Hokkaido Latest News
As rescuers dig through landslides, Hokkaido quake toll rises to 35, with another 2 presumed dead The Japan Times
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked Hokkaido on Thursday rose to 35 on Saturday, while another 2 people are presumed dead after their heart …
Japan earthquake: death toll rises in Hokkaido The Guardian
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Hokkaido has doubled to at least 16, according to Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, with more than half the …
Power restored in most of Japan’s quake-hit Hokkaido; Toyota plants to shut Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Power had been restored to almost all customers in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after an …
Earthquake buries homes under landslides in Hokkaido, Japan CNN
A magnitude-6.7 quake struck the northern island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides which buried a “large” number of homes at the foot of a ridge, …
Hokkaido toll climbs; half of power restored The Japan Times
Amid fears the figure will rise further, the number of people dead or in critical condition in Hokkaido following Thursday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 18.
Earthquake buries homes under landslides in Hokkaido, Japan CNN
A magnitude-6.7 quake struck the northern island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides which buried a “large” number of homes at the foot of a ridge, …
Rescuing and electricity restoration continue on earthquake-hit Hokkaido The Irish Times
About 5000 spend night in evacuation centres after latest natural disaster in Japan.
Power returning to Hokkaido, but quake exposes flaws of Japan grid Reuters
After an earthquake knocked out power to 5.3 million people this week, Hokkaido Electric expects to restore *service* to most of them by the end of Friday, but …
Landslides in quake-hit Hokkaido triggered by waterlogged pumice crust The Mainichi
Deadly landslides in the town of Atsuma in southern Hokkaido Prefecture following an intense earthquake on Sept. 6 occurred because the crust of hills.
Hokkaido Earthquake Causes Mudslides in Sapporo Daily Telegraph
A powerful magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocked Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on September 6, causing landslides and leading to several deaths.