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Futaba 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

B-roll footage shot in Futaba in Fukushima on March 3rd, 2021. Includes shots of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Plant along the coast and damaged empty properties in Futaba.

日付：2021年3月3日

RM 155329367

Futaba 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

B-roll footage shot in Futaba in Fukushima on March 3rd, 2021. Includes shots of damaged empty properties, apartments and shops in Futaba.

日付：2021年3月3日

RM 155329369

Contaminated waste stored in black plastic containers in Futaba

Drone footage of piles of contaminated waste stored in Futaba in Fukushima shot on March 3rd, 2021. Bags of waste material contaminated with radiation from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are seen piled up in rows.

日付：2021年3月3日

RM 154813813

International runners unlikely to attend Tokyo Olympic torch relay

International runners will be unlikely to take part in the Olympic torch relay to start on March 25, Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Thursday. Tokyo 2020 COO Yukihiko Nunomura said at a news conference that foreign tourists and other short-term visitors have been barred from entering Japan because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions. Nunomura added that around 300 international runners had expected to take part in the relay before the postponement of the Olympics last year. "They have been contacted about the details so it is difficult right now for them," he said. "The torch relay will be held despite that, and going forward with that will be difficult in that respect." Organizers said that government immigration policy must be "observed" with regards to torchbearers coming to Japan from overseas. Overseas spectators are also doubtful for attending the Games, which is due to begin on July 23. The IOC Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi told reporters on Wednesday that "late April might be right time" to decide whether to allow overseas spectators to attend. The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off on March 25 from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima, which was hit hard by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. The flame, lit in Greece's Olympia in March, will travel 121 days through 859 municipalities across all of Japan's 47 prefectures before it arrives at the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Around 10,000 torchbearers will take part in the event. All participants should "as a rule" wear masks and refrain from having loud conversations. Spectators at roadsides will be encouraged to applaud rather than cheer or shout. Torchbearers may run unmasked if they maintain a certain distance between each other but they can not be positioned face-to-face, so as to avoid close contact. "Individual relay segments will be suspended if there is a risk of overcrowding," the guidelines said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2021年2月25日

RM 154305556

People Evacuate Buildings After Experiencing Heavy Jerks Due to Earthquake in Japan

These people felt sudden tremors when they were on the third floor of the building. On instantly realizing that they were experiencing a high-intensity earthquake, they ran downstairs in a state of panic to evacuate the building. They used the stairs instead of an elevator to be safe during unexpected times. ( Original Title: People Evacuate Buildings after Experiencing High Intensity Tremors in Due to Earthquake in Japan )

日付：2021年2月15日

RM 154123735

Over 150 injured in 7.3-magnitude quake in northeastern Japan

More than 150 people were reported injured on Sunday after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit northeastern Japan late Saturday night. No deaths have occurred related to the quake that took place at 11:07 p.m. Saturday local time, logging Upper 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale that peaks at 7 in parts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, the government said. Although no tsunami has accompanied the temblor, the quake has caused blackouts, water cuts and bullet train suspensions in stricken areas. The quake was also felt in several other areas including the country's capital Tokyo. Apart from Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, injuries were also reported in six others, including Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, which all neighbor Tokyo. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., water in a used nuclear fuel pool spilled over but has not leaked in the Fukushima Daiichi Power plant, which has suffered nuclear meltdowns in a massive earthquake and tsunami catastrophe that hit the region 10 years ago. Other nuclear utilities have reported no irregularities so far. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a meeting of Cabinet members that the government has received reports of many injuries but no deaths. He urged people to stay alert, noting quakes with a seismic intensity scale of Upper 6 could happen over the next seven days or so. "We want people to take action swiftly without letting their guard down by paying close attention to information provided by local authorities," said Suga. Up to 950,000 households were left without electricity at one point, but the blackouts had been solved by Sunday afternoon. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2021年2月15日

RM 154130259

Japan: Heavy Rains In Quake-Hit Northern And Eastern Regions

A rapidly developing low-pressure system brought heavy rains to parts of northern and eastern Japan Monday, February 15. Weather officials are calling residents to be on alert against possible landslides and avalanches in areas hit by the M7.3 earthquake on Saturday. ( Original Title: Japan: Heavy Rains In Quake-Hit Northern And Eastern Regions )

日付：2021年2月15日

RM 154360441

Strong Earthquake Makes Things Fall Off in Room in Japanese City

A powerful earthquake struck this Japanese city earlier this week. It shook the room terribly, making things fall off the shelves. The residents got scared, while experts said that it was an aftershock of a devastating earthquake that hit the city years ago. ( Original Title: Strong Earthquake Makes Things Fall Off in Room in Japanese City )

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154211329

福島県沖地震 2021年2月13日

Date:FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Residents of Japan's Fukushima woke up on Sunday (February 14) to survey the damage of a strong overnight earthquake that injured dozens and triggered widespread power outages. There apppeared to be no major damage from the 7.3 magnitude tremour and no tsunami warnings were issued. Its epicentre was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It shook buildings for some time after it hit, shortly after 11:00 p.m. (1400 GMT).' "It was like an explosion. It shook a lot so all of our tableware fell and cracked," said 17-year-old high school student Fuga Waragai who was sleeping at the time of the earthquake. He was jolted awake by the earthquake. Haruo Sasaki, a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant who was waiting for the suspended trains to restart to go to work said it reminded him of the March 11, 2011 earthquake which triggered a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown. "We haven't had a large one in a while so this was really big," he said. There were no irregularities at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants, or at the Kahiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, owner Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said. The utility also said there was no change in the radiation levels around its plants. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20% of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:7004AS-JAPAN-QUAKE_MORNING_O_) （original title: Worried Fukushima residents survey damage after strong earthquake）

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154211353

Japan quake causes minimal damage, officials urge residents to stay alert for aftershocks

Date:FEBRUARY 14, 2021 More than 100 people were injured and trains halted over a wide swathe of northeastern Japan on Sunday (February 14) after the region was jolted by a major earthquake in the same area as the 2001 Fukushima quake that set off a tsunami nearly 10 years ago. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck shortly before midnight Saturday (February 13) but no tsunami alert was issued and only minor damages were seen in Iwaki, a city about 50 kilometres away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant that was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Damages in the city include minor road cracks, shattered windows, and fallen debris from old buildings. Staff at a local library were seen busy picking up books that had fallen off from shelves from the quake. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was believed to be an aftershock from the magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011 that set off a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people along a wide swath of northeastern Japan, and triggering the Fukushima nuclear accident, the world's worst in 25 years. The agency warned of aftershocks in the coming days. (Production: Issei Kato, Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:7007AS-JAPAN-QUAKE__O_)

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154123737

地震の揺れでお風呂の水がこぼれる＝日本

This bathroom on the 20th floor of the building had a bathtub full of water when the earthquake hit Japan. Suddenly, it started shaking rigorously, and the bathtub's water spilled all over the place. The view of the shaking building looked scary. ( Original Title: Water Spills Out of Bathtub as it Shakes Rigorously During Earthquake in Japan )

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154121600

常磐道で土砂崩れ　 原発では核燃料プールの水こぼれる　宮城・福島震度6強

最大震度6強を観測した13日夜の地震で、福島県相馬市の常磐道相馬IC―新地IC間で土砂崩れが起きた。国交省によると、土砂は50メートルにわたり自動車道をふさぎ、いわき中央IC―亘理IC間で上下線とも通行止めになった。一方、東京電力の福島第1原発で使用済み核燃料を冷やすための5号機と6号機の各プール、共用プールの計3カ所で最大で1.6リットルほど水があふれているのを確認した。漏れた水は屋外に流れ出ていない。

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154121601

福島・二本松の「エビスサーキット」で大規模な土砂崩れ

13日午後に福島県や宮城県で震度６強を観測した地震で、福島県二本松市のサーキット場「エビスサーキット」では大規模な土砂崩れが起き、コースに土砂が流れ込んだ。総務省消防庁によると、負傷者の有無については確認中という。

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154119791

Chinese citizen experiences strongest ever earthquake in Japan

A Chinese citizen in Japan said Saturday's earthquake was the strongest one she had ever experienced during her 10 years living in the country. Deng Yanyang, who lives in Sendai, capital of Miyagi Prefecture, wasn't home when the 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan late Saturday night. But when she returned home on Sunday, she opened the door to her apartment to find most of her belongings in disarray on the floor. A video tour of her apartment shows utensils and food strewn across the kitchen floor, overturned boxes, and books in a heap at her feet, among the chaos left in the wake of the earthquake. "I have lived in Japan for nearly 10 years, and I have experienced many earthquakes, none of which felt as strong as the one on Saturday. I think it was the strongest earthquake in 10 years. When the earthquake happened, I thought this one would be like usual, just shaking for a few seconds. But it got worse and worse, leading to a brief blackout," said Deng. More than 150 people were reported injured by the quake on Sunday, but no deaths were reported. The earthquake, which took place at 23:07 Saturday local time, logged an Upper Six, out of seven, on Japan's seismic intensity scale in parts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, the government said. Although no tsunami accompanied the temblor, the quake caused blackouts, water cuts, and bullet train suspensions in stricken areas. Up to 950,000 households were left without electricity at one point, but power was restored by Sunday afternoon. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., water in a used nuclear fuel pool spilled over but did not leak in the Fukushima Daiichi Power plant, which suffered nuclear meltdowns in a massive earthquake and tsunami catastrophe that hit the region 10 years ago. Other nuclear utilities have reported no irregularities so far. The quake was also felt in several other areas including the country's capital Tokyo. Apart from Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, injuries were also reported in six other areas, including Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama, which all neighbor Tokyo. The Chinese Consulate General in Niigata is located in the four prefectures of Niigata, Fukushima, Miyagi, and Yamagata, where the earthquake was felt strongly. "More than 140 people were injured in the four prefectures where our Consulate General is located. However, we have verified that no Chinese citizens have been injured so far," said Sun Dagang, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Niigata. (Original Title: Chinese citizen experiences strongest ever earthquake in Japan)

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154063035

GLOBALink | At least 101 injured after 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan

