Embed Feed 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Time-lapse aerial footage shows rebuilding efforts five years on from disaster IBTimes UK Mega earthquakes have been linked to how curvy the fault is, with a flatter fault more likely to produce magnitude 9 or ... ( read original story ...)
Major B.C. earthquake could put ‘national economy in jeopardy’
The report comes a day after a large earthquake with an initial magnitude measured at 6.9 struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan. It’s near where a 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami killed thousands and led to a nuclear disaster. The Conference ... ( read original story ...)
Is an earthquake early-warning system possible for New Zealand?
Japan's arrangement, which cost more than $1 billion to build, includes an automatic earthquake location system based on hundreds of seismographs, along with pre-existing models of what tsunamis could be caused by 100,000 different earthquakes at 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquakes and the Ring of Fire
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this ... ( read original story ...)
Looking to Japan: The warning to Kiwis of an incoming tsunami threat could come via text or app
Why is our Civil Defence still not up to scratch? * As it happened: Japan's 7.4 quake If you live near the sea and you feel a long strong earthquake, you should head for the hills immediately. Not many people did this. The warnings about tsunamis after ... ( read original story ...)
Freak weather hits Japan after monster earthquake and tsunami
SNOW is falling in Tokyo for the first November in 54 years after Japan suffered a shock earthquake and tsunami. Astonishing video shows heaps of snow falling from the sky in Tokyo and settling on the city's streets. The Japanese capital usually sees a ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima residents urged to flee as 7.4 magnitude quake hits Japan – video
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 has hit northern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency says, in televised tsunami advisories issued for much of the nation’s northern Pacific coast. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks could be ready to take off
Credit Suisse upgraded Japanese equities to overweight and increased its mid-2017 target for the Nikkei to 20,000. The outlook was based on the expectation of a weaker yen adding to Japanese company earnings. The Bank of Japan is expected to increase ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese yen is whipping around after a powerful earthquake shook the nation
a Tsunami three metres high may strike Japan’s east coast. Residents in the region, including the Fukushima prefecture, have been advised to flee coastal areas. Here’s the USD/JPY chart: Markets Insider Read the original article on Business Insider ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s nuclear-reactor export business loses a customer in Vietnam
HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns. The vote Tuesday to scrap the country’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism- SLJBCC President
The President of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Daya Weththasinghe says that in recent years, Sri Lanka’s economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism. ( read original story ...)
Japan's lesson from earthquakes: Spend before the earth shakes
The one-day event on Monday – organized by the Japanese and B.C. governments – attracted about 100 provincial, local government, emergency, academic, business, engineering and aid representatives. The forum was held as the B.C. government is attempting ... ( read original story ...)
How much is it to travel from Osaka to Nagoya？
To this day, both Osaka and Nagoya remain two of the most important ports of Japan, conduits for a large portion of the country's trade. Given the commercial importance, together with the proximity, you can almost imagine the amount of business activity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts tsunami warnings after strong quake
All tsunami warnings have been lifted in Japan, seven hours after a powerful offshore earthquake triggered a series of moderate tsunami waves. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says TPP would be "meaningless" without the US
Earlier Monday, Abe met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and signed trade deals in the first visit by a Japanese premier to Argentina in 57 years. Abe was joined by business leaders and CEOs of major Japanese companies and banks, including ... ( read original story ...)
iRobot Acquires Japanese Distribution Business from Sales on Demand Corporation
BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (IRBT), a leader in consumer home robotics products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the iRobot-related distribution business of privately-held Sales On Demand ... ( read original story ...)