A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 145 km N of Hirara, Japan (90 miles). Global time and date of event 28/11/18 / 2018-11-28 14:04:25 / November 28, 2018 @ 2:04 pm UTC ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Shizunai in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 131 km SE of Shizunai, Japan (81 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist) ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei releases ‘diary’ of embroiled CFO Meng mentioning Japan’s 2011 quake disaster
BEIJING -- "My heart was filled with confidence and calm when I received a letter eight years after the Great East Japan Earthquake from a Japanese person." These were the words in a diary entry ... ( read original story ...)
Rivers can cause earthquakes, geologists claim
"We're taught in introductory geology that the vast majority of earthquakes occur at plate tectonic boundaries, such as in Japan and along the San Andreas fault zone," Thigpen, an assistant professor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: domestic sponsorships up, budget same
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say they have secured another $1 million in domestic sponsorships and that the operating budget for the games remains at $5.6 billion. The organizing committee, a... ( read original story ...)
The Latest Japanese Technology Will Be Showcased at Eureka Park. The Seven Startups That Will Exhibit at CES 2019 JAPAN TECH Have Been Decided.
TOKYO & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 21, 2018--The JAPAN TECH Pavilion, where the latest of Japanese technology will be introduced to the world, is exhibiting in CES 2019 at Eureka Park. This is ... ( read original story ...)
Methane Gas Triggered Tsunami Fires After 1993 Japan Earthquake, Scientist Says
v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan. A resulting tsunami hit Okushiri island, where at least five boats simultaneously combusted. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors appeal after court decides against extending Ghosn detention
Tokyo prosecutors have appealed a court decision that prevents further detention of Carlos Ghosn, a surprise ruling which could free the ousted chairman of Nissan Motor Co Ltd for the first time since ... ( read original story ...)
‘TSUNAMI FIRES’: Experts uncovered bizarre reason behind post-earthquake phenomenon
The 1993 Hokkaido earthquake occurred at 13:17pm on 12 July 1993 in the Sea of Japan, near the island of Hokkaido. It had a magnitude of 7.7 and at the time, was the strongest quake to strike Japan in ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Mobile Subsidiary Has Bitter Debut on Tokyo Market
TOKYO (AP) — SoftBank Group Corp.'s Japanese mobile subsidiary suffered a bitter debut Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, slumping 15 percent, hurt by a recent service outage and concerns about th... ( read original story ...)
The Weird Reason ‘Tsunami Fires’ Broke Out After Japan Earthquake
In this aerial image, self-defense force members extinguish fire in debris after the tsunami triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Okushiri Island on July 13, 1993. Credit: The Asahi Shimbun/G... ( read original story ...)
Chef returns to Tokyo Grill after attending Le Cordon Bleu
He started working at Tokyo Grill as a hibachi chef when the restaurant opened ... “That’s generous of him.” Kathryn Cargo reports on business and agriculture for the Victoria Advocate. She may be rea... ( read original story ...)
How does Japan define 2018? With a Chinese character meaning ‘disaster’
After a year of earthquakes, torrential rains, floods, typhoons and torrid heat, the Chinese character meaning “disaster” ( 災: “wazawai” or “sai”) was named as Japan's “2018 Kanji of the Year”. Chines... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Umeda Neighborhood is Convenient, Bustling and Safe
Home to Osaka and Hankyu Umeda train stations, together the busiest in western Japan and fourth busiest in the world, the Umeda neighborhood, in the Kita district in the heart of the city, is where th... ( read original story ...)
Japan selects Chinese ‘disaster’ character as symbol for 2018
Japan has selected the Chinese character for 'disaster' as its defining symbol for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by deadly floods, earthquakes and storms. Japanese TV stations broadcast the an... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall sharply on weak business sentiment outlook
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell sharply Friday as investors grew concerned about global economic growth after the Bank of Japan showed a weak outlook for large Japanese manufacturers' business ... ( read original story ...)