STANDUP (English): GUO WEI, Xinhua correspondent "At least 101 people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan late Saturday. The quake was firstly measured with a magnitude of 7.1 and was later revised up to 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. The quake logged Upper 6 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said about 950,000 households were left without electricity following the strong earthquake. The blackout affected 860,000 homes under the area covered by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and 90,000 homes under Tohoku Electric Power Co., Kato said. Following the quake, the Japanese government set up a task force at the prime minister's office. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed the government to quickly survey the damage from the quake, conduct rescue efforts in areas necessary, and to relay information to the public as soon as possible. The quake was also felt in the capital Tokyo where an intensity scale of 4 was logged, with many reporting that their houses and furniture underwent strong shaking and some saying they felt dizzy because of the quake. Tokyo Electric Power Company said it has found no abnormalities with the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants after the quake." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2021年2月14日

人物：菅 義偉

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福島県沖でM7.1、地震発生後の東京都内の自宅

At least 30 people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck off Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan late Saturday. The quake was preliminarily measured with a magnitude of 7.1 and was later revised up to 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. At least 30 people were injured in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, according to local authorities. The temblor occurred at around 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT), with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 60 km, according to the JMA. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. The quake logged Upper 6 in some parts of Fukushima Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said about 950,000 households were left without electricity following the strong earthquake. The blackout affected 860,000 homes under the area covered by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and 90,000 homes under Tohoku Electric Power Co., Kato said. Following the quake, the Japanese government set up a task force at the prime minister's office. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga instructed the government to quickly survey the damage from the quake, conduct rescue efforts in areas necessary, and to relay information to the public as soon as possible. The quake was also felt in the capital Tokyo where an intensity scale of 4 was logged, with many reporting that their houses and furniture underwent strong shaking and some saying they felt dizzy because of the quake. Tokyo Electric Power Company said it has found no abnormalities with the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants after the quake. Meanwhile, no abnormality has been found at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s inactive Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in the village of Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the operator. The quake is believed to be an aftershock of the earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami in 2011 in the same area, said Kenji Satake, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute. "Because (the 2011 quake) was an enormous one with a magnitude of 9.0, it's not surprising to have an aftershock of this scale 10 years later," Satake said. According to the professor, although the quake was relatively large in scale with the focus off Fukushima Prefecture, it was unlikely to cause tsunami because it had a deep epicenter of about 55 km below the sea surface. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

日付：2021年2月14日

RM 154136837

Ｍ7.3の地震でスーパーの棚の商品が床に転がる＝日本

Goods scattered on floor in a supermarket as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Fukushima in Japan on February 13. According to the filmer, she is a Vietnamese international student in Japan.The earthquake suddenly occurred when she was shopping in a supermarket. The ground was shaking and the goods on the shelves fell onto the floor. Shoppers panicked to find a shelter. The quake lasted for about 40 seconds but the aftershocks continued to rock the area for the next few hours and officials warned local residents to be wary. Many people have sought refuge in evacuation centres. ( Original Title: Goods scatter on floor in supermarket as 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154135182

日本でM7.3の地震、揺れる室内の様子を撮影

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Fukushima, Japan, causing hundreds of thousands of homes to shake on Monday (February 15). According to the filmer, he is a Vietnamese international student in Japan. His bed shook when he was sleeping and he got up to see the aquarium and the lamp vibrating. This is the first time for him to experience earthquake and the siren howling made him move out of his house. According to reports, the at least 7.3-magnitude 7.3 earthquake on a scale from 0 to 7 of Japan occurred at a depth of 54 km off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, near the earthquake's epicentre that caused the tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people a year. 2011. Earthquakes involve many aftershocks, including a strong aftershock of 4.7 degrees. The strong earthquake was felt widely across Japan, including four tremors in the capital Tokyo, causing many buildings to shake. No anomalies were immediately reported at the Fukushima nuclear plants. The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant said they are checking the facility's status. More than 120 people were injured and many buildings were destroyed. ( Original Title: 7.3-magnitude earthquake causes hundreds of thousands of homes to shake in Japan )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154155615

Strong quake off coast of Japan's Fukushima, no apparent major damage

Date:FEBRUARY 13, 2021 A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday (February 13), shaking buildings in Tokyo, but there appeared to be no major damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) and shook buildings in the capital. There were no reports of irregularities at the Tokaimura nuclear facility, public broadcaster NHK said. The Meteorological Agency said no tsunami warning had been issued. The quake hit off the coast of Fukushima just weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the March 11, 2011 quake that devastated northeast Japan and triggered a massive tsunami, leading to the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter of a century. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20% of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Akiko Okamoto) (Caption:6015WD-JAPAN-QUAKE__O_)

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154121602

神奈川県で大規模停電　横浜、川崎、相模原など一時19万軒で

神奈川県内で13日夜、広範囲にわたり停電が発生した。東京電力パワーグリッドのホームページによると、14日午前1時29分時点で計約19万2430軒が停電していたが、その後復旧に向かった。停電の軒数が多かったのは、横浜市（約5万8130軒）や川崎市（約4万1010軒）、茅ケ崎市（約2万9760軒）、秦野市（約2万9090軒）、相模原市（約2万1470軒）。県内では福島県沖を震源とする地震で最大震度4が観測された。横浜市内では信号機が消え、警察官が交通整理をしていた。県によると、地震による人的な被害は確認されていないという。

