Japan assesses damage after magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off east coast

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People shop in a store in a residential area of Tokyo's Koto Ward during a power outage Wednesday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Japan. | AFP-JIJI

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the northeastern prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima on Wednesday night, signing up an upper 6 on Japans shindo earthquake strength scale, one step listed below the leading level.The weather condition firm issued a 1-meter tsunami advisory for the 2 prefectures, prompting locals to stay away from the coast. Tsunami waves

Why not helmets? Japan’s school disaster hoods stir debate.

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Students at Yamato Elementary School in Sendai wear protective hoods on Dec. 10. | KAHOKU SHIMPO

Are the protective hoods used by schoolchildren in times of catastrophes truly effective?That was a concern asked by a female in her 50s living in Sendai in the “letters from readers” section of Kahoku Shimpo. Protective hoods have slowly infected elementary schools in Miyagi Prefecture, however some experts state helmets are more reliable when disaster

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