While earthquakes are common in Japan, with around 1,500 every year, experts have been predicting that Japan is due for a mega earthquake. Authorities say there’s a 70 per cent chance greater Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
3 years after Magna earthquake, here’s how Utah’s preparing for an even bigger one
USU was awarded $2.5 million to launch the Utah Earthquake Engineering Center in hopes of better preparing the state to respond to a major earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Property Transfers
Property transfers are updated weekly. Because of a delay in receiving the data from the county offices, the most current data is from the previous month. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is up 60% so far this year as investors rediscover appeal as alternative banking system
Bitcoin is now up 62% for the year ... according to Yuya Hasegawa, an analyst at Japanese crypto firm Bitbank. Fairlead Strategies' Katie Stockton, however, is looking for two consecutive closes above ...
RGB And Taro, Both Putting Tokens On Bitcoin, Take Two Different Approaches To Development
This is an opinion editorial by Kishin Kato, the founder of Trustless Services K.K., a Japanese Lightning Network research and development company. Demand for stablecoins on Bitcoin is returning as ...
Nagoya gov’t suspends official for going to cinemas, shopping while on duty at home
The Nagoya City Hall is seen in the city's Naka Ward on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Masakatsu Oka) NAGOYA -- The municipal government here on March 16 suspended a section chief-level woman for one month ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Germany pledge closer ties as Scholz visits Tokyo
Japan and Germany pledged closer defense ties and cooperation on diversifying supply chains as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo Saturday. Scholz is on his second ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on eased concerns over U.S. financial turmoil
TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Friday as concerns eased about turmoil in the U.S. banking system, and domestic banking and electronic shares found favor ...
Japan, Germany agree to carefully monitor markets, coordinate as needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Germany agreed on Saturday to coordinate closely on financial jitters stemming from problems among Western banks while carefully monitoring global markets and economy, a ...
Scholtz visits Japan to firm up economic, defense ties
“I believe the government consultation will be a springboard to bring cooperation between Japan and Germany even closer,” Kishida ... including economy, finance, foreign, interior, transport and ...
Infant’s remains found inside coin locker in Osaka
The remains of a newborn girl have been found in a coin locker in Osaka, police said Friday. According to police, the remains were found inside a bag in the locker at a storage facility near Juso ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks the 12 anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster
Today is the 12th anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. With widespread wet weather expected for most of the state, Utahns are gearing up for ... ( read original story ...)
This community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan’s population crisis
When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio district of Kawakami village in 25 years. His birth was like a miracle for many villagers. ( read original story ...)
A new species of orchid has been discovered in Japan, and its petals look like they’re spun from glass
Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. ( read original story ...)
‘Buy Now’—$2 Trillion Fed Bazooka Triggers Shock Hyperinflation Warning Amid Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Boom
Investor Balaji Srinivasan has warned the latest banking crisis could spark hyperinflation in the U.S.—and advised people to "buy bitcoin now and get your coins off
Crypto rallies into weekend, bitcoin posts its best week since early 2021
"So essentially it's a sentiment driven move." Yuya Hasegawa, an analyst at Japanese crypto firm Bitbank, said a close above $26,000 for bitcoin could signal the beginning of a bull market. Fairlead ...