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154142044

Japan: Camera Captures Moments Of M7.3 Earthquake At Tokyo Int'l Airport

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. The tremor was also felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area. A video posted on social media captured the moments the earthquake happened at Tokyo International Airport. ( Original Title: Japan: Camera Captures Moments Of M7.3 Earthquake At Tokyo Int'l Airport )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154063145

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 コインランドリー内の激しい揺れ=福島市

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. This security camera video posted on social media showed the inside of a coin laundry in Fukushima city at the moment the quake occurred with some furniture and a plant shaking and falling and washing machine doors opening themselves. ( Original Title: Japan: Cameras Capture Moment Of M7.3 Earthquake In Northeast Region )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154071572

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 墨田区でも長い揺れが続く＝東京

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. The tremor was also felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Video posted on social media showed the inside rooms the moment the quake occurred with some furniture and shaking and falling. ( Original Title: Japan: Cameras Capture Moment Of M7.3 Earthquake In Northeast Region 5 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154070099

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 浴槽内も大揺れ＝宮城県

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima and Miyagi on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. This video posted on social media showed the inside of a bathroom in Myagi with the water in the bathtub swaying and spilling out when the quake occurred. ( Original Title: Japan: Cameras Capture Moment Of M7.3 Earthquake In Northeast Region 4 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154063522

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 新幹線の車内消灯でお詫びの放送＝東京

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. The tremor was also felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area leaving all train services including Shinkansen temporarily suspended. This video posted on social media showed the inside of a Shinkansen car right after the earthquake with lights off, and an announcement of a conductor apologizing for the incovinience. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.3 Earthquake Disrupts Shinkansen Services In Tokyo )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154063195

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 杉並区でも長い揺れが発生＝東京都

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. The tremor was also felt in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Video posted on social media showed the inside rooms the moment the quake occurred with some furniture and shaking and falling. ( Original Title: Japan: Cameras Capture Moment Of M7.3 Earthquake In Northeast Region 3 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154063144

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 震源地から近い郡山市の激しい揺れ

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. Video posted on social media showed the inside rooms the moment the quake occurred with some furniture and shaking and falling. ( Original Title: Japan: Cameras Capture Moment Of M7.3 Earthquake In Northeast Region 2 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154037506

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震　埼玉県内で停止した東北新幹線車内

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the northeast region, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There was no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 7 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154032579

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震　激しく揺れる首都高速の街頭＝東京都

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the northeast region, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There was no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 6 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154031356

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震　本棚から大量の本が落下＝茨城県つくば市

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeast regions, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There were no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 5 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154030022

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 大きく揺れる花巻市内の家屋＝岩手県

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeast regions, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There were no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 4 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154029282

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 北上市内の住居内＝岩手県

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeast region, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There was no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 2 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154029281

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 　群馬でも揺れが発生

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeast regions, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There were no tsunami warning. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region 3 )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154026959

福島沖で発生したM7.3地震 1都8県で約83万軒が停電＝宮城県

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit northeast regions, including Miyagi and Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 23:08 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. About 830,000 power outages have been reported in Greater Tokyo Area. There were no tsunami warnings. ( Original Title: Japan: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Northeast Region )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154074187

Sloshy sloshy! Japanese earthquake hits as man is having bath

A resident of Osaki city in northeastern Japan was having a bath yesterday (February 13) when the 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit. He captured the amusing moment as his bathwater began to slosh violently around the tub and onto the bathroom floor of his home in Miyagi prefecture. "This is insane! An earthquake in the bath is insane!" he shouts. "It's really shaking! This is insane!" ( Original Title: Sloshy sloshy! Japanese earthquake hits as man is having bath )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154064436

Large quake rattles bar in northeastern Japan

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. A video posted on social media showed a bar shaking in Koriyama city. ( Original Title: Large quake rattles bar in northeastern Japan )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154064139

Laundrette shakes as large quake hits Fukushima in Japan

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan's northeast region, including Fukushima on Saturday, February 13 at around 11:08 p.m. This security camera video posted on social media showed the inside of a coin laundry in Fukushima city at the moment the quake occurred with some furniture and a plant shaking and falling and washing machine doors opening themselves. ( Original Title: Laundrette shakes as large quake hits Fukushima in Japan )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154027573

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits waters off Japan's Honshu island: CENC

7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the waters off the east coast of Japan's Honshu island at 10:07 p.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 50 km, was monitored at 37.70 degrees north latitude and 141.80 degrees east longitude, said the CENC. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154039354

宮城県仙台市のクリニックにて撮影された地震発生時の映像

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast late on February 13, close to Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but could be felt as far south as Tokyo, according to Japanese reports. This footage, taken inside an orthopedic clinic in Sendai city, shows the earthquake shaking the business for at least 30 seconds, knocking a television monitor off a wall. Ryuichiro Onodera, who shot the video, told Storyful he was safe and uninjured. Japan's meteorological agency said the quake was considered to be an aftershock from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake - the most powerful ever recorded in Japan - that struck almost 10 years earlier, and killed at least 15,000 people. NHK reported minor damage and injuries in Fukushima prefecture, but said more than 800,000 people had been left without power. The earthquake raised fears for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, where major damage caused during the 2011 quake caused reactor meltdowns. However, the plant's operator, TEPCO, said "no abnormalities" were found. Credit: Ryuichiro Onodera via Storyful ( Original Title: Powerful Earthquake Shakes Orthopedic Clinic in Japan's Sendai City )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154030564

