Japan issues tsunami warning after 6.6-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks hit Izu Islands - Residents asked to stay away from coasts and rivers as warnings in place for main Honshu island ( read original story ...)
AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials
Earthquake prediction is an intractable problem, and we can't overstate the difficulty." The researchers are confident that in places with robust seismic tracking networks such as California, Italy, Japan, Greece, Turkey and Texas, the AI could improve its ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to give up bid for 2030 Winter Games
Sources say the northern Japanese city of Sapporo has decided to give up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. They say instead, the city intends to aim to host the Games in 2034 or ... ( read original story ...)
Daiki Hashimoto of Japan defends men’s gymnastics title. American Fred Richards finishes third
Japanese star Daiki Hashimoto has defended his title at the world gymnastics championship. The 22-year-old overcame an early mistake on floor exercise to become the first men's gymnast since 2015 to win back-to-back world all-around titles. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s Seductive Widow-Maker Trade
Kenneth Rogoff thinks interest-rate hikes are inevitable and could pose a significant threat to the global economy.
Superconducting niobium waveguide achieves high-precision communications for B5G/6G networks
A team of researchers has made a breakthrough discovery in the world of Beyond 5G/6G (B5G/6G) signal transmission. Taku Nakajima and Kazuji Suzuki of Nagoya University in Japan, along with their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to aid Ukraine in restoring agriculture
The announcement comes after a meeting between Markiian Dmytrasevych, Ukraine's deputy agriculture minister, and Mizuno Masayoshi, the director-general of the Export and International Affairs Bureau of Japan's Agriculture Ministry. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms are leaving Tokyo for the sticks
A growing number of Japanese companies are leaving Tokyo for the sticks. Last year 335 companies moved out of urban areas to the countryside, an increase of nearly 40% from 2019. The trend got a boost ... ( read original story ...)
Buried Sea Discovery Could Explain Slow-Motion Earthquakes
Beneath the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of New Zealand, lies a sea's worth of water, locked within the Earth's crust. Researchers believe that this sunken reservoir may play an important role in dampening the strength of earthquakes in the Western Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Japan starts discharge of second treated batch of Fukushima water
Japan starts discharge of second treated batch of Fukushima water - Tepco says it intends to discharge approximately 460 tons of treated water daily ( read original story ...)
Russia accuses Japan of withholding details of Fukushima water release
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in August. (AP pic) MOSCOW: Russia said today that Japan had failed to provide full information on the radioactive water being discharged from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, ( read original story ...)
BlackRock Insider Primes Crypto For A Huge $17.7 Trillion Wall Street Earthquake That Could Be About To Hit The Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP
A former BlackRock managing director has predicted it's only a matter of months until the U.S. SEC approves a long-awaited bitcoin spot
Like the early internet, crypto is now forging its industry behemoths
The crypto industry's current rise mirrors that of the internet in the 1990s, and those who survive today will be tomorrow's financial giants.
Is The Data Accurate About Crypto Adoption In Africa?
Popular statistics, like Africa's adoption of mobile money, are less about the inevitability of crypto and more about the continent's exploding fintech landscape.
Chisso appeals Osaka court ruling to pay compensation to Minamata sufferers
The Osaka District Court ruled last month that the central government, the Kumamoto prefectural government, and Chisso must pay a total of about 350 million yen, or about 2.35 million dollars, to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo district mayor bans Halloween, fearing ‘fatal accident’ from overpacked street celebrations
Halloween street parties in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo have been banned due to fear of a possible crowd crushing disaster. ( read original story ...)