An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, an area that has been ro ... ( read original story ...)
‘That’s a little embarrassing that he was there’: Naomi Osaka reacts to Kyrgios courtside surprise in Wimbledon conundrum
Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, kicked off her Wimbledon campaign with a hard-fought victory over Australian qualifier Talia Gibson. What she didn't realize until later was that her ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists detect a rare slow-motion earthquake along Japan’s tsunami fault
Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath the seafloor. ( read original story ...)
Japan updates plan to cut estimated Nankai quake deaths by 80%
The Japanese government said Tuesday it has updated its disaster risk plan in the hope of reducing the estimated death toll from a po ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese disaster claim impacting tourism as deadline approaches
Now, another premonition of a major disaster from manga artist Ryo Tatsuki is about to hit its alleged due date, spooking tourists in Asia and even causing some cancelled flights. Social media is ... ( read original story ...)
Professors explain worrying truth behind ‘Japanese Baba Vanga’s’ prediction that has caused tourist cancellations
Japanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki's prediction of a catastrophic disaster caused tourists to cancel their flights to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt. endorses basic plan on measures for Nankai Trough megaquake
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 ...)