福島県沖でM7.1、千葉県松戸市でも地震の揺れ

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast on February 13, close to Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but could be felt as far south as Tokyo, according to Japanese reports. Footage from a resident of Matsudo, a city in Chiba prefecture, close to Tokyo, shows a monitor and a desk rattling during the quake. Japan's meteorological agency said the quake was considered to be an aftershock from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake - the most powerful ever recorded in Japan - that struck almost 10 years earlier, and killed at least 15,000 people. The earthquake raised fears for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, where major damage caused during the 2011 quake caused reactor meltdowns. However, the plant's operator, TEPCO, said "no abnormalities" were found. Credit: @fschiko_ via Storyful ( Original Title: Earthquake Rattles Matsudo City in Japan's Northeast )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 154032341

福島県沖でM7.1、福島駅で水漏れ被害が発生

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast on February 13, close to Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but could be felt as far south as Tokyo, according to Japanese reports. Japan's meteorological agency said the quake was considered to be an aftershock from a magnitude-9.0 earthquake - the most powerful ever recorded in Japan - that struck almost 10 years earlier, and killed at least 15,000 people. NHK reported minor damage and injuries in Fukushima prefecture, but said more than 800,000 people had been left without power. This footage, taken from inside Fukushima city's main train station, shows water leaking through overhead light fixtures and flooding the floor below. The earthquake raised fears for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, where major damage caused during the 2011 quake caused reactor meltdowns. However, the plant's operator, TEPCO, said "no abnormalities" were found. Credit: Hiroki Suzuki via Storyful ( Original Title: Water Floods Fukushima Train Station After Powerful Earthquake )

日付：2021年2月13日

RM 155192179

「命のらせん階段」を曳家で移動　震災遺構として保存予定

宮城県気仙沼市の内の脇地区には東日本大震災の津波で被災した「命のらせん階段」と呼ばれる建物がある。地元企業の創業者の元自宅で、震災時には地域住民ら約30人が外付けの階段を上って屋上に避難した。現在、民間の震災遺構として保存するため、解体せずに移動させる「曳家」が行われている。

日付：2021年2月1日

RM 155153641

東京2020招致決定　号外配布

Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed.JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Tokyo residents awake to news that Japan's capital has won bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed. （7051WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICGAMESREAX-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153640

東京2020招致決定　号外配布

Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed.JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Tokyo residents awake to news that Japan's capital has won bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed. （7051WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICGAMESREAX-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153639

東京2020招致決定　号外配布

Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed.JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Tokyo residents awake to news that Japan's capital has won bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo residents awoke on Sunday (September 8) to the news that their city has landed the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan's capital beat Turkish metropolis Istanbul in a landslide vote by International Olympic Committee members after Madrid was eliminated in the first round, taking the world's biggest multi-sports event back to Asia for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. "We've done it. I was worried that if we slipped up this time then I'd never get to see an Olympics in Tokyo, so I was overjoyed and ran all the way here to pick up the newspaper," 51-year-old marathon runner Takashi Ishizawa said after picking up a special free edition of a Japanese sports newspaper several hours after the announcement. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumph as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. There had been worries that disclosures in recent weeks about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant 230 km (140 miles) from Tokyo could have knocked the capital's chances of winning the Games The plant's operator has been forced to reverse denials and admit that hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water are pouring into the Pacific Ocean each day, and radiation levels have spiked. While promoting Tokyo's bid, Japan's leaders repeatedly stressed the leaks would not affect a contest in the city. "I really support the Tokyo Olympics. I want to try and make it a safe one that lets the world's athletes achieve their very best performance, so I suppose I'm not really worried about Fukushima, I'm just filled with happiness that we won," 39-year-old mother Yumiko Yanagi said. Japan's success came after Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, promising them Japan's crippled nuclear plant was 'under control'. Tokyo will now host the Games for a second time since 1964 while Istanbul, hoping the IOC would again go to uncharted waters after giving the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro and to South America for the first time, goes away empty handed. （7051WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICGAMESREAX-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153635

