Olympics: Japan delegation not to attend torch handover in Greece 17 minutes ago | KYODO NEWS

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:49:00 +0100

Japan will refrain from sending a delegation to the Olympic flame handover ceremony in Greece as a safety measure in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Games organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday. A delegation including Mori and Japan's Olympic minister Seiko....

'Heartbreaking': Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:17:00 +0100

Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of the torch relay from the disaster-hit Fukushima province would take place without spectators "in order to prevent the spread of infections". Any spectators who are feeling unwell will be asked not to watch from the roadside and....

'Heartbreaking': Olympic torch events downscaled over virus By Hiroshi

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:54:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they had taken the "heartbreaking" decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but stressed that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of....

Olympic torch relay modified to limit fans

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:50:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organizers are asking people who feel ill not to watch the Olympic torch relay from roadsides, part of ongoing efforts in Japan to limit large gatherings and contain the spread of coronavirus. The relay kickoff in Fukushima Prefecture will take place without fans, and local governments....

Salmon make a clean comeback in Fukushima

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:35:00 +0100

Juvenile salmons are released into a river in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on Tuesday. The northeastern Japanese town had been designated as an evacuation zone until September 2015 due to the nuclear crisis triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

Olympic torch relay modified to limit fans

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:03:00 +0100

‘Heartbreaking’: Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:42:00 +0100

US actor Gerard Butler takes part in the Olympic flame torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Sparta March 13, 2020. ― Reuters pic. TOKYO, March 17 — Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they had taken the “heartbreaking” decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the....

‘Heartbreaking’: Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:42:00 +0100

Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:08:00 +0100

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Tuesday (Mar 17) that they were scaling back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of the torch relay from....

'Heartbreaking': Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:53:00 +0100

FLAME LIGHTING. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics continues to be threatened by the widespread effects of the coronavirus. Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP. TOKYO, Japan – Tokyo 2020 organizers said Tuesday, March 17, they had taken the "heartbreaking" decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to....

Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:47:00 +0100

'Heartbreaking': Olympic Torch Events Downscaled Over Virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:34:00 +0100

'Heartbreaking': Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:31:00 +0100

Any spectators who are feeling unwell will be asked not to watch from the roadside and torch-bearers with high temperatures will be barred from taking part, Tokyo 2020 said. "Please be careful to avoid forming crowds," organisers urged, saying the programme could be changed in the event of "excessive congestion".

Nation: Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:24:00 +0100

In this file photo taken on March 12, 2020, participants take part in the Olympic flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. PHOTO | ARIS MESSINIS | AFP In Summary. Torch-bearers will have their temperature taken and those with a high temperature will be prevented from running their section of the relay.

Tokyo Olympic Games flame festivities scaled back over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:15:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organisers said on Tuesday they were scaling back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of the torch relay from the....

'Heartbreaking': Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:11:00 +0100

Tokyo Olympics Flame Festivities Scaled Back Over Virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:03:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they were scaling back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of the torch relay from the disaster-hit....

Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:01:00 +0100

1 See gallery Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the "grand start" of the torch relay from the disaster-hit Fukushima province would take place without spectators "in order to prevent the spread of infections". Any spectators who are feeling unwell will be asked not to watch from the....

Why does disaster befall people?

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:59:00 +0100

People wake up and they are thankful to have woken up. All of a sudden, an explosion occurs and they are dead or seriously injured or their homes are destroyed and they become homeless. Some are right inside their homes when disaster visits them. Some are driving or walking when they meet tragedy.

Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:57:00 +0100

The tsunami's obvious cause: the quake occurred in a subduction zone, where the tectonic plate underlying the Pacific Ocean was trying to slide under the adjoining continental plate holding up Japan and other landmasses. The plates had been largely stuck against each other for centuries, and pressure built up.

Quake alerts to be sent to telecoms in 10 seconds

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:12:00 +0100

Starting on April 6, earthquake alerts issued by the Central Weather Bureau would be transmitted to telecoms within 10 seconds, the bureau said in a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee yesterday. It currently takes an average of 15 seconds for telecoms to receive the alerts that....

Great 2011 Japan Tsunami Magnified by Shifts in Deep Geologic Structure

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:39:00 +0100

Where tectonic plates meet, a change in angle. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japanthe most powerful quake to hit the country in modern times, and the fourth most powerful in the world since modern record keeping began.

Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:24:00 +0100

Credit: Adapted from Oryan and Buck, Nature Geoscience 2020. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan--the most powerful quake to hit the country in modern times, and the fourth most powerful in the world since modern record keeping began.

Several Municipalities receive grants from Japan

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 19:05:00 +0100

Kruja Municipality received a grant of 72,800 Euros from the Government of Japan to enhance its post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction capacity. H.E. ITO Makoto, Ambassador of Japan to Albania, and Artur Bushi, Mayor of Kruja, signed the agreement on March 6.

With Americans hunkering down, some wonder if coronavirus shutdowns could lead to a baby boom

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 04:37:00 +0100

To midwife Ann Whitman, it’s a clear case of storm leads to stork. “It’s anything that causes people to stay home more," said Whitman, who runs Home Midwifery Services in Reading and has delivered babies for 29 years. "Remember we had all that snow three or four years ago?” Her business surged nine months later.

Greece suspends European portion of Olympic torch relay due to COVID-19 fears

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 05:14:00 +0100

The Greek Olympic committee said Friday it will suspend the rest of the torch relay in that country for this summer’s Tokyo games, due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. The decision was made a day after the Greek leg of the relay started following a lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia.

Olympic torch relay in Greece suspended due to virus fears Mar 14, 2020 | KYODO NEWS

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:20:00 +0100

The Greek Olympic committee said Friday it will suspend the rest of the torch relay in that country for this summer's Tokyo games, due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. The decision was made a day after the Greek leg of the relay started following a lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia.

Annual Tokyo memorial for March 11 tsunami comes with a heartwarming musical surprise【Video】

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:40:00 +0100

In remembrance of those who passed away during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Our reporter Mr. Sato is a man of habit. We’ve known him to and for his daring excursions in finding the hottest lucky bags of the new year . However, out of all the annual pilgrimages and traditions Mr.

Olympic torch relay in Greece suspended due to virus fears 1 hour ago | KYODO NEWS

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:23:00 +0100

Disney to close all theme parks in Florida, California, and Paris amid coronavirus crisis

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:34:00 +0100

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Disney has announced that they are closing all their theme parks in Florida, California, and Paris. Yesterday, a spokesperson for Disney announced that they would be closing the Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure at their California resort starting on March 14.

Ventilation, distance key to stopping coronavirus spread in shelters

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:03:00 +0100

A Japanese doctor and expert on evacuation shelters has warned that good ventilation and ensuring that people do not cluster together are key to preventing the spread of the coronavirus in the event of a natural disaster. Kazuhiko Hanzawa, a specially appointed professor at Niigata University and....

Olympic flame lit for Tokyo 2020 in Games' birthplace

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:03:00 +0100

Due to emergency measures implemented to contain the spread of coronavirus, only a limited number of around 100 dignitaries attended the event, which was closed to the public. Among the attendees were Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos and IOC president Thomas Bach, along with representatives of....

Christchurch mayor apologizes for 2011 quake building collapse that killed 28 Japanese

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 07:57:00 +0100

Of the 185 people across the city who died in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake, 115 were in the Canterbury Television Building which crumbled to the ground in seconds, including 28 Japanese students attending an English-language school on the building’s third floor.

Magnitude 5.5 quake rattles central Japan; no tsunami warning issued

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:30:00 +0100

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 shook central Japan early Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The quake struck at 2:18 a.m. in Ishikawa Prefecture with a focus 12 kilometers below the surface, the Meteorological Agency said.

M5.5 quake rattles central Japan, no tsunami warning issues

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 22:27:00 +0100

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 shook central Japan early Friday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan's weather agency said. The quake struck at 2:18 a.m. in Ishikawa Prefecture with a focus about 10 kilometers below the surface, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Japan official apologizes for accusing Fukushima prosecutors of 'fleeing'

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:22:00 +0100

"Prosecutors fled from the Fukushima prefecture city of Iwaki in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, even though people still hadn't evacuated," Mori said. "They also released more than 10 people who had been taken into custody [by the prosecutors' office] at the time without a reason before fleeing.

Olympic torch is lit at the birthplace of the games in Greece but coronavirus fears remain

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:14:00 +0100

Other runners on the Greek leg include Olympic champions Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshida of Japan. In Japan, the torch relay will start on March 26 from the Fukushima province that was ravaged in the deadly 2011 earthquake and tsunami, travelling for 121 days before reaching Tokyo for the opening ceremony on July 24.

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:40:00 +0100

A woman prays during a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, at Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020, to mark the nine-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and set off a nuclear crisis.

