Japan's government has officially endorsed the basic plan on measures for an anticipated massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the country's Pacific coast. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake with intensity of lower 5 observed in southwestern Japan
A strong earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 was observed at around 6:33 p.m. on Monday in Toshima Village in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. There is no ... ( read original story ...)
Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy America’s rice
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice. ( read original story ...)
Will a ‘mega-quake’ strike next week after a Japanese manga predicts ‘great disaster’?
They were published in a 1999 manga called Watashi ga Mita Mira, known as The Future I Saw in English. A complete edition was published in 2021 and featured a ‘new prophecy’ that a ‘great disaster’ ... ( read original story ...)
4.7-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
TOKYO, 30th June, 2025 (WAM) -- A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck western Tatsugo, Japan, on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 93 km north-west of ... ( read original story ...)
Nigeria open for business – FMITI perm sec
Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment (FMITI), has said that Nigeria is open for business.He made this known while delivering a speech ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to see markups for 2,105 food items in July
Japan's 195 major food makers are slated to raise the prices of 2,105 products in July, up about fivefold from a year earlier, research company Teikoku Databank said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Warns of Powerful Earthquake Threat in Sea of Japan
A powerful earthquake exceeding magnitude 7 is likely to strike the Sea of Japan within the next three decades, a Japanese government panel has cauti ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘death-tainted’ homes gain appeal as property prices soar
The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year her son ... ( read original story ...)
Air India Tokyo-Delhi flight headed for IGIA diverted to Kolkata after cabin temperature rises alarmingly
Air India’s Tokyo-Delhi flight A-I357 had to be diverted to Kolkata on the evening of 29 June as a precaution due to the constantly rising temperature in the cabin. The plane landed safely in Kolkata ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese-style bar, eatery opening soon in KC. ‘Going to be delicious’
Anjin, a Japanese bar and restaurant, 1708 Oak St., is opening in July from Nick, left, and Leslie Goellner, right, founders of the Antler Room. Drew Little, center, is a partner in the restaurant. ( read original story ...)
Osaka man on trial for pimping high school girl to 100 men over 10 days
A man on trial here for forcing a high school girl into prostitution whereby she served more than 100 men last year has admitted to the allegations ... ( read original story ...)
Marcos visits Philippine Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., accompanied by First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos, visited the Philippine Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka on the second day of his official working visit to Japan. One ... ( read original story ...)
Is it safe to travel to Japan?: Korean travelers worry amid July quake rumors
Some Koreans are reconsidering their travel plans to Japan this summer amid viral speculation that a major earthquake could strike the country on July 5. ( read original story ...)
Govt panel says megaquake may hit Japan within next 30 years
Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee warned the quake can occur in any of the 23 active faults and fault zones spanning at least 20 kilometres in the Sea of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
New Baba Vanga’s July 5 Prediction Sparks Panic After 500+ Earthquakes Rock Japan
Nearly 500 tremors hit Tokara Islands in Japan. This follows a manga prediction of a major earthquake on July 5, 2025. People fear the prediction might be true. The Japan Meteorological Agency reports ... ( read original story ...)