東京2020招致決定　

JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Residents of Tokyo celebrate their delight at being awarded the 2020 Olympic Games, after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games ahead of Istanbul Scores gathered at the foot of the Tokyo Metropolitan govenment building on Sunday (September 8) to celebrate and shout their delight in the form of three 'Banzais' after the 2020 summer Olympic Games were awarded to the Japanese capital. Tokyo overcame a worsening crisis at a nuclear plant 230km (140 miles) away as well as a one-time lack of local support to convincingly beat rivals Istanbul and Madrid for the right to stage the Games for the second time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumphant bid as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. Tokyo vice governor Toshiyuki Akiyama, a participant in the city's previous failed 2016 Olympic bid, was quick to remind exuberant citizens to give a moment of thought to their former competitors. "I have tasted the bitterness of defeat from the previous time Tokyo was not chosen and I would very much like everybody to give a round of applause to Madrid and Istanbul who fought hard as well," he told the cheering crowd. "Let's make the 2020 Olympics a success," he added. Despite the Tokyo bid committee's prediction of a three trillion yen ($29.99 billion) economic boost and the creation of 150,000 jobs, public support for the Olympic bid was tepid for a long time. As recently as mid-2012, only 47 percent of people were in favour of hosting the Games. Support surged late on though, with one poll suggesting 92 percent were on board and looking forward to an economic boost and a chance to enhance Japan's standing in the eyes of the world. The designer of the cherry blossom wreath which serves as the logo of the Tokyo 2020 games, Ai Shimamine, said that she designed the logo in just a month, with the hope that the country's capital city would be re-energised. "I designed the logo with the hope that the city would be revitalised. I really wanted the Olympics to return in 2020 and pinned my hopes through the logo," said the 24-year-old, currently a student at the Tokyo National University of the Arts, Japan's top arts and music university. Abe's impassioned speech to International Olympic Committee members at the Buenos Aires vote completed a final push for the Games. Tokyo has touted the sporting event as both further stimulus for an economy tiptoeing back from stagnation and the final step of recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that set off multiple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 67-year-old Kazuo Abe said he remembers watching the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics on television in colour for the first time when he was a high-school student, but said the country's recent troubles made 2020's event just as important. "I hope that this would be a trigger to really solve the Fukushima problem so that foreigners can come to Japan with a peace of mind," he told Reuters Television. The 1964 Olympics, which Tokyo hosted after beating rival bids from Detroit, Vienna and Brussels, are remembered with such pride that the anniversary of their October 10 opening is a national holiday. This will be the fourth time Japan hosts the Olympic games, following the 1964 Tokyo summer games, 1972 Sapporo winter olympic games, 1998 Nagano winter olympic games. （7054WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICCELEBRATION-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153634

東京2020招致決定

JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Residents of Tokyo celebrate their delight at being awarded the 2020 Olympic Games, after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games ahead of Istanbul Scores gathered at the foot of the Tokyo Metropolitan govenment building on Sunday (September 8) to celebrate and shout their delight in the form of three 'Banzais' after the 2020 summer Olympic Games were awarded to the Japanese capital. Tokyo overcame a worsening crisis at a nuclear plant 230km (140 miles) away as well as a one-time lack of local support to convincingly beat rivals Istanbul and Madrid for the right to stage the Games for the second time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumphant bid as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. Tokyo vice governor Toshiyuki Akiyama, a participant in the city's previous failed 2016 Olympic bid, was quick to remind exuberant citizens to give a moment of thought to their former competitors. "I have tasted the bitterness of defeat from the previous time Tokyo was not chosen and I would very much like everybody to give a round of applause to Madrid and Istanbul who fought hard as well," he told the cheering crowd. "Let's make the 2020 Olympics a success," he added. Despite the Tokyo bid committee's prediction of a three trillion yen ($29.99 billion) economic boost and the creation of 150,000 jobs, public support for the Olympic bid was tepid for a long time. As recently as mid-2012, only 47 percent of people were in favour of hosting the Games. Support surged late on though, with one poll suggesting 92 percent were on board and looking forward to an economic boost and a chance to enhance Japan's standing in the eyes of the world. The designer of the cherry blossom wreath which serves as the logo of the Tokyo 2020 games, Ai Shimamine, said that she designed the logo in just a month, with the hope that the country's capital city would be re-energised. "I designed the logo with the hope that the city would be revitalised. I really wanted the Olympics to return in 2020 and pinned my hopes through the logo," said the 24-year-old, currently a student at the Tokyo National University of the Arts, Japan's top arts and music university. Abe's impassioned speech to International Olympic Committee members at the Buenos Aires vote completed a final push for the Games. Tokyo has touted the sporting event as both further stimulus for an economy tiptoeing back from stagnation and the final step of recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that set off multiple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 67-year-old Kazuo Abe said he remembers watching the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics on television in colour for the first time when he was a high-school student, but said the country's recent troubles made 2020's event just as important. "I hope that this would be a trigger to really solve the Fukushima problem so that foreigners can come to Japan with a peace of mind," he told Reuters Television. The 1964 Olympics, which Tokyo hosted after beating rival bids from Detroit, Vienna and Brussels, are remembered with such pride that the anniversary of their October 10 opening is a national holiday. This will be the fourth time Japan hosts the Olympic games, following the 1964 Tokyo summer games, 1972 Sapporo winter olympic games, 1998 Nagano winter olympic games. （7054WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICCELEBRATION-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153633