US coronavirus death toll rises to 31 as official warns 'things will get worse' - The Guardian

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:20:00 +0100

The coronavirus outbreak intensified overnight in the US as the number of confirmed cases jumped, the death toll increased to 37 and a top federal health official warned America on Wednesday that the worst was yet to come. Two more states declared a state of emergency the number of US cases exceeded 1,000 nationwide.

Japan remembers victims of devastating earthquake and tsunami

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:07:00 +0100

Japan has been remembering the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck off its north-east coast nine years ago today (March 11). It killed around 18,000 people dead. One of the commemoration events saw hundreds of people gather in a Tokyo park to observe a minute's silence for the victims.

Nine years on, monuments in Tohoku pass on lessons and memories from 3/11

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0100

SENDAI – The public, industry and academic sectors in four northeastern prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are collaborating on a project to highlight disaster-related monuments and remains across the region. Dubbed the “3.11 Densho Road,” the initiative aims to link....

What you need to know about the coronavirus today

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 04:44:00 +0100

The red zone of Italy. Italy's lockdown measures to try to beat the coronavirus are reducing its economic output by around 10-15%, Lorenzo Codogno, a former Italian Treasury chief economist said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte unexpectedly expanded the so-called red zone to the entire....

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:40:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst....

Japan Quietly Marks 2011 Disaster amid Coronavirus Epidemic

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:38:00 +0100

TOKYO – Japan commemorated on Wednesday the ninth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeast of the country, however the usual large commemorative events were canceled or celebrated on a smaller scale due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Spring high school baseball tourney canceled over coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:56:00 +0100

The new coronavirus outbreak cost Japan a pillar of its spring sporting scene on Wednesday as the Japan High School Baseball Federation canceled its national invitational tournament for the first time in its history. "This is a bitter decision," said Masahiro Maruyama, the chief executive of the Mainichi Shimbun and the tournament's chairman.

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:58:00 +0100

Japan marked the sombre nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were cancelled because of fears over the spread of the The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s <9501.

12:41 More than 40,000 evacuees in Japan nine years after nuclear accident

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:25:00 +0100

11 de marzo de 2020, 12:41 Tokyo, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) A total of 47,737 people remain evacuated today, due to the accident in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant nine years ago, after an earthquake. The nine-magnitude earthquake created a tsunami that caused the triple collapse of the nuclear....

3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Felt Across Region

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:36:00 +0100

struck upstate New York near the Adirondack Mountains north of Saratoga Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday in the town of South Glen Falls. The quake had a depth of around 8 miles, according to the agency.

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 11, 2020

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:34:00 +0100

In isolation. A medical staff member gestures inside an isolation ward at Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping said on March 10 that Wuhan has turned the tide against the deadly coronavirus outbreak, as he paid his first visit to the city at the heart of the global epidemic.

Memorial ceremony commemorating the victims of Japan’s tsunami disaster held in Lori province The Minister of Emergency Situation of Armenia Feliks Tsolakyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:24:00 +0100

The Minister of Emergency Situation of Armenia Feliks Tsolakyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Jun Yamada, Lori Governor Andrey Ghukasyan as well as number of high-level officials were present at the memorial ceremony dedicated to the victims of natural disaster that took place in eastern part of Japan in 2011.

Japanese diplomat lauds Taiwan's coronavirus response

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:22:00 +0100

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Japan's representative to Taiwan Hiroyasu Izumi (泉裕泰) on Wednesday praised Taiwan's containment, prevention and quarantine measures in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Taiwan and Japan are facing challenges resulting from the new coronavirus, Izumi said, adding....

Cleanup continues 9 years after Fukushima nuclear accident

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:14:00 +0100

Cleanup continues at Fukushima 9 years later It's been nine years since an earthquake and tsunami in Japan set off one of the worst nuclear accidents in history. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio gives us a rare look inside the devastated power plant today.

Sports, All Sumo: Hakuho stays perfect with birthday win at Spring tournament 2 hours ago | KYODO NEWS

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:11:00 +0100

Grand champion Hakuho marked his 35th birthday with a win over rank-and-filer Okinoumi on Wednesday, maintaining his perfect record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament being held without spectators for the first time in the sport's history. In the day's penultimate bout at Edion Arena Osaka, Hakuho improved to 4-0 after defeating No.

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:25:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the....

New York Earthquake: South Glens Falls Struck by 3.1 Shake

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:55:00 +0100

An earthquake was felt at South Glens Falls in Saratoga County, New York, this morning. The village, north of Albany, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 at around 6.43 a.m. EDT. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 43.295°N 73.639°W, south-southwest of South Glens Falls at a depth of 8.

Japan marks 9th anniversary since triple disasters amid coronavirus outbreak

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:56:00 +0100

TOKYO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan marked the ninth anniversary on Wednesday of the massive earthquake and tsunami in its northeastern region leaving more than 15,000 people dead, with several events being canceled or scaled down over the COVID-19 concerns.

Coronavirus latest: Japan reports biggest one-day spike - DW (English)

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:47:00 +0100

04:00 Several events commemorating the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan 9 years ago were canceled on Wednesday over fears of worsening the coronavirus outbreak. Around 18,500 people in Japan were killed when on March 11, 2011 a severe earthquake hit the Tohoku region in the southeast. A deadly tidal wave followed shortly after.

Virus Subdues Japan’s Marking of 9 Years Since Tsunami

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:27:00 +0100

A woman prays at a beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2019, the eighth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan marked the ninth anniversary Wednesday of the massive earthquake and tsunami in its northeastern region that left....

Coronavirus latest: Japan reports biggest one-day spike - DW (English)

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:59:00 +0100

07:30 "Saying we will close all the borders and then the virus will pass us by won't work," German Health Minister Jens Spahn told German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk . "The virus is here in Germany, this is the reality we must get used to." 07:19 Thailand's Interior Ministry announced its is canceling its grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries.

MIL-OSI Translation: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Great East Japan earthquake・the Prime Minister’s office wreath laying ceremony attended it.

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:41:00 +0100

“Today, in the 9th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, I would like to express my sincere congratulations on behalf of the government. Regarding the memorial ceremony, we have sought to carry out measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, such as reducing the scale, and have continued to search for the limit.

Nine years after Fukushima disaster

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:31:00 +0100

A man prays toward the sea to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 11, 2020, to mark the nine-year anniversary of the disaster. The magnitude 9 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that....

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:23:00 +0100

TOKYO: Japan marked the sombre nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear....

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:59:00 +0100

The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, 220 kilometres (130 miles) northeast of Tokyo. The natural disasters and meltdowns at the Fukushima plant forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes.

Japan marks disaster's ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:36:00 +0100

Japan has marked the sombre nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident as official commemorations and vigils were cancelled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear accident since....

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:16:00 +0100

Cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in every EU member state; 341 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) were reported in Germany on Tuesday; Austria and Slovenia have closed their borders with Italy to prevent the spread of the disease from the worst-hit country in Europe.

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:15:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:14:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:06:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:06:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest: Germany rules out border closures

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:49:00 +0100

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:41:00 +0100

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, prays before the start of a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, at Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 11,....

Japan marks disaster's ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:37:00 +0100

Nine years on: Monuments used to pass on March 2011 stories

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:18:00 +0100

Coronavirus latest / Global situation at a glance

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0100

US cases pass 1,000. The US has now confirmed more than 1,000 cases of the virus across 38 states. Some states, including most recently Michigan, have declared a state of emergency. New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo announced he will send the national guard into a New York City suburb, Rochelle , to....

Coronavirus latest: at a glance

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:03:00 +0100

Japan marks disaster's ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:56:00 +0100

Japan marks disaster's ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:51:00 +0100

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan...

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:47:00 +0100

A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, prays before the start of a memorial service preceding a moment of silence at 2:46 pm (0546 GMT), the time when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast in 2011, at Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 11,....

Japan marks disaster’s ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:36:00 +0100

Japan provides coronavirus detection kits to Pakistan

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:32:00 +0100

ISLAMABAD: With the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country jumping to 16, Japan on Tuesday said that it has provided diagnostic kits to Pakistan even as it reiterated its support to Islamabad in the wake of natural disasters. This was stated by Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda on....

Japan marks disaster's ninth anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:28:00 +0100

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Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:06:00 +0100

Contributed by NAMPA / Associated Press. Japan marks tsunami anniversary, no govt memorial amid virus <
Some residents along the Japanese northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost in a massive earthquake and tsunami nine years ago....

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:47:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan marked the sombre nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst....

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:44:00 +0100

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:41:00 +0100

With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:26:00 +0100

TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japan marked the sombre nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations and vigils were canceled because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami triggered....

Japan scales back remembrance on 9-year anniversary of triple disaster amid coronavirus fears

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0100

A bereaved father mourns his lost son, who went missing in the tsunami, at a memorial in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Monday. Photo: Kyodo. Japan scales back remembrance on 9-year anniversary of triple disaster amid coronavirus fears. More than 15,000 people died in 2011’s powerful earthquake....

