After The Quake News

 
Quake city shock over cop accused of stealing
New Zealand Herald
Police revealed yesterday the constable, from the North Island, resigned after evidence emerged that he stole three pairs of sunglasses from a cordoned-off shop in suburban Christchurch following the deadly quake in February last year.

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Chilean city revolutionizes town planning after 2010 earthquake
Santiago Times
Two years after the devastating natural disaster, Constitución is shaking up reconstruction and urban design by engaging local communities. The city of Constitución, on the coast of Chile's wine-growing Maule Region, was among the worst affected by the ...


 
AFP
Japan economy rebounds in Jan-March
Reuters
... on solid consumer spending and rebuilding from last year's earthquake. KEY POINTS: - Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.0 percent in January-March from the previous quarter after a revised 0.0 percent result for October-December last year.
Japan Jan-March GDP up 1.0% on quarterFRANCE 24
Growth figures show Japan on recovery trackAFP
Japan's Economy Grows More-Than-Estimated 4.1% on Quake WorkBloomberg
Mainichi Daily News
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After The Quake, Japanese Shop For Survival
NPR
Such items have become popular in Japan following last year's huge earthquake and tsunami. Store manager Naoto Higashi models a helmet, a fully stocked kit in his backpack, and a windup flashlight. Such items have become popular in Japan following last ...

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After The Quake, Japanese Shop For Survival
WBUR
Such items have become popular in Japan following last year's huge earthquake and tsunami. (Lucy Craft for NPR) Walk into any large Japanese retailer nowadays, and you might think Japan had become a nation of survivalists. Aeon, a Wal-Mart-like chain ...

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The Japan Times
There is trouble on Kafka's shore
The Japan Times
It followed Galati's debut adaptation of Murakami's "After the Quake," in 2005. Both the plays garnered rave reviews. Ninagawa, it seems, has a lot to live up to in this is the first-ever staging of "Kafka on the Shore" in Japan.


 
Quake-ravaged Haiti reliant on private sector for help
Catholic Online
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) It's been more than two years after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. To date, non governmental organizations and private contractors are continuing to provide 80 percent of the country's social services.