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How Japan Became Resilient: From Earthquake-Proofing to Trilateral Dialogues

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Discover Japan's journey in earthquake-proofing, fundraising efforts, and trilateral dialogues with the US and South Korea amidst recent disasters.

Japan has stood out in 2023 for performing no executions, contrasting the US as the only G7 nation to do so. The country's focus on disaster-proofing buildings through a blend of traditional wisdom and modern innovation has been a century-long endeavor. In the wake of recent earthquakes, organizations like the Japanese-American group in Houston have rallied support through fundraising campaigns. The death toll from the western Japan earthquakes continues to rise, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the nation. Amidst these crises, trilateral dialogues involving the US, Japan, and South Korea have taken center stage, condemning North Korea's nuclear programs and emphasizing regional cooperation. The recent Japan earthquakes have caused devastation, but Japan's resilience and collaborative efforts signal hope for recovery and future preparedness.

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Japan Performed No Executions in 2023, Making U.S. the Only G7 ... (Death Penalty Information Center)

The United States and Japan are the only two retentionist countries among the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized democracies. But Japan did not…

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How Japan spent more than a century earthquake-proofing its ... (CNN)

Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan's buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving ...

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Local Japanese-American organization collecting relief funds after ... (Houston Public Media)

The organization is reviving its Houston Stands with Japan campaign, which was originally used to raise money when Japan was facing floods in Hiroshima and ...

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Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 as rain and ... (ABC News)

Aftershocks are threatening to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan's ...

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Japan earthquake death toll crosses 100 (Aljazeera.com)

Hundreds of people are still missing after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan's west coast on January 1.

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Japan earthquake death toll exceeds 100, with hundreds still missing (Reuters)

The confirmed death toll from the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan reached 110 on Saturday as a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings ...

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Japan earthquakes: Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in ... (The Associated Press)

The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached 100, even as rescue workers fought aftershocks to pull people from the rubble.

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Survivors found in homes smashed by Japan quake, but dozens are ... (PBS NewsHour)

Deaths climbed Friday to 94 people, and 222 people were missing after a series of powerful quakes rattled Japan's western coast and triggered tsunamis.

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2024 Japan Earthquake - Center for Disaster Philanthropy (Center for Disaster Philanthropy)

The Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported the earthquake as magnitude 7.6. According to USGS, it is not uncommon for agencies' measurements to vary due ...

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Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 (CBS News)

Along Japan's coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short.

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A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human ... (ABC News)

It has only taken 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo's ...

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Japan runway collision raises fresh questions about airplane ... (CNN)

Passengers in a plane crash find themselves elbow-to-elbow with strangers in the dark encountering a life-or-death challenge: Squeeze between seats and ...

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Death toll from Japan's earthquakes rises to 100 (KIRO Seattle)

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani donated $1 million to support victims of the earthquake, KNBC reported. “Our thoughts are with all of Japan in the ...

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Co-pilot of Japan Coast Guard plane heard directions as well as ... (Nikkei Asia)

TOKYO -- Instructions issued by air traffic control were heard by the co-pilot of a Japan Coast Guard plane as well as its captain ahead of a deadly c.

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Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days ... (BBC News)

Rescue workers discovered her in the wreckage of a two-storey building in the town of Suzu. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Japan Sea coast on Monday, ...

Joint Statement on the Trilateral United States-Japan-Republic of ... (Department of State)

Begin Text: The Governments of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea convened the inaugural trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue in Washington, D.C. ...

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Woman in 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan ... (The Guardian)

Boy, five, among 126 people dead, after boiling water spilled on him during Monday's 7.6 magnitude quake.

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Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126 as rain and ... (WIFR)

The death toll from a ...

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N.K. nuke program, note China's ... (Yonhap News)

By Song Sang-ho. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and pointed ...

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