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Slippery volcanic soils blamed for deadly landslides during Hokkaido earthquake Science Magazine
The magnitude-6.7 earthquake that struck Japan’s Hokkaido island on 6 September had an outsize impact on the landscape: hundreds of landslides that scarred …
Thousands of juvenile salmon dead at aquarium after Hokkaido quake The Japan Times
The powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido and knocked out electricity across the prefecture last week also affected aquarium and zoo operations, with on.
‘World-class’ skeleton of herbivorous dinosaur excavated in Hokkaido The Japan Times
Announcing the completion of time-consuming “cleaning” work, a research team in Hokkaido has unveiled what it claims is the largest dinosaur skeleton ever.
80% of victims in Atsuma, hardest-hit by Hokkaido quake, died of suffocation The Japan Times
SAPPORO – Around 80 percent of those who died in the town of Atsuma after Thursday’s powerful Hokkaido earthquake died of suffocation, investigative …
Slippery volcanic soils blamed for deadly landslides during Hokkaido earthquake Science Magazine
The magnitude-6.7 earthquake that struck Japan’s Hokkaido island on 6 September had an outsize impact on the landscape: hundreds of landslides that scarred …
Slippery volcanic soils blamed for deadly landslides during Hokkaido earthquake Science Magazine
The magnitude-6.7 earthquake that struck Japan’s Hokkaido island on 6 September had an outsize impact on the landscape: hundreds of landslides that scarred …
Hokkaido power station restart to take longer than expected: minister The Japan Times
The restart of the biggest coal-fired power station in Hokkaido, which was hit by a devastating earthquake last week, will take weeks longer than had been …
Water outages remain an obstacle to recovery in quake-hit Hokkaido The Mainichi
While infrastructure such as power and public transportation are back online in much of Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido after a large eart.
Commentary: No respite for disaster-weary Japan Channel NewsAsia
But there are ways to mitigate the impact of these hazards and improve Japanese society’s resilience, say two experts at the Earth Observatory of …
Death toll rises after earthquake on Japan’s Hokkaido Island Al Jazeera English
Officials urge locals and businesses to cut back on electricity usage to prevent blackouts.