Japan's mega-quake death toll estimated at about 300,000 in worst-case scenario
A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...
Wildfires continue to burn across Japan
Local governments in two Japanese prefectures ordered the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people Monday where wildfires continue ...
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The Prefectures of Japan
Japan has 47 prefectures, administrative divisions ranking immediately below the national government. They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the ...
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Strong winds whip up western Japan wildfires; 15 buildings lost
Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday ... Meanwhile, in Okayama Prefecture, approximately 540 hectares have burned in the cities of Okayama ...
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‘Tower mansions’ loom high across Japan except for 9 prefectures
High-rise condominiums are looming large in Japan’s urban skylines, with more than 1,500 already towering over cities across ... In fact, only nine prefectures―Aomori, Ishikawa, Nara ...