Coronavirus latest: Japan reports biggest one-day spike

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:25:00 +0100

Instances of coronavirus have been confirmed in every EU member state; 341 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) were reported in Germany on Tuesday; Austria and Slovenia have closed their borders with Italy to prevent the spread of the disease from the worst-hit country in Europe.

You can help survivors of Japan’s 3.11 earthquake/tsunami in seconds with a quick Yahoo! search

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:03:00 +0100

Donations will be made for each person who runs a search for information about the tragedy, with funds helping farmers, students, and those suffering from depression and loneliness. The coronavirus outbreak remains at the forefront of people’s minds in Japan, but today the country is also taking a....

Japan quietly marks ninth 3/11 anniversary amid coronavirus outbreak

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:17:00 +0100

Many municipalities in the hardest-hit prefectures of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi have canceled or postponed their ceremonies, but will still set up altars where people can offer flowers. Other areas have drastically downsized their events. The quake-triggered tsunami on March 11, 2011, engulfed the six-reactor Fukushima No.

Coronavirus outbreak latest: March 11, 2020

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:33:00 +0100

As of 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 11 (Japan time) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his state will , including deploying National Guard troops to the area, to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The worldwide number of since the first death from the disease was confirmed in the central China....

Chile's Grupo SAESA to Implement Asset Management Solution

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:42:00 +0100

Transformers are designed with an expected life span of 30 years, though some in Japan have been in service for more than for 50 years. The need to replace transformers can be determined by evaluating individual conditions, but to plan a long-term transformer replacement program, it is necessary to determine the life expectancy of the asset.

Tokyo-Osaka bullet train ridership falls by 'unprecedented' 56%

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:18:00 +0100

NAGOYA -- Ridership on Japan's busiest bullet train line plummeted 56% on the year in early March, the biggest drop in at least 33 years, as a widening coronavirus outbreak disrupted travel. The current decline in ridership on the Tokaido Shinkansen, which connects Tokyo with Osaka, surpasses the....

Japan and Tepco ordered to pay Fukushima residents who fled to Hokkaido

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:42:00 +0100

SAPPORO – A court ordered the government and the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Tuesday to pay a combined ¥52.9 million ($513,000) in damages to 89 people who evacuated from their hometowns to Hokkaido after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen Steps Up To Feed Quarantined Cruise Passengers In Oakland

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 04:03:00 +0100

Eric Drake holds out a sign for passengers as the Grand Princess cruise ship docks at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California on March 09, 2020. - More than 3,000 passengers are stuck at sea after at least 21 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on-board.

Coronavirus: Stockpiling is in my blood

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:28:00 +0100

I've been trying to do my part to save the world by keeping jars, buying reusable lunch wrap, reusing wrapping paper and freezing chicken stock. I haven't been able to go as far as mum did when she saved apple paper on a safety pin to use as toilet paper. But mum, you're back in vogue.

Surf's Up In Fukushima 9 Years After Nuclear Accident

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:59:00 +0100

Every morning, come rain or shine, 64-year-old Koji Suzuki grabs his board and checks out the surf crashing onto the Fukushima coastline, some of the best rollers in Japan. Suzuki's local beach, Minamisoma, is around 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and....

Virus postpones opening of Japanese pro baseball season

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:48:00 +0100

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials postponed the start of the 12-team professional baseball league season on Monday because of the spread of the coronavirus. The season was to open on March 20. Japan’s professional league had been playing its preseason games without fans because of the virus.

Japan's pro baseball league delays season start over coronavirus

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:36:00 +0100

Japan's professional baseball league said Monday it will delay the start of the season for both the Central and Pacific leagues, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the coronavirus outbreak. "We are aiming to open the season in April," Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Atsushi Saito told a press conference.

Tokyo 2020 : neuf ans après le drame de Fukushima, le Japon n'a rien oublié

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:22:00 +0100

La pire catastrophe nucléaire depuis Tchernobyl. Il y a neuf ans, le séisme de magnitude 9,1 qui a frappé la région du Tōhoku a bouleversé le pays. Jamais dans toute leur histoire les Japonais n’avaient connu pareil tremblement de terre. Moeri , 26 ans, était dans la salle d’études de son lycée de....

Melania Trump, Chine et Japon : l’actualité de ce...

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0100

Melania Trump gênée par la politique de son mari, menace de guerre commerciale entre les Etats-Unis et la Chine et le Japon frappé par un tremblement de terre : retrouvez l’actualité de ce 19 juin. Melania Trump gênée par la politique de son mari. Désaccord dans le couple présidentiel ? Alors....

18:53 NUCLÉAIRE Neuf ans après Fukushima, où en est la décontamination de la centrale ? Extraction des combustibles, gestion des eaux contaminées, retour des populations évacuées… Où en est-on à Fukushima, au Japon, neuf ans après la catastrophe nucléaire ?

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:58:00 +0100

Il y a neuf ans jour pour jour, un tremblement de terre et un tsunami engendrait la plus grave catastrophe nucléaire du XXIe siècle à la centrale de Fukushima, au Japon. Les travaux de décontamination sont loin encore d’être finis. L’extraction des combustibles qui gisent au fond des réacteurs 1, 2....

Le billet vert. Le Japon rouvre aux habitants des territoires proches de la centrale de Fukushima

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:19:00 +0100

Une station-service abandonnée dans la ville de Futaba, à proximité de la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima (Japon), le 5 mars 2018. (BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP) Il y a neuf ans un tremblement de terre et un tsunami tuaient 20 000 personnes au Japon, entraînant aussi l'une des plus graves catastrophes nucléaires de l'Histoire à la centrale de Fukushima.

Coronavirus : le Japon annule l'hommage aux victimes du tsunami de 2011

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:27:00 +0100

Le Japon a annoncé vendredi 6 mars l’annulation de la cérémonie en hommage aux victimes du tsunami du 11 mars 2011. En cause, l’épidémie de coronavirus. Chaque 11 mars depuis huit ans, le Premier ministre japonais et les membres de la famille impériale commémorent normalement aux côtés des familles....

23:36 04/03/2020 Fukushima: ordre d'évacuation levé pour un quartier d'une ville de la région

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 04:37:00 +0100

Le Japon a levé mercredi l'ordre d'évacuation pour une partie de la commune de Futaba, une des deux villes sur lesquelles se trouve la centrale dévastée de Fukushima, avant le passage prochain de la flamme olympique.Cette mesure, qui concerne une partie du nord de cette localité, va permettre aux....

L'AIEA affirme soutenir le démantèlement de la centrale de Fukushima au Japon

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:11:00 +0100

Le directeur de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA) Rafael Grossi a affirmé mardi que son agence continuerait à soutenir le Japon dans le démantèlement de la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima. Lors de leur rencontre à Tokyo, le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe a informé le chef de....

L'AIEA affirme soutenir le démantèlement de la centrale de Fukushima au Japon

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:31:00 +0100

TOKYO, 25 février (Xinhua) -- Le directeur de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA) Rafael Grossi a affirmé mardi que son agence continuerait à soutenir le Japon dans le démantèlement de la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima. Lors de leur rencontre à Tokyo, le Premier ministre japonais....

Catastrophe de Fukushima - Images inédites du séisme, puis du terrifiant tsunami

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:24:00 +0100

Le 11 mars 2011, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 9,1 sur l'échelle de Richter secouait le Japon. Avec ses vagues atteignant 40 mètres de haut, le tsunami engendré par ce violent séisme causait environ 18 500 décès et provoquait la pire catastrophe nucléaire de l'histoire, avec Tchernobyl en 1986.

Japón se ‘doblega’ ante las víctimas del accidente nuclear de Fukushima

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:41:00 +0100

El Gobierno de Japón ha rendido homenaje este miércoles a las miles de víctimas mortales y las personas damnificadas por el terremoto y el tsunami del 11 de febrero de 2011 y el posterior accidente de la central de Fukushima, el peor desastre nuclear en el archipiélago nipón. Japón ha confirmado hasta la fecha 1.

“Aquí no va a pasar…”: Palabras que se usan antes de los desastres naturales

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:34:00 +0100

Opinión “Aquí no va a pasar…”: Palabras que se usan antes de los desastres naturales Gino González* A las 2:42 p.m. del 11 de marzo de 2011 (hora del Japón), se da un terremoto de magnitud 9,0, en el Norte del Pacífico del Japón, que es considerado el más grande en su historia. El sismo provoca un tsunami que mata a casi 20 mil personas.

Se cumplen nueve años del tsunami ocurrido en Japón

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:35:00 +0100

La compañera Rosario Murillo expresó su solidaridad permanente en nombre del Pueblo y Gobierno de Nicaragua con las familias, con el Pueblo y Gobierno de Japón. Foto: Archivo. La compañera Rosario Murillo, vicepresidenta de Nicaragua recordó este miércoles 11 de marzo a las víctimas del tsunami ocurrido en Japón en el 2011.

