Japan to accept earthquake relief from US only

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Four days after an earthquake on the Noto peninsula killed ninety-one people and drove thousands more to flee, the daily Nikkei reported on Friday that Japan planned to accept a rescue team from the United States but no help from other governments. According to the Nikkei story, the US and Japan are debating how and when to send US soldiers to the Noto peninsula. “We are not accepting any personnel or material aid at the moment given the situation on the ground and the efforts that would be required to receive them,” Japan’s top spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday....