South Korea raised concerns over Japan's decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea with visiting U.S. ( read original story ...)
5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Trend reports citing Xinhua. The temblor occurred at 9:29 ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea, U.S. show differences over Japan’s Fukushima plans
Under the plan, more than 1 million tonnes of water will be discharged from the plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 into the nearby sea off Japan's east coast. Seoul strongly ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
State of Affairs: ‘Packing’ the Court, How Little Tokyo is Surviving the Pandemic, Meme Creators Are Loving NFTs
State of Affairs - Debate Over 'Packing' the Court, Little Tokyo Business Survives Pandemic But At Great Personal Cost, Why Memes Are Popular NFTs ... ( read original story ...)
US and Japan to invest $4.5bn in next-gen 6G race with China
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga have agreed to jointly invest $4.5 billion for the development of next-generation communication known as 6G, or "beyond 5G." The two ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: 5 years after Kumamoto quakes, Japan must work to protect the weak in disasters
Five years have passed since a pair of powerful earthquakes registering up to a full 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck Kumamoto Prefect ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only as Covid-19 surges globally
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘sento’ bathhouses revamped for a new era
Yoga classes and vinyl records aren’t typical features of the traditional Japanese sento (public bathhouse) but these are challenging times for the bath business and Takuya Shimbo, owner of two such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China
President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are showcasing the alliance between their two countries as well as their shared resolve in dealing with China. ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. We Lost These Businesses. Others Are Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
The Pandemic Hit Little Tokyo Hard. These Are The Businesses We Lost And Those Still Struggling.
Little Tokyo restaurateur Kenji Suzuki was nervous about a pandemic with too many unknowns. Adding to his anxiety: he's in partial remission from leukemia, meaning the cancer is still there, just less ... ( read original story ...)
Global Covid-19 wrap: Growth in cases worrying, says WHO; Tokyo Olympics head assures safe conduct of games
Vietnam's health ministry called for the acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday as the expiry date of the Southeast Asian country's first batch of jabs supplied through the COVAX ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Need to Pay Attention: Regulatory Changes Are Coming From Biden
Japanese companies need to pay attention; things are going to change. President Biden chaired the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee while in the Senate, and those are two areas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants U.S. Back in the TPP. It Will Likely Have to Wait.
The Biden administration in no rush to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership as it reviews inherited trade policies and focuses on its domestic agenda. ( read original story ...)
Nucleation process of the 2011 northern Nagano earthquake from nearby seismic observations
Tohoku-oki earthquake was followed by seismicity activation in inland areas throughout Japan. An outstanding case is the M6.2 Northern Nagano earthquake, central Japan, occurred 13-h after the ... ( read original story ...)