Japón recuerda letal tsunami sin acto oficial por el virus

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:14:00 +0100

Algunos residentes en la costa norte de Japón se pararon el miércoles mirando al mar en las carreteras para rezar en silencio por los seres queridos que perdieron en un enorme sismo y tsunami hace nueve años. Pero en Tokio y en muchos otros lugares en todo el país, el día se recordó sin un gran acto....

Coria honra a las víctimas del 11M y el terremoto de Japón con un descendiente del autor de la embajada Keicho

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 04:43:00 +0100

Coria del Río (Sevilla) ha celebrado durante la mañana de este miércoles diversos actos de homenaje por el décimosexto aniversario del atentado terrorista del 11 de marzo de Atocha y por el IX Aniversario del gran terremoto y posterior tsunami del Tohoku en Japón, en el Paseo Carlos de Mesa.

Japón rinde homenaje a víctimas de terremoto de 2011

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:52:00 +0100

El primer ministro de Japón, Shinzo Abe, e integrantes del Gabinete, rindieron homenaje este miércoles a las víctimas y damnificados del terremoto y el tsunami ocurrido en el año 2011. LEA TAMBIÉN: La ceremonia también homenajeó a los afectados del accidente de la central de Fukushima, considerado....

Se cumplen nueve años del tsunami ocurrido en Japón

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:42:00 +0100

Por el coronavirus, Japón recuerda letal tsunami sin acto oficial

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:22:00 +0100

La gente observa un momento de oraciones silenciosas por las víctimas del mortal terremoto y tsunami de 2011, en el distrito de Arahama en Sendai, Prefectura de Miyagi, norte de Japón.

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:09:00 +0100

Japón conmemoró este miércoles el noveno aniversario del terremoto y el tsunami que arrasaron el nordeste del país, aunque los habituales actos multitudinarios de homenaje a las víctimas se cancelaron o celebraron a escala reducida debido al coronavirus.

Coria honra a las víctimas del 11M y el terremoto de Japón

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:00:00 +0100

Coria honra a las víctimas del 11M y el terremoto de Japón con un descendiente del autor de la embajada Keicho

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:07:00 +0100

CORIA DEL RÍO (SEVILLA), 11 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) - Coria del Río (Sevilla) ha celebrado durante la mañana de este miércoles diversos actos de homenaje por el décimosexto aniversario del atentado terrorista del 11 de marzo de Atocha y por el IX Aniversario del gran terremoto y posterior tsunami del Tohoku en Japón, en el Paseo Carlos de Mesa.

Japón recuerda letal tsunami sin acto oficial por el virus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:57:00 +0100

Por MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKIO Agencia AP. Algunos residentes en la costa norte de Japón se pararon hoy mirando al mar en las carreteras para rezar en silencio por los seres queridos que perdieron en un enorme sismo y tsunami hace nueve años. Pero en Tokio y en muchos otros lugares en todo el país, el día....

Homenaje por las víctimas del 11-M y del gran terremoto de Japón

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:25:00 +0100

Coria del Río celebró este miércoles los actos de homenaje por el décimosexto aniversario del atentado terrorista del 11-M de Atocha y por el IX Aniversario del gran terremoto y posterior tsunami del Tohoku en Japón en el Paseo Carlos de Mesa. Por este último motivo, ha recibido la visita....

4 Japón recuerda a víctimas de sismo y tsunami de 2011

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:45:00 +0100

Japón recuerda a víctimas de sismo y tsunami de 2011 Japón recuerda a víctimas de sismo y tsunami de 2011 por: Notimex - 11 Marzo 2020, 09:28 am. Tokio, 11 Mar (Notimex).- Japón celebró este miércoles de manera silenciosa el noveno aniversario del terremoto y posterior tsunami que sacudió la región de Tohoku y dejó más de 20 mil muertos.

Japón hace un homenaje a las víctimas del tsunami de 2011

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:40:00 +0100

Japón hace un homenaje a las víctimas del tsunami de 2011

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:34:00 +0100

Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil por el coronavirus Hace 2 min

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:38:00 +0100

conmemoró este miércoles el noveno aniversario del terremoto y el tsunami que arrasaron el nordeste del país, aunque los habituales actos multitudinarios de homenaje a las víctimas se cancelaron o celebraron a escala reducida debido al Te recomendamos: Japón anuncia nuevas restricciones a visitantes....

Un minuto de silencio para víctimas de terremoto de 2011 en Japón

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:30:00 +0100

Tokio, 11 mar (Prensa Latina) Japón se detuvo hoy a la hora exacta del terremoto que azotó el noreste del país en marzo de 2011 para ofrendar un minuto de silencio a las miles de víctimas del tsunami y el accidente nuclear. A las 14:46, hora local, una sirena indicó el momento del desastre de hace....

Japón recuerda letal tsunami sin acto oficial por el virus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:47:00 +0100

TOKIO (AP) — Algunos residentes en la costa norte de Japón se pararon el miércoles mirando al mar en las carreteras para rezar en silencio por los seres queridos que perdieron en un enorme sismo y tsunami hace nueve años. Pero en Tokio y en muchos otros lugares en todo el país, el día se recordó sin....

Japón rinde homenaje a las víctimas del terremoto y del accidente nuclear de Fukushima nueve años después

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:46:00 +0100

TOKIO, 11 (DPA/EP) El Gobierno de Japón ha rendido homenaje este miércoles a las miles de víctimas mortales y las personas damnificadas por el terremoto y el tsunami del 11 de febrero de 2011 y el posterior accidente de la central de Fukushima, el peor desastre nuclear en el archipiélago nipón.

Japón rinde homenaje a las víctimas del terremoto y del accidente nuclear de Fukushima nueve años después

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:36:00 +0100

TOKIO, 11 Mar. (DPA/EP) - El Gobierno de Japón ha rendido homenaje este miércoles a las miles de víctimas mortales y las personas damnificadas por el terremoto y el tsunami del 11 de febrero de 2011 y el posterior accidente de la central de Fukushima, el peor desastre nuclear en el archipiélago nipón.

Japón.- Japón rinde homenaje a las víctimas del terremoto y del accidente nuclear de Fukushima nueve años después

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:32:00 +0100

Japón.- Japón rinde homenaje a las víctimas del terremoto y del accidente nuclea - TWITTER SHINZO ABE. TOKIO, 11 Mar. (DPA/EP) - El Gobierno de Japón ha rendido homenaje este miércoles a las miles de víctimas mortales y las personas damnificadas por el terremoto y el tsunami del 11 de febrero de....

Japón recuerda letal tsunami sin acto oficial por el virus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:09:00 +0100

Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0100

Japón conmemoró hoy el noveno aniversario del terremoto y el tsunami que arrasaron el nordeste del país, aunque los habituales actos multitudinarios de homenaje a las víctimas se cancelaron o celebraron a escala reducida debido al coronavirus. Las medidas excepcionales aplicadas por el Gobierno....

Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil por el coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:02:00 +0100

Tokio, 11 mar (EFE).- Japón conmemoró hoy el noveno aniversario del terremoto y el tsunami que arrasaron el nordeste del país, aunque los habituales actos multitudinarios de homenaje a las víctimas se cancelaron o celebraron a escala reducida debido al coronavirus.

TSUNAMI ANIVERSARIO - Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil por el coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:53:00 +0100

Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil por el coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:48:00 +0100

Japón honra a las víctimas del tsunami de 2011 hace 8minutos Hoy hace nueve años un terremoto de magnitud 9,0 en la escala de Richter sacudió la costa este de Japón y generó un tsunami de hasta 20 metros de altura, que dejó más de 18.000 muertos y desaparecidos.

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:29:00 +0100

Japón conmemoró este miércoles (11.03.2020) el noveno aniversario del terremoto y el tsunami que arrasaron el nordeste del país. Sin embargo, debido a la epidemia del coronavirus COVID-19, en esta ocasión, los habituales actos multitudinarios de homenaje a las víctimas se cancelaron o celebraron a escala reducida.

Efemérides del 11 de marzo

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:43:00 +0100

Los escombros se apilaban en la localidad de Kisenuma en la región de Miyagi (Japón) tras el tsunami provocado por el terremoto de 8,8 grados de magnitud registrado al noreste de Japón, el 11 de marzo de 2011. EFE/Archivo (Foto: EFE. 1985: Mijail Gorbachov nombrado presidente del Presidium del....

Japón recuerda el tsunami de 2011 con actos de bajo perfil por el coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:34:00 +0100

Japón recuerda el desastre de Fukushima sin grandes actos por el coronavirus

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:55:00 +0100

Con la crisis del coronavirus en pleno apogeo, Japón recordó este miércoles el noveno aniversario del “triple desastre” de 2011 -terremoto, tsunami y accidente nuclear de Fukushima - sin celebrar ninguno de los habituales eventos conmemorativos para evitar posibles contagios. El país nipón, en el que hay registrados 1.

