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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: 103 years on, Chinese victims of 1923 earthquake massacre commemorated in Japan
This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the atrocity. On Sunday morning, a group of people gathered at Sakasai Bridge in Tokyo's Koto Ward to commemorate Wang Xitian, a leader of Chinese workers in ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: ‘It hurts my heart’: Japan’s Kanto massacre, 100 years on
Masao Nishizaki, director of the Housenka foundation stands next to a memorial for the victims outside his home in Sumida Ward in Tokyo – Copyright AFP Richard A ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: Typhoon makes landfall in Japan Kanto region
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A typhoon made landfall in east Japan's Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, on Tuesday night, the weather agency said, warning of flooding in low-lying areas, rising river levels and ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: Japan Marks 100th Anniversary of the 1923 Kanto Massacre
This September marks the 100 anniversary of the 1923 Kanto earthquake disaster, which killed more than 100,000 people and left millions homeless in Greater Tokyo. It’s the only natural disaster to ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster drill Friday based on a fictional earthquake in the capital region, as his country marked the centennial of the real-life ...
News Japan » Kanto » People: Japan marks centennial of devastating Great Kanto Quake with nationwide disaster drills
TOKYO — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took part in a televised disaster drill Friday based on a hypothetical earthquake in the Tokyo region as Japan marked the centennial of the real-life 1923 Great ...