Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday that electricity supply will remain tight in Hokkaido in the wake of last week’s powerful earthquake until Friday, when the northern island’s utility is set to start operations at its Kyogoku No.2 pumped storage hydro power plant.
‘World-class’ skeleton of herbivorous dinosaur excavated in Hokkaido – Announcing the completion of time-consuming “cleaning” work, a research team in Hokkaido has unveiled what it claims is the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan.
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Japan government sees no rolling blackouts in Hokkaido despite power shortage
Toyota says parts plant preparing to resume output after Hokkaido quake
Japan earthquake: death toll rises in Hokkaido
Dozens missing after tourist hotspot hit by landslides during Thursday’s 6.7-magnitude quake
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 island’s 5.3 million residents still without power.
Another 26 people were missing, disaster management authorities said.
Rescuers with dogs search for survivors after deadly Hokkaido quake
Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan
An earthquake has paralyzed Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island, killing eight residents. Power is cut to 3 million households. Trains and mobile phone networks are idle. The jolt follows a typhoon over western Japan.
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One killed, 32 missing after quake paralyzes Japan's Hokkaido island
6.7 Magnitude Quake Strikes Hokkaido, Japan, Causing Massive Landslides And 2 Deaths
A Japanese news outlet is reporting at least 140 people were injured and another 40 have been reported missing. Officials fear people are trapped inside homes wiped out by a landslide.
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