A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 227 km WNW of Iwo Jima, Japan (141 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.85 km (10 miles). Exact location, longitude 139.3385° East, latitude 25.7423° North, depth = 15.85 km. ( read original story ...)
How a 9.2 earthquake in Alaska in 1964 changed our understanding is explained in ‘The Great Quake’
Plafker had laid out the dynamics of what is today called the “megathrust” earthquake, the type that decimated parts of Japan in 2011 and now imperils the Pacific Northwest. He’d also cemented acceptance of plate tectonics, the idea the Earth is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Discovers How to Keep Popsicles From Melting
But this summer in Japan, people are enjoying better living through chemistry ... which is still recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The pastry chef charged with using strawberry polyphenol in confections complained that it made dairy cream ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists Discover New Fault Line Off The Coast Of Alaska – Could Produce Fukushima Size Tsunamis
The feature closely resembles one that produced the 2011 Tohoku tsunami off Japan, killing some 20,000 people and melting ... is capable of causing a 9.0 earthquake that would undoubtedly spawn a massive tsunami. The scientific community was completely ... ( read original story ...)
Slowly, U.S. growth has the world’s attention
First-year San Jose Earthquakes president Tom Fox said ownership groups ... It is ahead of France’s Ligue 1 (21,029), Japan’s J1 League (19,107) and Brazil’s Série A (16,286). In a market where American football is king, stadiums can be the ... ( read original story ...)
Preparing Alaska’s Communities for a Tsunami
After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake quake in Japan, a wave hit Santa Cruz, California. Afterward people came back to the harbor, but hours later water surged into the harbor again, causing an estimated $10 million in damage to the infrastructure at Santa Cruz ... ( read original story ...)
New results from T2K conclusively show muon neutrinos transform to electron neutrinos
This discovery was made possible with the unyielding and tireless effort by the J-PARC staff members and the management to deliver high quality beam to T2K after the devastating March 2011 earthquake in eastern Japan which caused severe damage to the ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese are obsessed with eyelid surgery, and it’s incredibly controversial
Across Japan, the most common surgical procedure isn't liposuction ... a plastic surgeon in New York City, told Business Insider. Dr. Maman said that roughly 2 to 3% of his patients getting eyelid surgeries are Asian clients looking for the procedure ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Hachijo-jima in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 221 km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (137 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:49:07 ... ( read original story ...)
High tsunami danger in Alaska, perhaps elsewhere
This produces a big earthquake, and the ocean floor may jump up or down like a released spring. That motion transfers to the overlying water, creating a surface wave. The 2011 Japan tsunami was a surprise, because it came partly on a "creeping" segment of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Scientists Make “Unmeltable” Ice Cream
Fortunately, a team of Japanese engineers has the solution. Strangest of all, the story of this dessert development began with the massive tsunamis and earthquakes that struck Japan six years ago. The Biotherapy Development Research Center in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan $1.6 billion US plant, to partner in EVs
Toyoda denied that Trump's views influenced his decision. "We have been reviewing the best production strategy for our business," he told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, after shaking hands with Mazda's president. Trump welcomed the announcement in a Tweet ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan US$1.6 billion plant, to partner in EVs
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. plan to spend $1.6 billion to jointly build auto manufacturing plant in the U.S. -- a move that will create up to 4,000 jobs, both sides said Friday. The plant will have an annual ... ( read original story ...)
How Toshiba’s sale of $18 billion chip unit stalled, and what’s next
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp's talks to sell its prized memory chip business have stalled, raising concerns over how fast the company can plug a multi-billion-dollar balance sheet hole left by the collapse of its U.S. nuclear business. ( read original story ...)
Ice cream that doesn’t melt! Japanese scientists create a recipe that includes a secret strawberry extract to keep the treat cool in warm weather
The initiative was part of efforts by the company to help strawberry farmers affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The chef realised the cream would solidify when put in contact with the strawberry extract. Although this made the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies might finally have to increase wages for workers
Japan’s demographic challenges aren’t new ... For those that want to stay in business, the need to retain staff will outweigh all others. Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd., the parcel-delivery company with the cat-and-kitten logo that seems to be everywhere ... ( read original story ...)