In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Yoshihito Sasaki sought to fulfill his late wife's wish of providing a safe space for those suffering from severe social withdrawal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/society/iwate-social-recluses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #iwate #rikuzentakata #hikikomori #tsunami #earthquakes

Local governments hit hard by the March 2011 disasters face ongoing challenges in preserving critical records as the number of documents continues to increase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/disaster-related-documents-preservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #311 #localgovernment #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #earthquakes #tsunami

Japan observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the megaquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still displaced today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/society/311-ishiba-remarks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #311 #tsunami #tohoku #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #shigeruishiba

Fourteen years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, communities in the Tohoku region grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/japan-311-area-population-falls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #311 #iwate #miyagi #fukushima #population #earthquakes

Former students of a school in Miyagi Prefecture where 84 children and staff lost their lives in the tsunami triggered by the March 11, 2011, earthquake are working to turn the site into a community hub. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/okawa-elementary-school-community/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi #earthquakes #311 #tsunami #tohoku

Experts are emphasizing the importance of sustained mental health support to address lingering emotional and psychological challenges facing families living in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/mental-health-studies-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #iwate #miyagi #311 #earthquakes #mentalhealth

Soil from radiation decontamination work after the 2011 nuclear reactor meltdowns in Fukushima Prefecture should be disposed of outside the prefecture by the deadline, the governor said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/11/japan/fukushima-gov-soil-disposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #earthquakes #fukushimano1 #masaouchibori

LA Times: Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. area sees rise in moderate temblors https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-09/malibu-earthquakes-los-angeles-uptick-in-moderate-quakes #earthquakes #malibu

A monument was erected at the municipal office of Minamisanriku, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, to commemorate officials who lost their lives in the massive tsunami 14 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/tsunami-monument-minamisanriku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi #311 #earthquakes

The governments of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were hit hardest by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, face the challenge of passing on the lessons of the disaster to younger workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/passing-on-lessons-2011-earthqukes-tsunami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #311 #miyagi #iwate #fukushima #earthquakes #tsunami #localgovernment

Residents in public housing in Sendai are aging, leaving residents’ associations struggling to find people who can help maintain the communities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/society/sendai-public-housing-residents-aging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #miyagi #sendai #elderly #earthquakes

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that acquitted two former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings over the 2011 nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/crime-legal/acquittal-ex-tepco-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #supremecourt #tepco #earthquakes #nuclearenergy #fukushima #311

Minister for Reconstruction Tadahiko Ito has pledged to fully tackle issues regarding the reuse of soil from radiation decontamination work after the March 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/reconstruction-minister-soil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #nuclearwaste #311 #earthquakes #tepco

The Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the operation of the No. 3 reactor at Shikoku Electric Power's Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/crime-legal/hiroshima-court-rejection-ikata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nuclearenergy #hiroshima #japanesecourts #ikata #restarts #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness #ehime

Analyzing #earthquake data alongside solar activity records, a new study found a possible link between the sun and shallow #earthquakes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2025/03/05/does-the-sun-cause-earthquakes/

There's been a few #earthquakes in/near Washington State lately that have people talking.

What is your water storage situation?

#TheBigOne #Seattle #PNW #BePreparedNotWorried
#JustYourLuckYoullSurvive