Japón cancela las ceremonias por el aniversario del tsunami a causa de la epidemia

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:24:00 +0100

Japón decidió cancelar la ceremonia anual que marca el aniversario del tsunami seguido por un desastre nuclear ocurrido en 2011, como parte de los esfuerzos para frenar el nuevo coronavirus, dijo el viernes un alto funcionario. Durante los últimos ocho años, el primer ministro, los legisladores y....

Japón cancela las ceremonias por el aniversario del tsunami a causa de la epidemia

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:25:00 +0100

1:17 Japón valora cancelar ceremonia conmemorativa de desastres de 2011

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:40:00 +0100

3 de marzo de 2020, 13:17 Tokio, 3 mar (Prensa Latina) El gobierno de Japón valora cancelar la ceremonia conmemorativa nacional a las víctimas del terremoto, tsunami y accidente nuclear del 11 de marzo de 2011 debido al brote de Covid-19 que azota hoy al país.

Akemi Tanaka: "La filosofía chowa nos ayuda a apreciar el día a día y a pensar primero en los demás"

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:08:00 +0100

La unión del prefijo ‘chō’, que significa búsqueda; y la palabra ‘wa’, que significa paz; dan forma al término chōwa, que vendría a ser algo así como ‘la búsqueda de la paz’. Una palabra que desde hace algún tiempo corre de boca en boca gracias a la autora y coach de origen japonés afincada en Londres Akemi Tanaka .

Documental une a mujeres chilenas y japonesas a 10 años del terremoto y tsunami

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:53:00 +0100

A 10 años del terremoto y tsunami que afectó a las costas centro y sur de Chile, se estrena este 27 de febrero el documental "Tsunami Ladies" , cinta que contrapone las experiencias de tres mujeres de la Región del BíoBío con la de otras tres que vivieron un evento similar en las costas de Japón.

El vínculo que enlaza a Chile y Japón a 10 años del 27-F

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:31:00 +0100

Gonzalo Barrera conversó este miércoles con Emiliano Rodríguez y Víctor Orellana, realizadores del documental chileno-japonés “Tsunami ladies: mujeres resilientes en Chile y Japón", que será estrenado este jueves 27 de febrero en el recién reinaugurado y remozado Teatro Dante de Talcahuano, como....

DOS PECES REMO Alarma en Japón por la aparición de dos peces en las costas que avisan de desastres naturales

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:20:00 +0100

En Japón se ha desatado el pánico entre los más supersticiosos porque han encontrado en la costa dos peces que según la mitología nipona predicen la llegada de desastres naturales. Se trata de dos peces remo , que son como una anguila de 4 metros y más de 100 kilos , feo y en la cultura popular....

Los grandes tsunamis que han golpeado la costa de Andalucía

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:04:00 +0100

La Junta ha anunciado esta semana que prepara un plan contra maremotos. La comunidad, señalan los expertos, está en riesgo moderado de sufrir un tsunami. No hay las mismas posibilidades que en Japón o en la costa de Chile , pero sí hay cierto peligro. recuerdan los sismólogos que Andalucía está en....

Así se vivió en un aeropuerto sismo de 2011 en Japón (video)

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:48:00 +0100

En redes sociales circula un nuevo video que muestra los momentos que miles de personas vivieron cuando se encontraban en el aeropuerto de Sendai Japón , durante el de magnitud 9.0 y posterior tsunami que azotó el 11 de marzo de 2011 al país asiático y que dejó más de 15 mil muertos, provocando....

16:38 | Nuevo video muestra los minutos de terror vividos en un aeropuerto de Japón en el terremoto de 2011

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:05:00 +0100

Recientemente ha salido a la luz un nuevo e impactante video que muestra los minutos de terror que vivieron las personas que se encontraban al interior del aeropuerto de Sendai , Japón, durante el terremoto y tsunami del 11 de marzo de 2011. Se trata de una secuencia de siete minutos de duración....

Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back over virus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:06:00 +0100

Coronavirus: Lessons learned from the great influenza pandemic of 1918

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:44:00 +0100

In 1918, the great influenza pandemic killed 9000 New Zealanders in the space of just two months. Coming at the end of World War I, it took a heavy toll on an already stressed population. Death struck unevenly - some communities were destroyed, while others were unscathed.

Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled back over coronavirus

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:14:00 +0100

Tokyo. Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday they were scaling back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the “grand start” of the torch relay from the disaster-hit....

Japan firms see economy contracting if Olympics were to be canceled – Reuters poll

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:26:00 +0100

March 17, 2020. By Daniel Leussink. TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Japanese firms trust the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned, a Reuters poll found, but two-thirds are already bracing for the domestic economy to contract by at least 1% if the global coronavirus epidemic triggers a cancellation.

Japan firms see economy contracting if Olympics were to be cancelled - Reuters poll

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:21:00 +0100

Most Japanese firms trust the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned, a Reuters poll found, but two-thirds are already bracing for the domestic economy to contract by at least 1% if the global coronavirus epidemic triggers a cancellation. The epidemic has already paralyzed global travel and....

NIKKEI : Japan firms see economy contracting if Olympics were to be cancelled - Reuters poll

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:07:00 +0100

Complacency kills: Lessons for NZ from the 1918 flu pandemic

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 02:42:00 +0100

Fans to be asked not to watch Japan Olympic torch relay from roadside

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:19:00 +0100

A top official of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Monday that the organizers will request that people refrain from watching the Japanese nationwide torch relay from the roadside for some time in response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

Olympic torch events downscaled over virus

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:38:00 +0100

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Tuesday they had taken the “heartbreaking” decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but stressed that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. Chief executive Toshiro Muto told reporters that the “grand....

Olympic torch events downscaled

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:37:00 +0100

Shifts in Deep Geologic Structure May Have Magnified Great 2011 Japan Tsunami

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:04:00 +0100

Where tectonic plates meet, a change in angle. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan—the most powerful quake to hit the country in modern times, and the fourth most powerful in the world since modern record keeping began.

La catastrophe du 11 mars 2011 au Japon n’est pas que nucléaire

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:07:00 +0100

Un peu partout dans le pays, de nombreux habitants ont observé une minute de silence en hommage aux milliers de victimes. L’événement a fait l’objet d’une large couverture par les médias japonais, qui ont abordé tous les aspects de la catastrophe. → LES FAITS .

Jeux Olympiques: la malédiction de Tokyo

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:35:00 +0100

A l’époque c’est la politique expansionniste du Japon en Chine qui avait conduit à annuler les JO de Tokyo et à les accorder à Helsinki. Les Jeux de 1940 n’ont finalement jamais eu lieu, en raison du déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au début des années 1930, les autorités nippones....

BIA Terminal-2 project gets under way

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:20:00 +0100

Several mega development projects started by the Rajapaksa government were pushed back by a minimum of two years by the Yahapalanaya Government and one such project was the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Terminal-2 Project. The Colombo Port City, the Lotus Tower project, extension of the....

Japon : Commémorations modestes pour le tsunami de 2011 à cause du coronavirus

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:46:00 +0100

Les principaux hommages publics prévus au Japon en l'honneur des victimes du tsunami de 2011 ont été annulés mardi au Japon en raison du coronavirus. Le Japon a sobrement commémoré mercredi le souvenir du grand tsunami du 11 mars 2011 qui a aussi entraîné la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima,....

Retrouver le chemin de la plage pour les surfeurs après l'incident de Fukushima

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:29:00 +0100

. Près de 10 ans après l'incident nucléaire à Fukushima (Japon), Koji Suzuki, un surfeur de 64 ans, aime voguer sur la plage de Minamisona, à une trentaine de kilomètres de la centrale. Koji Suzuki est surfeur. Il a tout perdu le 11 mars 2011 lorsqu'un tsunami, déclenché par un séisme sous-marin, a....

Japon : Commémorations modestes pour le tsunami de 2011 à cause du coronavirus Paris Match

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:16:00 +0100

Le Japon a sobrement commémoré mercredi le souvenir du grand tsunami du 11 mars 2011 qui a aussi entraîné la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima, l'épidémie de coronavirus ayant conduit à l'annulation des principaux hommages publics dans le pays. «C'est le moment de prendre toutes les précautions....

An 9 de la catastrophe de Fukushima (Japon) : les stocks d’eau contaminée à saturation

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:28:00 +0100

Il y a neuf ans jour pour jour, après l’accident nucléaire de Fukushima provoqué, (11 mars 2011) causé par un séisme de force 9 sur l’échelle de Richter suivi d’un gigantesque tsunami, l’opérateur de la centrale Tepco avertit que les eaux contaminées qui s’accumulent sur le site vont atteindre leurs limites de stockage.

