Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno says the government has set up a disaster countermeasures office in a crisis management centre headed by the prime minister in response to the earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes central Japan
The quake hit the central Ishikawa region at 2.42 pm (05.42 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)
Injuries reported after magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Japan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake, jolted Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on Friday afternoon, leaving several people injured and damages to buildings, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake shakes central Japan
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing a brief suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning was issued, ... ( read original story ...)
6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, no tsunami threat: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of central Japan and surrounding areas on Friday, but there is no threat of a damaging tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Quake Hits Japan’s West Coast; No Tsunami Warning
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Japan’s west coast at 2:42 p.m. local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday. There is no threat of a tsunami, it said. ( read original story ...)
6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Western Japan, no tsunami warning
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Richter scall striked Japan's wester perfecture Ishikawa on Friday. The high intensity quake occured 10 kilometres deep in Ishikawa Prefectur in afternoon. However, no tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake jolts Japan
However, the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.3 that rocked Ishikawa province and surrounding areas of central Japan, Kyodo News reported. There was no threat of a tsunami, ( read original story ...)
Crypto Regulation is Coming: Here’s How it Could Take Shape
The regulation of cryptocurrency remains largely undefined, with governments struggling to determine how to regulate a decentralized and largely anonymous digital currency. In this article, we will ...
Japanese policeman dies in suspected suicide at Prime Minister’s residence in Tokyo
A riot officer was found dead in the grounds of the Japanese Prime Minister's official residence early Friday morning, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the incident as a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese rally in Tokyo to defend pacifist Constitution, calling for peace
Provided by Xinhua In defiance of the Constitution and Article 9 the authorities have arbitrarily amended the interpretation of the Constitution in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo riot policeman apparently shot self at PM office premises
A 25-year-old riot officer of the Metropolitan Police Department apparently fatally shot himself on Friday in a toilet at a guard station on the premises of the prime minister's office, the police ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-constitutional revision groups mark supreme law’s 76th anniv. with Tokyo forum
Groups in favor of revising Japan's supreme law held a forum in the capital's Chiyoda Ward on May 3, the 76th anniversary since Japan's postwar Constitution came into effect.The "Open forum for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘myth of security’ raises cyber attack risk
Senior managers in Japanese companies will often outsource cyber risk to experts and then assume that is enough ... ( read original story ...)
Yen set to snap 3-week losing streak on bank jitters, dollar slips
The yen was eyeing its first weekly gain in nearly a month on Friday, driven by safe haven demand as bank sector turmoil in the United States unfolds.
Tokyo riot police officer likely shot himself on PM’s office premises
A riot police officer was found bleeding in a toilet on the premises of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Friday with a gun at ... ( read original story ...)