Aichi quake injures at least 19, its strongest shaking in about 30 years
The magnitude 5.7 tremor woke Tokai before dawn and brought down glass and bookshelves. Experts say it is no reason to relax about the Nankai Trough.
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Japan launches disaster agency with 350 staff and a rarely used power to prod ministries
The new Disaster Management Agency is meant to end the bureaucratic silos that have slowed Japan's response to earthquakes, floods and heat. Its main tool for doing so is a recommendation power no agency has ever used.
Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Aichi, and an expert says the Nankai warning is not the whole story
A Nagoya University professor says the quake was not on the Nankai Trough boundary, but that a bigger one could still come — and that today is the day to check your home.
Japan's new disaster agency starts with 352 staff and a mandate to prevent, not just respond
The Disaster Management Agency, launched on November 2, is meant to keep pre-disaster planning running even while the government responds to a major quake — a gap the Noto Peninsula earthquake exposed.
Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Aichi, tops out at upper 5 in Chita
The quake struck at about 1:04 a.m. on the 8th with its epicenter in western Shizuoka. No tsunami is expected.
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