VIDÉO - Fukushima : neuf ans après la catastrophe, la décontamination loin d’être finie

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 07:37:00 +0100

NUCLÉAIRE - Depuis 2011 et la catastrophe de la centrale de Fukushima au Japon, des milliers d’ingénieurs et d’ouvriers tentent de décontaminer le site. Le chantier est immense et il faudra encore des années avant d’éliminer toute radioactivité. Mercredi 11 mars, comme chaque année à cette date, le....

VIDÉO - Fukushima : neuf ans après la catastrophe, la décontamination loin d’être finie

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0100

Fukushima : neuf ans après la catastrophe, la décontamination est loin d’être finie

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:05:00 +0100

Photos: The state of surfing in Fukushima 9 years after nuclear accident

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:03:00 +0100

Suzuki stands at the location of his former shop which was washed away during the 2011 tsunami. Suzuki said he appreciates that Fukushima may receive a boost from being portrayed in the media as “safe” but does not believe in the “Recovery Olympics” touted by the government. “Fukushima will never recover,” he said.

Japon : 9 ans après Fukushima

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:00:00 +0100

Revenant au port plein de poissons, un bateau de pêche japonais atteste d'une bonne session de travail. Cependant, toute sa cargaison peut potentiellement finir à la poubelle. Et pour cause, il s'agit de poissons pêchés à Fukushima (Japon), neuf ans après la catastrophe naturelle qui a entraîné la destruction d'une centrale nucléaire.

En raison du coronavirus, le Japon commémore à bas bruit la catastrophe de Fukushima Les cérémonies se déroulent profil bas en ce 11 mars, 9 ans après le tsunami et l'accident nucléaire qui ont dévasté cette région du centre du Japon.

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:34:00 +0100

(DAISUKE URAKAMI / YOMIURI) Scène étonnante mercredi 11 mars au parc Hibiya dans le centre de Tokyo : des milliers de personnes se sont arrêtées, comme chaque année depuis 9 ans, pour se recueillir devant un autel à la mémoire des victimes, et toutes ou presque portaient des masques chirurgicaux pour se protéger du coronavirus.

1 125 002 10/03/20 | EPIDEMIE Coronavirus : Plus de 1.000 cas aux Etats-Unis... 1.784 cas confirmés en…

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:53:00 +0100

5h24 : Au Japon, commémorations du tsunami de 2011 a minima. Virus oblige, les commémorations de la triple catastrophe séisme-tsunami-accident nucléaire du 11 mars 2011 sont sobres ce mercredi. Le Premier ministre Shinzo Abe rendra hommage aux victimes dans ses bureaux à Tokyo, et a demandé à la....

Catastrophe de Fukushima : retour en images sur le séisme et le tsunami de 2011

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:15:00 +0100

le 13 mars, deux jours après le séisme et le tsunami qui ont ravagé la côte nord-est du Japon, une jeune femme rescapée, contemple les débris de la ville d’Ishinomaki réduite à néant. Devenue le symbole de la catastrophe de Fukushima, la photo fera le tour du monde.

Le japon commémore sobrement le tsunami de 2011, en raison du Covid-19

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:48:00 +0100

Le Japon a sobrement commémoré mercredi le souvenir du grand tsunami du 11 mars 2011 qui a aussi entraîné la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima , l'épidémie de coronavirus ayant conduit à l'annulation des principaux hommages publics dans le pays. Comme chaque année, le pays a observé une minute de silence à 14H46 (05H46 GMT).

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Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:24:00 +0100

Des personnes se recueillent devant un autel dédié aux victimes du tsunami de 2011 dans un parc de Tokyo, au Japon. Des personnes se recueillent devant un autel dédié aux victimes du tsunami de 2011 dans un parc de Tokyo, au Japon ....

Bis repetita ? En 1940, les JO « fantômes » de Tokyo

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:09:00 +0100

Tokyo connaît-elle une malédiction des anneaux ? Quatre-vingts ans avant la pandémie du nouveau coronavirus qui menace la tenue des JO 2020 au Japon, la capitale nipponne avait déjà dû renoncer à accueillir l’édition 1940. À l’époque, c’est la politique expansionniste du Japon en Chine qui avait....

The Navy Deploys 2 Hospital Ships as the Coronavirus Spreads

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:02:00 +0100

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the US Navy is sending its two hospital ships into action. The USNS Comfort , stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, will head for New York City , President Trump said in a Wednesday morning press conference. The USNS Mercy , at home in San Diego, will make its way to a to-be-determined city on the West Coast.

The Navy Deploys Two Hospital Ships as the Coronavirus Spreads

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 05:50:00 +0100

Olympic flame to be handed over to Japan amid coronavirus fears 1 hour ago | KYODO NEWS

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 06:34:00 +0100

The flame for this summer's Tokyo Olympics will be handed over to Japan from Greece on Thursday at a drastically scaled-down ceremony, amid increasing fears over the spread of the new coronavirus. The flame will be passed from the Greek Olympic committee to the Tokyo organizers, though they will not....

Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:17:00 +0100

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan - the most powerful quake to hit the country in modern times, and the fourth most powerful in the world since modern record keeping began. It generated a series of tsunami waves that reached an extraordinary 125 to 130 feet high in places.

Researchers find new way to predict where ocean trash, seaweed will go

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0100

ORLANDO, Fla., March 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in Florida have devised a new method to predict where ocean trash, seaweed or even wrecked ships and planes will drift, potentially boosting efforts to clean up huge ocean garbage patches twice the size of Texas.

Foreign visitors to Japan drop 58%, largest in 9 yrs over coronavirus

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:28:00 +0100

The number of foreign visitors to Japan posted the largest drop in nearly nine years in February with a 58.3 percent plunge, dented by travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, government data showed Thursday. An estimated 1.09 million foreigners visited Japan last month.

Incertidumbre con la llama olímpica

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:28:00 +0100

La llama olímpica llegará este viernes a Japón para iniciar un recorrido por todo el país que tendrá lugar sin presencia multitudinaria de público y entre dudas crecientes sobre si los JJOO de Tokio podrán celebrarse este verano debido al coronavirus. La llama será transportada en un avión que....

Coronavirus panic: Asia braced for huge SECOND WAVE of infections - 'Greater than tsunami'

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:33:00 +0100

A SECOND wave of coronovirus infections is threatening to sweep across Asia as people who were aborad during the initial devastating outbreak head for home. South Korea, China and Singapore have all reported a surge in non-domestic cases believed to be sparked by citizens importing the virus as they return from overseas.

Incertidumbre con la llama olímpica

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:45:00 +0100

Full Article: Tokyo 2020 Games organizers receive Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:30:00 +0100

ATHENS (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium,....

Coronavirus panic: Asia braced for huge SECOND WAVE of infections - 'Greater than tsunami' A SECOND wave of coronovirus infections is threatening to sweep across Asia as people...

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:19:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers receive the Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:02:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in in Athens on Thursday, despite the shadow of coronavirus that looms large over the event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in the Greek capital's Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Games in....

Tokyo 2020 Games organizers receive Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:15:00 +0100

Olympics - Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony - Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece - March 19, 2020 General view of the olympic flame during the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Aris Messinis/Pool via REUTERS. March 19, 2020.

Tokyo 2020 Games organisers receive Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:36:00 +0100

ATHENS: Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium, site of....

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers receive the Olympic flame in Greece

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:48:00 +0100

The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics received the Olympic flame in a low-key handover at the Greek capital on Thursday amid the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak that has raised doubts about the quadrennial event. The torch was handed over to there Tokyo Games representative Naoko Imoto in a....

Tokyo 2020 organizers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:47:00 +0100

March 19, 2020. By Karolos Grohmann. ATHENS (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event.

Tokyo 2020 organizers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:06:00 +0100

By Karolos Grohmann. ATHENS (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens'....

Number of foreign visitors to Japan drops 58 pct over COVID-19

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:08:00 +0100

TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 58.3 percent in February, the largest drop in nearly nine years, due to travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, government statistics showed Thursday. About 1.09 million foreigners visited Japan last month, less than half of the 2.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic flame leaves for Japan from Greece in scaled-down handover ceremony

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:45:00 +0100

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in Greece and will now travel to Japan. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, the torch was received by Tokyo Games representative Naoko Imoto.

Tokyo 2020 organizers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:49:00 +0100

In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, the torch was received by Tokyo Games representative Naoko Imoto. It will arrive in Japan on Friday and kick off a domestic relay on March 26, with the Games set to take place from July 24-Aug.

Tokyo 2020 organisers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:49:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers receive Olympic flame in Athens. Next stop: Japan

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:49:00 +0100

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium, site of the....

Tokyo organisers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:42:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium, site of the first....

Tokyo 2020 Games organisers receive Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:01:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down hand-over ceremony in Athens on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium, site of the first modern....

Organizers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:22:00 +0100

ATHENS: An athlete lights the Olympic torch during the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics yesterday in Athens. – AFP. ATHENS: Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital yesterday, amid the coronavirus....

