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5:37am, 14th September, 2018

Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island

Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.

Power restored in most of Japan's quake-hit Hokkaido; Toyota plants to shut

12:06am, 8th September, 2018

World

Power restored in most of Japan's quake-hit Hokkaido; Toyota plants to shut

Power had been restored to almost all customers in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after an earthquake caused an island-wide blackout and killed at least 21 people.

Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan

4:45am, 6th September, 2018

World

Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan

A powerful earthquake paralyzed Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing at least seven people, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.

One killed, 32 missing after quake paralyzes Japan's Hokkaido island

9:31pm, 5th September, 2018

World

One killed, 32 missing after quake paralyzes Japan's Hokkaido island

At least one person was killed and 32 were missing, Japanese media reported, after a powerful earthquake paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.

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