東京2020招致決定

JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Residents of Tokyo celebrate their delight at being awarded the 2020 Olympic Games, after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games ahead of Istanbul Scores gathered at the foot of the Tokyo Metropolitan govenment building on Sunday (September 8) to celebrate and shout their delight in the form of three 'Banzais' after the 2020 summer Olympic Games were awarded to the Japanese capital. Tokyo overcame a worsening crisis at a nuclear plant 230km (140 miles) away as well as a one-time lack of local support to convincingly beat rivals Istanbul and Madrid for the right to stage the Games for the second time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumphant bid as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. Tokyo vice governor Toshiyuki Akiyama, a participant in the city's previous failed 2016 Olympic bid, was quick to remind exuberant citizens to give a moment of thought to their former competitors. "I have tasted the bitterness of defeat from the previous time Tokyo was not chosen and I would very much like everybody to give a round of applause to Madrid and Istanbul who fought hard as well," he told the cheering crowd. "Let's make the 2020 Olympics a success," he added. Despite the Tokyo bid committee's prediction of a three trillion yen ($29.99 billion) economic boost and the creation of 150,000 jobs, public support for the Olympic bid was tepid for a long time. As recently as mid-2012, only 47 percent of people were in favour of hosting the Games. Support surged late on though, with one poll suggesting 92 percent were on board and looking forward to an economic boost and a chance to enhance Japan's standing in the eyes of the world. The designer of the cherry blossom wreath which serves as the logo of the Tokyo 2020 games, Ai Shimamine, said that she designed the logo in just a month, with the hope that the country's capital city would be re-energised. "I designed the logo with the hope that the city would be revitalised. I really wanted the Olympics to return in 2020 and pinned my hopes through the logo," said the 24-year-old, currently a student at the Tokyo National University of the Arts, Japan's top arts and music university. Abe's impassioned speech to International Olympic Committee members at the Buenos Aires vote completed a final push for the Games. Tokyo has touted the sporting event as both further stimulus for an economy tiptoeing back from stagnation and the final step of recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that set off multiple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 67-year-old Kazuo Abe said he remembers watching the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics on television in colour for the first time when he was a high-school student, but said the country's recent troubles made 2020's event just as important. "I hope that this would be a trigger to really solve the Fukushima problem so that foreigners can come to Japan with a peace of mind," he told Reuters Television. The 1964 Olympics, which Tokyo hosted after beating rival bids from Detroit, Vienna and Brussels, are remembered with such pride that the anniversary of their October 10 opening is a national holiday. This will be the fourth time Japan hosts the Olympic games, following the 1964 Tokyo summer games, 1972 Sapporo winter olympic games, 1998 Nagano winter olympic games. （7054WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICCELEBRATION-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153632

東京2020招致決定

JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Residents of Tokyo celebrate their delight at being awarded the 2020 Olympic Games, after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games ahead of Istanbul Scores gathered at the foot of the Tokyo Metropolitan govenment building on Sunday (September 8) to celebrate and shout their delight in the form of three 'Banzais' after the 2020 summer Olympic Games were awarded to the Japanese capital. Tokyo overcame a worsening crisis at a nuclear plant 230km (140 miles) away as well as a one-time lack of local support to convincingly beat rivals Istanbul and Madrid for the right to stage the Games for the second time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumphant bid as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. Tokyo vice governor Toshiyuki Akiyama, a participant in the city's previous failed 2016 Olympic bid, was quick to remind exuberant citizens to give a moment of thought to their former competitors. "I have tasted the bitterness of defeat from the previous time Tokyo was not chosen and I would very much like everybody to give a round of applause to Madrid and Istanbul who fought hard as well," he told the cheering crowd. "Let's make the 2020 Olympics a success," he added. Despite the Tokyo bid committee's prediction of a three trillion yen ($29.99 billion) economic boost and the creation of 150,000 jobs, public support for the Olympic bid was tepid for a long time. As recently as mid-2012, only 47 percent of people were in favour of hosting the Games. Support surged late on though, with one poll suggesting 92 percent were on board and looking forward to an economic boost and a chance to enhance Japan's standing in the eyes of the world. The designer of the cherry blossom wreath which serves as the logo of the Tokyo 2020 games, Ai Shimamine, said that she designed the logo in just a month, with the hope that the country's capital city would be re-energised. "I designed the logo with the hope that the city would be revitalised. I really wanted the Olympics to return in 2020 and pinned my hopes through the logo," said the 24-year-old, currently a student at the Tokyo National University of the Arts, Japan's top arts and music university. Abe's impassioned speech to International Olympic Committee members at the Buenos Aires vote completed a final push for the Games. Tokyo has touted the sporting event as both further stimulus for an economy tiptoeing back from stagnation and the final step of recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that set off multiple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 67-year-old Kazuo Abe said he remembers watching the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics on television in colour for the first time when he was a high-school student, but said the country's recent troubles made 2020's event just as important. "I hope that this would be a trigger to really solve the Fukushima problem so that foreigners can come to Japan with a peace of mind," he told Reuters Television. The 1964 Olympics, which Tokyo hosted after beating rival bids from Detroit, Vienna and Brussels, are remembered with such pride that the anniversary of their October 10 opening is a national holiday. This will be the fourth time Japan hosts the Olympic games, following the 1964 Tokyo summer games, 1972 Sapporo winter olympic games, 1998 Nagano winter olympic games. （7054WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICCELEBRATION-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155153631

