A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities said there was no tsunami threat. The Japan earthquake struck at 8:48 am (2348 GMT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of Magnitude 6.3 Strikes Miyazaki; no Tsunami Warning Issued
Miyazaki: The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 AM, local time Friday and had an epicenter 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by two powerful earthquakes; no tsunami warning issued
Two major earthquakes - measuring 5.3 and 6.3 on the Richter Scale jolted coast of southern Japan in the early hours on Friday. The first quake jolted at 10:43 pm (UTC), while the second one hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Share Japan’s knowledge and skills on disaster preparedness
Japan has accumulated a wide range of specialized knowledge that can be useful in preparing for future disasters, painfully learned through the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, the Great East Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Twin Quakes Strike Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
Two earthquakes measuring 5.6 and 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit off the coast of southern Japan on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The first quake of magnitude 5.6 took place ... ( read original story ...)
Retracted Study: How a Volcano in Japan Halted an Earthquake
Editor's note: The paper related to this research was originally reported by Live Science on Oct. 20, 2016, but was retracted by the journal Science on May 3. A recent investigation into the study ... ( read original story ...)
Big three into Madrid last-eight as Osaka and Kvitova crash out
Roger Federer saved two match points to defeat Gael Monfils and reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Thursday but women's world number one and top seed Naomi Osaka was dumped out in a last-eight ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new era: Emperor Naruhito, and his Toyota Century
The elite strata of Japanese business loved the Century’s understated looks. The older it got, the more popular it was, with largely handmade construction and a very traditional appearance. Even so, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely shrank in first quarter on weak domestic demand, exports: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy likely contracted slightly in the first quarter as corporate and consumer spending weakened, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Exports also deteriorated amid trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, under a new emperor, still can’t put to rest its wartime ghosts
and that Japan’s population decline will stimulate new business opportunities. But Japan Inc remains a closed shop, in Abe’s cabinet. A woman cannot ascend the throne, though there are only three ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in southwestern Japan causes no apparent damage
TOKYO - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken part of southwestern Japan but appeared to cause no damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning though it said there might be slight ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tour, Japan: Neon charms in Shinsekai, Osaka’s former fun park
The Yarite Baba runs the business and pays a percentage to the yakuza who control the area. The area has a strange beauty in the light but the collision of history and reality leaves me with mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in southwest Japan
MIYAZAKI, Japan -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 a.m. Friday and had an epicenter 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kyushu Region, No Tsunami Threat
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan's southern island of Kyushu at 8:48 AM local time, Japan Meteorological Agency says. Strong shaking of 5- on Japan's scale of 7 felt in Miyazaki ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo caught between rock and hard place
The emblem of the Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Games is presented during a press conference in Tokyo earlier this year. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Scientists warn of an IMMINENT megaquake to strike Hokkaido
A megaquake in the eastern side of Hokkaido island is overdue and could strike at any time, a series of studies have shown. Masanobu Shishikura, an expert on so-called tsunami deposits who heads a ... ( read original story ...)