COVID-19: Tokyo 2020 organisers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:46:00 +0100

epa08306227 General view of the empty Panathenaic Stadium during the Olympic Flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, 19 March 2020. The ceremony took place without spectators as a precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease. EPA-EFE/ARIS MESSINIS / POOL.

Coronavirus and climate change reveal systemic risk for third parties

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:09:00 +0100

But this is old news. Replace the coronavirus with SARS, MERS, or even the bird flu, and you have the same basic story. A specific region that typically serves as a manufacturing and supply chain hub sees a mass outbreak of an epidemic virus. The virus inhibits production lines and manufacturing slows to a halt.

Tokyo 2020 Organizers Receive Olympic Flame for Troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:52:00 +0100

An athlete lights the Olympic torch during the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, in Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece, on March 19, 2020. (Aris Messinis/Pool via Reuters) Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the....

Full Article: Olympic flame to arrive in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:57:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive on Friday on Japan's northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries that the Games could be canceled over a coronavirus pandemic.

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Japan

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:15:00 +0100

The Greek Olympic Committee handed over the Olympic flame to Japan in Athens on Thursday in a ceremony held without an audience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo organizing committee representative Naoko Imoto received the flame from president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos.

Olympic flame due in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:41:00 +0100

TOKYO: A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive on Friday on Japan's northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries that the Games could be cancelled over a coronavirus pandemic.

Tokyo 2020 organisers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:34:00 +0100

ATHENS - Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium, site of....

Tokyo 2020 organizers receive Olympic flame

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:48:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event. In a brief ceremony closed to spectators in Athens' Panathenaic stadium, site of the first....

Olympic Flame Leaves Athens to Embark on a Lonely Tour of Japan

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:44:00 +0100

TOKYO/ATHENS – The Olympic flame will arrive in Japan on Friday but due to exceptional social distancing measures in place, it will embark on a lonely tour of the host country amid growing doubts over whether the Olympics will be held this summer at all.

AFP: Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 01:26:00 +0100

Tokyo. The Olympic flame arrives in Japan on Friday, with what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically downscaled as doubts grow over whether the Tokyo Games can go ahead during the coronavirus pandemic, AFP reports. Organisers have already taken the "heartbreaking" decision to pare back....

Olympic flame due in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:25:00 +0100

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive today on Japan’s northwestern coast, ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries that the Games could be cancelled over a coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:09:00 +0100

The Olympic cauldron awaits the Olympic Flame during an Olympic Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato. March 20, 2020. HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – A plane carrying....

Olympic torch arrives in Japan with little fanfare as coronavirus threatens Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:15:00 +0100

A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be canceled over the pandemic. The flame arrived at Japan Air Self-Defence Force’s Matsushima base....

Coronavirus outbreak Live Updates: Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over virus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:29:00 +0100

The 'Tokyo 2020 Go' aircraft transporting the Olympic Flame from Greece to Japan, arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020. (Reuters) The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 9,800 people and infected over 240,000 so far.

Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan Amid Worries over Coronavirus Impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:33:00 +0100

Higashi-matsushima: A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 outbreak: When will coronavirus epidemic peak in the country?

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:29:00 +0100

When will the coronavirus pandemic peak in India? That’s the question confronting India after China, for the first time in two-and-half months, reported on Thursday that it had detected no local infections the previous day, indicating perhaps that the pandemic has peaked in the country of its origin.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:43:00 +0100

The 'Tokyo 2020 Go' aircraft transporting the Olympic Flame from Greece to Japan, is pictured next to a ceremonial platform at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi March 20, 2020. — Reuters pic. HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, March 20 — A plane carrying the Olympic torch....

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:40:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:49:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a burning canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:47:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan - The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a burning canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:55:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE – The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a burning canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:53:00 +0100

Naoko Imoto, an Olympian in swimming at the Olympic Games of Atlanta 1996, holds a torch with the Tokyo Olympic Flame at the Panathenaic stadium, in Athens, Greece, on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Aris Messinis-pool photo/Xinhua) TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:52:00 +0100

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:50:00 +0100

Naoko Imoto, an Olympian in swimming at the Olympic Games of Atlanta 1996, holds a torch with the Tokyo Olympic Flame at the Panathenaic stadium, in Athens, Greece, on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Aris Messinis-pool photo/Xinhua) The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:57:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a burning canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:30:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:29:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:26:00 +0100

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan, March 20, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, with what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:38:00 +0100

Coronavirus and climate change reveal systemic risk for third parties

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:32:00 +0100

Olympic torch arrives in Japan with little fanfare as coronavirus threatens Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:49:00 +0100

In era of coronavirus, Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:46:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori receives the Olympic Flame from three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshidabe who transported it from Greece to Japan, at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020.

SPO-CORONAVIRUS-OLY-FLAME - Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:46:00 +0100

. Contributed by NAMPA / PTI. Higashimatsushima (Japan), Mar 20 (AFP) The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead.

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:03:00 +0100

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima Air....

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:57:00 +0100

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame due in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:57:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive on Friday on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries that the Games could be cancelled over a coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid Covid-19 worries

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:12:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori (left) receives the Olympic flame. (AP pic) HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA: A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic.

Incertidumbre con la llama olímpica

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 04:52:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:24:00 +0100

Organizers and the International Olympic Committee say it will, but postponement or cancellation is viewed increasingly as a possible option. The flame reached Japan aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay” along its side.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:20:00 +0100

La flamme olympique arrive au Japon

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:32:00 +0100

Haruka Nuga et Koji Ueda Associated Press. La flamme est arrivée dans une base aérienne du nord du Japon. En raison de la pandémie du nouveau coronavirus, il y a toutefois des doutes croissants quant à savoir si les Jeux de Tokyo peuvent débuter comme prévu le 24 juillet.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:31:00 +0100

The 'Tokyo 2020 Go' aircraft transporting the Olympic Flame from Greece to Japan, arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, 2020. (Reuters) The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, with what....

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:31:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:41:00 +0100

A plane carrying the Olympic flame arrives before Olympic Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, March 20, 2020. The Olympic flame from Greece is set to arrive in Japan even as the opening of the the....

Antorcha de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 aterriza en Japón

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:39:00 +0100

La antorcha olímpica llegó a Japón en un avión especial que aterrizó en la base militar aérea de Matsushima, en el nordeste del país, donde se celebrará una ceremonia de bienvenida de escala reducida por el coronavirus. La antorcha llegó al país asiático pasadas las 9:30 hora local tras una modesta....

COVID19 Live: Cases in India rise to 195

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:07:00 +0100

Members of President Donald Trump's economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the coronavirus outbreak. It's the biggest effort yet to shore up households and the U.S.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games - The Associated Press

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:10:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:15:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, JAPAN -- The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan despite coronavirus 35 minutes ago | KYODO NEWS

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:24:00 +0100

The flame for this summer's Tokyo Olympics arrived Friday at an air base in northeastern Japan in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid growing worries among athletes around the world that the quadrennial Summer Games might be at risk of postponement or cancellation, the Japanese leg of the....

MIL-OSI China: Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:23:00 +0100

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with only four months to go until the opening of the Tokyo Games. The Tokyo 2020 Go, a chartered aircraft carrying the flame, landed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force base in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture on Friday.

MIL-OSI China: IOC ‘considering different scenarios’ for Tokyo Olympics: Bach

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:23:00 +0100

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization was “considering different scenarios” for the Tokyo Games, but was optimistic about holding the event as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC will act on advice from its own taskforce and the World Health....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games - The Associated Press

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:23:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:19:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan - The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games due to coronavirus pandemic

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:32:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan >> The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:27:00 +0100

Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics on March 19, 2020, in Athens. The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with only four months to go until the opening of the Tokyo Games.

IOC 'considering different scenarios' for Tokyo Olympics: Bach

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:27:00 +0100

Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics on March 19, 2020, in Athens. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization was "considering different scenarios" for the Tokyo....

Plain Japanese key to inclusive, multicultural Japan

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:24:00 +0100

With Japan hosting increasing numbers of foreign visitors and residents, plain Japanese is spreading as a means of more inclusive communication in various situations, from disasters to tourism. "Every language must be respected, and when we communicate with people who don't speak Japanese,....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:34:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:34:00 +0100

Olympic torch arrives in Japan with little fanfare as coronavirus threatens Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:37:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:50:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, left, receives Olympic Flame from three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshida, right, during the Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo on March 20, 2020.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 06:58:00 +0100

Three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshida hold the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan. Issei Kato, Reuters.

Sanriku Railway, icon of 3/11 recovery, fully reopens after damage from Typhoon Hagibis

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:07:00 +0100

All sections of Sanriku Railway Co.’s Rias Line in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, became available for services again on Friday, some five months after the regional train line was hit hard by a powerful typhoon. Last October, Typhoon Hagibis caused damage — such as a mudslide that flowed into....

Covid-19 Live: 4 test positive in Lucknow

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:23:00 +0100

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:21:00 +0100

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima Air....

