An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at 4:14 pm local time near Aomori, Aomori Shi, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for ... ( read original story ...)
Opposition party sets sights on expense allowances
Japan’s lawmakers each receive ¥1 million per month to help pay for things such as postage and transportation, regardless of how many days the recipient works. ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone sells SR business to Chinese chemical supplier
Bridgestone is evolving. How does the sale of its synthetic rubber business help the tire makers in its restructuring plan? ( read original story ...)
Pair of quakes shake Japan and prompt fears of more seismic activity to come
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted eastern Yamanashi at around 6:30 a.m., which was followed by a magnitude 5.4 temblor in Wakayama three hours later. ( read original story ...)
Japan budget guidelines refer to “reviewing spending without sanctuary”
The budget guidelines, seen by Reuters, dropped a reference to the need for "reviewing spending without sanctuary", which had been inserted in recent years as a pledge to stick to fiscal discipline. ( read original story ...)
Japan jolted by pair of earthquakes
People in different parts of Japan were rattled by earthquakes on Friday morning. A magnitude 5.4 quake struck in the west at around 9:30. That followed one a few hours earlier with a similar ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter users in Japan speculate about possible Mount Fuji eruption after magnitude 4.8 earthquake
The Japanese authorities said there were no indications that the earthquake would increase the chances of Mount Fuji erupting. ( read original story ...)
Japan quells fears of Mount Fuji eruption after earthquake
TOKYO: Japanese authorities on Friday (Dec 3) damped down speculation about a possible volcanic eruption at Mount Fuji, the nation's highest peak, after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake sent the topic ... ( read original story ...)
Consecutive quakes rumble central Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan’s prefecture of Wakayama in western Japan on Friday morning, following a quake with a magnitude of 4.8 in Yamanashi near Tokyo earlier in ... ( read original story ...)
M5.4 earthquake strikes western Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck western Japan at 9:28 a.m. on Friday. It registered an intensity of up to five-minus on Japan's seismic scale of zero to seven in northern Wakayama Prefecture. ( read original story ...)
M5.4 quake rocks Wakayama in western Japan, no threat of tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rocked Japan's western prefecture of Wakayama near Osaka on Friday morning, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.9 quake hits 22 km northwest of Tanabe, Japan in the morning
A shallow magnitude 5.9 earthquake was reported in the morning near Tanabe, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Quake Hits Western Japan
News; Strong Quake Hits Western Japan; Strong Quake Hits Western Japan. News from Japan. Society Dec 3, 2021. English; 日本語; 简体字; 繁體字; Français; Español; الع ... ( read original story ...)
M4.8 earthquake hits Yamanashi Pref.
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake has struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo. The quake occurred at 6:37 a.m. on Friday. Its focus was in the east of Yamanashi, at a depth of 19 kilometers. The quake ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolts eastern Yamanashi
The earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on Japan's intensity scale, hit near the Fuji Five Lakes area of eastern Yamanashi Prefecture on Friday. ( read original story ...)
M4.9 quake hits Japan’s Yamanashi near Tokyo, no tsunami threat
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck Japan's prefecture of Yamanashi near Tokyo on Friday morning, but there was ... ( read original story ...)