A small business based in Nagoya, central Japan, is offering people of all ages a chance to step into colorful fish tails and learn ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Defends Its Turf in the Global Chip Wars
With subsidies and a $6 billion acquisition, Tokyo wants to make its companies indispensable in the global supply chain. ( read original story ...)
‘ShakeAlert’ earthquake early-warning system gets major upgrade
“Future major offshore earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, which could be similar to the 2011 M 9.1 earthquake in Japan, underscore the importance of incorporating satellite data stream into the ShakeAlert System.” The system uses a network of more ... ( read original story ...)
Calif. Earthquake Early Warning System Upgraded
The improvements could mean that Californians, depending on where they are, would receive an earlier, more accurate estimate of magnitude before the earth starts shaking — say from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. ( read original story ...)
California Earthquake Warning System Gets Upgrade for the ‘Big One’
New GPS sensors mean that people will get more rapid and accurate information about the severity of an earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Post earthquake, Wajima lacquerware find new homes
WAJIMA, Japan >> A project to find new owners for recovered Wajima lacquerware is underway in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1. A volunteer organization in Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, collects recovered lacquerware and gives them ... ( read original story ...)
Drones reshape disaster relief efforts in Japan
Drone technology is now taking flight in disaster relief efforts in Japan. After the devastating Noto Peninsula Earthquake on New Year's Day, a large-scale drone operation quickly took shape. ( read original story ...)
Japan to utilize My Number cards at evacuation centers
We want to facilitate the response of local governments and residents in the event of a disaster,' digital transformation minister Taro Kono said. ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by 5.9 magnitude earthquake as tremors destroy homes in hard-hit region still reeling from devastating quake
EARTHQUAKES have struck a Japanese region for the second time this year, destroying five homes and leaving residents injured. A magnitude 5.9 temblor hit the northern top of the Noto Peninsula ... ( read original story ...)
Japan discharges toxic water despite protests
Japanese hold a rally to protest against the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. March 11, 2024, is the 13th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country's northern coasts. ZHU CHENXI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE The ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan power firms boost cooperation on disaster response
The electric power sector has established a framework to streamline the dispatch of support personnel and facilitate mutual aid to cover restoration expenses. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates
Japan is facing critically low marriage and birth rates, prompting the government to take "unprecedented steps." ... ( read original story ...)
Focus: Costco’s Japan wages provide pathway to firing up nation’s low pay, economy
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Taxes ‘Too High’ for Hub Ambition, Monex Founder Says
Japan’s taxes are too high and it needs to cut them if the nation wants to remake itself as an international financial center rivaling Singapore and elsewhere, according to Monex Group Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favour for 2040 plan
Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand and heightening geopolitical risks, but is likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake
Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1 ... ( read original story ...)