March 31
Reiko Ushioda and badminton players, to raise money to support the Great Kanto Earthquake-stricken Northeast, 31, called for in Tokyo.


March 31
Prime Minister Naoto Kan, at a meeting chaired by Shii of the Communist Party, plans to expand or groups of at least 14 in the next 20 years nuclear power plant was established last year by the government, "or rather a blank, would consider including the review," said showed the idea to consider including support fundamental overhaul.

March 31
Stranger danger incident seven people were killed in Akihabara, Tokyo, the defendant's lawyer was sentenced to death 大 Katou Tomo 24, 31, appealed the decision, appeal to the Tokyo High Court.

March 31
The Chinese government, the defense white paper released on 31 "has been intensifying in the Asia-Pacific Ocean region and the territorial dispute over maritime rights and interests" as the policy indicated the Navy will continue working to strengthen.

March 31
High School Baseball Senbatsu entered the quarter-finals from 31, 31 the second match of the day, the Tokyo High 日大三, two wins against 13 high schools in the north of Kakogawa, Hyogo debut, went to the semifinals. 日大三 high is followed by a runner last year, is the semi-finals two consecutive years.

March 31
After the accident in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture for Shitata such radioactive material is detected over the country from the provisional reference value crops, from 31, started the research in the fields of soil in the prefecture. The findings will be published next month it plans six days.

March 31
The earthquake was at around 15:04 pm, had postponed the operation Tohoku Shinkansen between Morioka and Hachinohe resumed operation last 22:04 minutes.

March 31
At around 15:04 pm on July 31, there was an earthquake off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, with a shake of the observed intensity 5 lower in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. This does not worry about tsunami. Intensity around the Iwate Prefecture, intensity 5 lower Hanamaki ▽, Morioka, Aomori city and four upstairs intensity ▽, Iwate Prefecture Ofunato, Kamaishi City, Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma, Tome City, Ishinomaki and it did. In addition, through a wide range of Tokai, Hokkaido, with 1-3 observations of seismic shaking. According to observations of JMA, the epicenter off the coast of Miyagi prefecture, is the focal depth of 40 km, indicating the scale of the earthquake magnitude is estimated at 6.0.

March 31
In Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture was devastated by the earthquake liquefaction, July 31 made an emergency disaster investigation team has sent the Ministry of Land, the future, based on the results, make suggestions for the recovery of the city has to.

March 31
According to police, who have been confirmed dead so far this earthquake climbed to 14,380,001 people together, to match the missing persons were reported to the police, has become almost 28,000 .