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:21:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) – A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive today on Japan’s northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries that the Games could be cancelled over a coronavirus pandemic.

IOC 'considering different scenarios' for Tokyo Olympics: Bach

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:29:00 +0100

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization was "considering different scenarios" for the Tokyo Games, but was optimistic about holding the event as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC will act on advice from its own taskforce and the World Health....

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:42:00 +0100

Olympic Flame Lands in Japan as Doubts Grow Over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:53:00 +0100

The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame arrives in Japan as virus shadows start of buildup 17 minutes ago | KYODO NEWS

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:22:00 +0100

The flame for this summer's Tokyo Olympics arrived Friday at an air base in Japan, beginning the domestic buildup even as doubts continue over what impact the coronavirus pandemic would have on the country's hosting of the sporting showpiece. The Japanese leg of the torch relay, with the concept of....

Covid-19: Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid doubts over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:20:00 +0100

Amid the Covid-19 (coronavirus) scare, the Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday. The reception of the flame was scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Former Japanese Olympians Saori Yoshida and Tadahiro Nomura collected the flame from the....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:36:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be....

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:55:00 +0100

THE Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima Air....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games due to COVID-19 threat

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:09:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be....

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:23:00 +0100

AKIPRESS.COM - The Olympic flame arrived in Japan today amid coronavirus fears with only four months to go until the opening of the Tokyo Games, reports. The Tokyo 2020, a chartered aircraft carrying the flame, landed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force base in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture on Friday.

Olympic flame reaches Japan as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:37:00 +0100

Japanese three-time Olympic gold medallists Saori Yoshida (left) and Tadahiro Nomura lighting a Tokyo 2020 Olympic cauldron with the Olympic flame after transporting the flame from Greece at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture today. – AFP pic, March 20, 2020.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:49:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece and was greeted in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan. The flame touched down amid doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:52:00 +0100

Olympic flame arrives in Japan as potential postponement looms

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:41:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an airbase in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a special canister, touched down amid growing doubts if the Tokyo Games can open as scheduled on July 24 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan as Coronavirus Throws Tokyo Games Into Growing Doubt

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:09:00 +0100

(MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan) The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:34:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:34:00 +0100

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:18:00 +0100

JAPAN: The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima....

Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:46:00 +0100

The Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 touched down in Japan early on Friday to start its 121-day Olympic Torch Relay journey around the country, bringing a message of peace and hope to the world. The flame was transported by a special aircraft “Tokyo 2020 Go” from Athens, Greece, and arrived at Japan....

Japan welcomes Olympic flame as doubts swirl over Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:03:00 +0100

LONDON: The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima....

Olympic Flame arrives in Tokyo from Athens

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:16:00 +0100

MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – A special aircraft “Tokyo 2020 Go” has delivered the Olympic Flame to Miyagi Prefecture on Honshu Island, BelTA has learned from the press service of Belarus' National Olympic Committee. Triple Olympic judo gold medalist Tadahiro Nomura and triple Olympic wrestling champion....

Abe not eyeing extension to school closures over coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:38:00 +0100

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government will not extend its current request for school closures across Japan to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and will allow classes to begin as scheduled in Japan's new academic year from April, the education minister said Friday.

Fri. 8:41 a.m.: Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0100

A plane carrying the Olympic flame arrives before Olympic Flame Arrival Ceremony today at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The Olympic flame from Greece is set to arrive in Japan even as the opening of the the Tokyo Games in four....

Abe not eyeing extension to school closures over coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:58:00 +0100

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government will not extend its current request for school closures across Japan to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and will allow classes to begin as scheduled in the new academic year starting April, the education minister said Friday.

Japan not eyeing extension to school closures over coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:45:00 +0100

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government will not extend its current request for school closures across Japan to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and will allow classes to begin as scheduled in the country's new academic year from April, the education minister said Friday.

La llama olímpica llegó a Japón pese a las dudas sobre Tokio 2020 [FOTOS]

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:03:00 +0100

El campeón de judo Tadahiro Nomura y la luchadora Saori Yoshida, ganadora de tres oros olímpicos (Atenas 2004, Pekín 2008 y Londres 2012), fueron los encargados de subir a recoger la llama , protegida en un candil contra las ráfagas que soplaron durante el acto. Fuente: EFE.

Olympic Flame Lands in Japan as Doubts Grow Over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:38:00 +0100

Schools in Japan can reopen in April after coronavirus shutdown

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:01:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:07:00 +0100

Japón ya se plantea aplazar los Juegos por el coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:16:00 +0100

Ciudadanos japoneses se hacen fotos con la llama olímpica, recién llegada de Grecia, en Ishinomaki. - PHILLIP FONG (AFP) Las primeras grietas en el convencimiento japonés de poder llevar a cabo los Juegos Olímpicos este verano salieron este viernes a la superficie.

Japón ya se plantea aplazar los Juegos por el coronavirus

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:40:00 +0100

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:16:00 +0100

Tokio 2020 sigue su marcha a pesar del coronavirus: la antorcha olímpica ya aterrizó en Japón

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 03:14:00 +0100

La antorcha olímpica de Tokio 2020 llegó este viernes a Japón en un avión especial que aterrizó en la base militar aérea de Matsushima , en el noreste del país, donde se celebró una ceremonia de bienvenida de escala reducida por la pandemia del coronavirus. Una tras otra, con lógica pura, fueron cayendo las competencias deportivas por el mundo.

Sanriku Railway, icon of 3/11 recovery, back to full service after typhoon

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:31:00 +0100

All sections of Sanriku Railway Co.’s Rias Line in Iwate Prefecture resumed operations Friday, about five months after the regional train line was hit hard by a powerful typhoon. Last October, Typhoon Hagibis caused damage — including a mudslide that flowed into a tunnel — at 93 locations on the....

Tokyo 2020: Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:25:00 +0100

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:36:00 +0100

Olympic Flame for Tokyo 2020 Games to be Lit by Hydrogen Touches Down in Japan

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:55:00 +0100

The flame was transported by a special aircraft “Tokyo 2020 Go” from Athens, Greece, and arrived at Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) Matsushima Air Base in Miyagi Prefecture shortly before 10am local time. The flame was originally lit in front of the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Ancient....

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Tibet: CENC

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 05:08:00 +0100

Pakistan PM urges to lift sanctions on coronavirus-hit Iran Chinese star footballer Wu Lei tests positive for COVID-19 in Spain North Korea fires two projectiles into Sea of Japan China's Wuhan reports zero increase in COVID-19 cases for third day Trump says currently not considering nationwide....

Tokyo 1940: The Missing Olympics

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 05:48:00 +0100

Should the virus develop in a way that would cause the IOC to ultimately make a tough decision and not hold the games, it would be the first time the Olympics won't push through since 1940. Coincidentally, the 1940 Summer Games were also supposed to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Philstar.

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement: Kyodo

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:58:00 +0100

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo. March 21, 2020.

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:30:00 +0100

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for the IOC and local organizers, who maintain the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 24 amid a chorus of doubters who believe they should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Full Article: Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement: Kyodo

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0100

TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. The committee member was responding to a request from Norway's Olympic committee not to....

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement - Kyodo

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:42:00 +0100

A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease....

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:39:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0100

A woman wears a face mask amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus as she sits at a bus stop advertising the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Bangkok March 20, 2020. — AFP pic. TOKYO, March 21 — A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said today it is not at....

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:17:00 +0100

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement - Kyodo

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:30:00 +0100

Olympic flame arrives in Japan

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:41:00 +0100

KBC News: Olympic torch arrives in Japan with little fanfare

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:07:00 +0100

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori (L) claps on as Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura (R) and Saori Yoshida (C) light the Olympic flame during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Torch Arrival Ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Air Base on March 20, 2020 in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan.

Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan to Quiet Ceremony

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:05:00 +0100

TOKYO – The Olympic torch arrived in Japan on Friday on a chartered flight that landed at the Matsushima Air Base in the northeast of the country, where a scaled-down ceremony was held due to the coronavirus outbreak. The flame arrived in the Asian country at 9:30 am after a small closed-door....

Desafía al coronavirus

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:06:00 +0100

21/03/2020 05:05 / Tokio, Japón El protocolo de los Juegos Olímpicos sigue su curso para la edición de Tokio 2020. Pese a la contingencia mundial que se vive por la pandemia del Coronavirus Covid-19, el Comité Organizador llevó la flama olímpica hasta Japón.

Japón ya se plantea aplazar los Juegos por el coronavirus

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:27:00 +0100

Las primeras grietas en el convencimiento japonés de poder llevar a cabo los Juegos Olímpicos este verano salieron este viernes a la superficie. Con la misma rotundidad con la que el comité organizador y el Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI) aseguraron hace una semana que la competición daría....

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement -Kyodo

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:49:00 +0100

A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo. TOKYO - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of....