Kanji Cheat Sheet: Reading Emergency Alerts in Japan

One of the scariest alerts you’ll hear in Japan is hands down the infamous earthquake alarm. Blasted on cell phones throughout the potentially affected areas, the “Earthquake Early Warning” (緊急地震速報) ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Film Market to Move Entirely Online

TIFFCOM, the film rights market that accompanies the Tokyo International Film Festival, is to be held entirely in virtual or online form this year. Market organizers announced the change on ... ( read original story ...)

5.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Monday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred at 6.34 a.m., with its epicentre at a ... ( read original story ...)

5.1-magnitude quake hits Iwaki of Japan: USGS

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 67 km SE of Iwaki, Japan at 21:33:49 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 31 ... ( read original story ...)