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The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park, spanning the towns of Namie and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, has opened jointly established by the central government and the prefecture. The opening marks exactly 15 years since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear disaster. It serves as a facility to pass on the memory of the disaster to future generations.

16. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Kumamoto Prefecture marked the 10th anniversary of the deadly 2016 earthquakes on Thursday with a commemoration ceremony. Families and officials observed a moment of silence for the 278 victims, as the governor and Chief Cabinet Secretary pledged to pass on lessons learned. The back-to-back quakes caused extensive damage.