Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron shelves Japan’s reopening, but in post-Chinese tourism era, businesses are back in blossom
Tokyo, Kyoto et al have been without mass tourism for two years. But after the initial post-Covid collapse, many businesses have found they can cope just fine As the new coronavirus variant delays ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 10 minutes ago 98 km north of Naze, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported. The quake hit at ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.0 quake hits 87 km northeast of Naze, Japan late at night
A very shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported late at night near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 98 km north of Naze, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred after midnight on Sunday, December 5th, 2021, at 12:25 am local time near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cautiously enters year-end party season amid omicron concerns
Japan is entering its end-of-year party season with most COVID-19 restrictions lifted, but concerns over the new variant are likely to keep the festive mood restrained. ( read original story ...)
Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 216 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 62 km northwest of Aomori, Japan
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 ...)