Impact of the Kyushu earthquakes

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class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Language-barrier-piles-more-pain-on-foreigners-in-quake-hit-Kumamoto">Language barrier piles more pain on foreigners in quake-hit Kumamoto</a></h3> <p>OSAKA -- Many non-Japanese residents of Kumamoto Prefecture continue to struggle after April's earthquakes, with language difficulties often isolating them from other evacuees, hindering efforts to find housing and making information tougher to find....</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Kyushu-bound-Chinese-tourism-takes-limited-hit-from-quakes">Kyushu-bound Chinese tourism takes limited hit from quakes</a></h3> <p>BEIJING -- Bookings for cruises to the earthquake-rattled southern Japanese island of Kyushu provide hope that the blow to tourism from China will be far less severe than after the devastating 2011 temblor in northeastern Japan.An estimated 980,000 C...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Quakes-could-leave-20bn-yen-in-damage-to-Sony">Quakes could leave 20bn yen in damage to Sony</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- The earthquakes still rumbling under Kumamoto Prefecture could inflict more damage than Sony is insured for -- 20 billion yen ($184 million) -- the Japanese corporation said on Thursday.Sony's main image sensor plant is in the southwestern p...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/BOJ-to-support-lenders-affected-by-Kumamoto-quakes">BOJ to support lenders affected by Kumamoto quakes</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will support financial institutions in areas affected by the Kumamoto earthquakes, the central bank said on Thursday.The bank will expand the scope of its "funds-supplying operation to support financial institutions in disa...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Quakes-cost-JR-Kyushu-26m-in-revenue">Quakes cost JR Kyushu $26m in revenue</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Kyushu Railway has lost 2.9 billion yen ($26 million) to service disruptions caused by recent earthquakes concentrated in Kumamoto Prefecture, the company said Wednesday. Rail operations at the company also known as JR Kyushu generated 1...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Toyota-line-restarts-herald-wider-recovery-after-quakes">Toyota line restarts herald wider recovery after quakes</a></h3> <p>NAGOYA -- Toyota Motor will resume all assembly lines in Japan by May 6, the company said Wednesday, underscoring a broader recovery among companies operating in the quake-struck region of southwestern Japan -- though challenges remain in fully resto...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Toyota-to-resume-all-domestic-auto-assembly-lines-on-May-6">Toyota to resume all domestic auto assembly lines on May 6</a></h3> <p>Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday all of its 30 domestic auto assembly lines will be operating by May 6 after most were suspended due to a series of strong earthquakes that hit southwestern Japan in mid-April. A total of eight lines at five facto...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Japan-bolsters-aid-efforts-for-quake-victims">Japan bolsters aid efforts for quake victims</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- The government has designated the earthquakes that struck southwestern Japan around Kumamoto Prefecture this month as a severe disaster, freeing up more financial assistance and spurring efforts to rebuild lives affected by the calamity. ...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Work-resumes-at-many-factories-in-quake-hit-areas">Work resumes at many factories in quake-hit areas</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Manufacturers are gradually resuming production at their factories in and around Kumamoto Prefecture after earthquakes halted operations roughly 10 days ago. But some sites, including Sony's image sensor plant, may need more time to get back...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">BOJ Watch</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Negative-interest-rate-may-dent-aid-for-Japan-quake-victims">Negative interest rate may dent aid for Japan quake victims </a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- In the week since the first of two devastating earthquakes struck Japan's southern island of Kyushu on April 14, groups across the country have called for cash donations to help the victims of the disaster. One problem: The country's negativ...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Kyushu-s-tourism-industry-will-be-counting-the-cost-for-months-to-come">Kyushu's tourism industry will be counting the cost for months to come </a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Built in the early 17th century, Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Japan. It has also seen its share of history. Japan's last civil war took place there when, nine years after the Meiji Restoration, disgruntl...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Kyushu-quakes-highlight-island-s-key-place-in-global-supply-chain">Kyushu quakes highlight island's key place in global supply chain</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- The recent series of earthquakes in Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu demonstrated its crucial role in international manufacturing supply chains. The island, at 35,640 sq. kilometers the size of Taiwan, and with a population of 13 m...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Renesas-others-set-to-reopen-Kumamoto-plants">Renesas, others set to reopen Kumamoto plants</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Renesas Electronics will gradually resume production at an automotive chip plant in Kumamoto Prefecture starting Friday, after shutting it down following last week's earthquakes in the region. The company said Wednesday some processes wi...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Southwest-Japan-struck-by-mounting-travel-cancellations">Southwest Japan struck by mounting travel cancellations</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Cancellations of tours and hotel reservations in southwestern Japan have surged after the major earthquakes, bringing concern that the impact on tourism may linger for some time. Close to South Korea and China, the Kyushu region had logg...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Kyushu-quakes-rattle-stocks-around-Asia">Kyushu quakes rattle stocks around Asia</a></h3> <p>HONG KONG -- The impact of the earthquakes that recently struck the island of Kyushu in southern Japan has rippled out to Asian stock markets amid concerns about not only tourism, but also supply chain disruptions in the chip and automotive industrie...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Quakes-in-southwest-Japan-unlikely-to-cease-soon-weather-agency">Quakes in southwest Japan unlikely to cease soon: weather agency</a></h3> <p>KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- The weather agency said Wednesday it sees no signs of earthquake activity abating in Kumamoto and surrounding southwestern Japan prefectures after powerful jolts last week, while urging people to remain alert. As heavy ...</p> </li> <li> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Transport-infrastructure-recovering-after-Kyushu-quakes">Transport infrastructure recovering after Kyushu quakes</a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- Transportation and logistics networks brought to a standstill by the recent earthquakes in Kyushu are starting to return to life, while utilities are striving to restore such crucial services as electricity and gas. An empty Kyushu Shink...</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commentary</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Sanny-Jegillos-Kyushu-must-learn-from-recent-quake">Sanny Jegillos: Kyushu must learn from recent quake</a></h3> <p>The earthquake in Kyushu showed that the region was surprisingly unprepared and Japan must invest more in risk assessment and large earthquake countermeasures.</p> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Interview</div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035701/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Kyushu-earthquakes/Kyushu-economy-may-be-hit-badly-says-bank-chief-Isao-Kubota">Kyushu economy may be hit badly says bank chief Isao Kubota </a></h3> <p>TOKYO -- As aftershocks continue to hamper relief efforts in Kyushu after the series of powerful earthquakes that have hit the island in the past few days, the economic impact of the disaster is starting to come to light. 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