東京2020招致決定

JAPAN: OLYMPIC GAMES 2020 - Residents of Tokyo celebrate their delight at being awarded the 2020 Olympic Games, after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games ahead of Istanbul Scores gathered at the foot of the Tokyo Metropolitan govenment building on Sunday (September 8) to celebrate and shout their delight in the form of three 'Banzais' after the 2020 summer Olympic Games were awarded to the Japanese capital. Tokyo overcame a worsening crisis at a nuclear plant 230km (140 miles) away as well as a one-time lack of local support to convincingly beat rivals Istanbul and Madrid for the right to stage the Games for the second time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Tokyo's triumphant bid as an opportunity to showcase Japan's resurgence after a devastating earthquake, but stressed the city must work to win the world's trust. Tokyo vice governor Toshiyuki Akiyama, a participant in the city's previous failed 2016 Olympic bid, was quick to remind exuberant citizens to give a moment of thought to their former competitors. "I have tasted the bitterness of defeat from the previous time Tokyo was not chosen and I would very much like everybody to give a round of applause to Madrid and Istanbul who fought hard as well," he told the cheering crowd. "Let's make the 2020 Olympics a success," he added. Despite the Tokyo bid committee's prediction of a three trillion yen ($29.99 billion) economic boost and the creation of 150,000 jobs, public support for the Olympic bid was tepid for a long time. As recently as mid-2012, only 47 percent of people were in favour of hosting the Games. Support surged late on though, with one poll suggesting 92 percent were on board and looking forward to an economic boost and a chance to enhance Japan's standing in the eyes of the world. The designer of the cherry blossom wreath which serves as the logo of the Tokyo 2020 games, Ai Shimamine, said that she designed the logo in just a month, with the hope that the country's capital city would be re-energised. "I designed the logo with the hope that the city would be revitalised. I really wanted the Olympics to return in 2020 and pinned my hopes through the logo," said the 24-year-old, currently a student at the Tokyo National University of the Arts, Japan's top arts and music university. Abe's impassioned speech to International Olympic Committee members at the Buenos Aires vote completed a final push for the Games. Tokyo has touted the sporting event as both further stimulus for an economy tiptoeing back from stagnation and the final step of recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that set off multiple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 67-year-old Kazuo Abe said he remembers watching the 1964 Tokyo summer Olympics on television in colour for the first time when he was a high-school student, but said the country's recent troubles made 2020's event just as important. "I hope that this would be a trigger to really solve the Fukushima problem so that foreigners can come to Japan with a peace of mind," he told Reuters Television. The 1964 Olympics, which Tokyo hosted after beating rival bids from Detroit, Vienna and Brussels, are remembered with such pride that the anniversary of their October 10 opening is a national holiday. This will be the fourth time Japan hosts the Olympic games, following the 1964 Tokyo summer games, 1972 Sapporo winter olympic games, 1998 Nagano winter olympic games. （7054WD-JAPAN-OLYMPICCELEBRATION-08-SEPTEMBER-2013）

日付：2013年9月8日

RM 155155090

2020東京五輪招致決定

Japan ecstatic at Olympic decision Thousands of Japanese erupted in joy early Sunday as they learned Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic Games. Images and soundbites. TOKYO, Sept 7, 2013 (AFP) - Thousands of Japanese erupted in joy early Sunday as they learned Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic Games. Some had risen very early, while others had stayed up all night to hear the decision from Buenos Aires, which came at 5:20 am local time. Several broadcasters had live coverage of the event, with public broadcaster NHK having begun its programming at 10.30 pm on Saturday. As Olympic chief Jacques Rogge read the IOC decision, cheers and shouts rang out, with groups of ecstatic Japanese hugging each other and punching the air. TV hosts and their guests were temporarily speechless and several were in tears, with some making reference to people living in the area affected by the earthquake-tsunami and the nuclear emergency it caused in March 2011. At the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where around 1,200 people had gathered to watch live-streaming of the announcement in Buenos Aires, people held V signs aloft and cheerleaders hugged each other. Some shouted "Banzai" (hurrah!). At the MC's prompting, the crowd in unison said "arigato" (thank you) to Buenos Aires. At Komozawa Olympic Park in the south of Tokyo, which served as a venue for several sports at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, golden tinsel rained down at the moment of decision. A boisterous crowd held signs and chanted "Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo," as an interviewer fought to be heard above the din. When he finally got his question out -- "What do you think of the news?" -- one man shouted: "It's the best!" before they all resumed chanting and cheering. In Bueno Aires, bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda said: "I have been waiting a long time for this feeling. The members of the IOC have seen that Tokyo is a safe pair of hands." At the Chamber of Commerce, the evening had kicked off with around 200 people, from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Olympic bid committee, sponsors and sporting heroes watching live coverage of Tokyo's final presentation to IOC members in Buenos Aires, half a day away. The crowd enthusiastically applauded each speech and presentation made by Tokyo representatives including Princess Takamado, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japanese Olympic committee president and IOC member Takeda. NHK's all-night programme including excerpts from presentations by the three cities, scenes from the vote venue and the three candidate cities, and interviews with Olympic medallists. Private networks began similar live programmes at around 3:00 am. By 4:00 am numbers in the hall had swelled to 1,200, and it was standing room only. Around 20 TV crews were there to witness the moment. By the time the news came through, it was light in Tokyo and television coverage was showing no signs of ending. bur-hg/ia

日付：2013年9月7日

RM 154519722

File footage of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake ahead of the 10 year anniversary

Date:FILE EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES New Zealand will commemorate the ten year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake on Monday (February 22). The 6.3 quake struck around lunchtime in the country's second largest city leaving 185 people dead and more than 6500 people injured. Victims of the earthquake were from Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA and the UK. Several nations such as Japan, who lost 28 nationals in the disaster, sent rescue teams to assist in the search for survivors. (Production: James Redmayne) (Caption:5001AS-NEWZEALAND-EARTHQUAKE_ANNIVERSARY_FILE_O_)

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