Shortwave radios were the primary means for people across the world to receive audio content from Japan without a large-scale facility before satellites and submarine cables came into existence. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new ‘scramble for Africa’
This "scramble for Africa" is part of his ambitious plan that in March pledged $75 billion in investments across the Global South to expand Japan's influence and Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy. ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Japan, killing one, injuring 13
A strong, shallow earthquake has hit central Japan, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others, but no tsunami warning was issued ( read original story ...)
The world in brief: Japan earthquake kills 1, injures 22
A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 9.0 earthquake
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Japan hits record trade deficit with no signs it will shake the slump
But things changed with the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. With nuclear power plants shut down in the wake of the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake kills one, destroys houses in Japan
A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, leaving at least one person dead and 21 injured, as rescuers searched for another trapped under rubble after several houses collapsed. ( read original story ...)
6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, no tsunami threat: JMAA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday. Copyright 1995 - 2023 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, ( read original story ...)
Man Dies as Strong Earthquake Hits Japan’s Ishikawa
Man Dies as Strong Earthquake Hits Japan's Ishikawa A man was killed and 21 people were injured when a strong earthquake struck Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday, May 5, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)
Aftershocks shake Japan after quake kills one, destroys homes
Aftershocks shook Japan a day after a powerful earthquake left at least one person dead, with officials assessing damage Saturday ( read original story ...)
Woman stabbed to death at Tokyo adult services business; suspect also wounded
A woman was stabbed to death at her workplace in the Japanese capital's Taito Ward on May 5, and the suspected assailant is in the hospital w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Japan; possible casualties and damage
Authorities are looking into possible casualties and damage after a strong earthquake hit Friday afternoon near central Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Japan; no tsunami threat
A strong earthquake has hit near central Japan, but officials say there was no preliminary damage and no threat of a tsunami ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes western Japan, no tsunami warning
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 ...)