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 ...)
Japan Business Federation chair slams outgoing PM Abe for lacking leadership amid crisis
Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi criticized outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as having been insufficient in leading the country's measures to tamp down the coronavirus at a press conference on Sept. 7. ( read original story ...)
US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka vs Shelby Rogers preview, head-to-head & prediction
Naomi Osaka takes on the in-form Shelby Rogers for a spot in the last four at the 2020 US Open. Rogers holds an upper hand in the duo's head-to-head, having won all of their previous three meetings. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead with or without Covid, says IOC’s Coates
The Olympics have never been cancelled outside of the world wars and Coates, speaking in a phone interview, was adamant that the Tokyo Games will start on their revised date ... ( 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 ...)
Study: Tokyo 2020 already most expensive Summer Olympics on record
The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are already the most expensive Summer Olympics in history, according to a new study by the University of Oxford. The Tokyo Games, which we ... ( read original story ...)
World Coronavirus Dispatch: Tokyo Olympics next year despite virus
Tokyo Olympics will happen next year despite virus ... Read more here Airplane cabins could look different the next time you fly One of the biggest companies in that business, Recaro Aircraft Seating ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese meteorologists report 5.2 magnitude quake east of Honshu; no tsunami threat
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was reported to hit the eastern part of the main island of Honshu in Japan on early Monday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency reported, adding that no tsunami threat was ... ( 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 ...)
1st LD Writethru: 5.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, no tsunami warning
TOKYO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at 6:34 a.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
IOC “carefully optimistic” about Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022
(Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hopeful that Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 can proceed in good order despite the disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. "We are ... ( read original story ...)
Harvey-Mike, Professor-Tokyo: Best teacher-student pairs in web series
Don't tell us we were the only ones crying when Mike asked Harvey to be his best man at his wedding! Professor and Tokyo - Money Heist The calculating and mysterious mastermind 'Professor' had us on ... ( read original story ...)
13 hurt after M5.0 quake hits central Japan
At least 13 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 shook central Japan Friday, Japan's weather agency and local ... ( read original story ...)
Chef in Japan using bodybuilders to deliver sushi to buoy COVID-19 hit business
A sushi restaurant in central Japan is trying to boost sluggish demand during the coronavirus pandemic by sending shirtless bodybuilders to deliver food to its customers. The service ... ( read original story ...)