Amid nuclear’s toxic legacy in the Pacific, Japan’s plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean evokes apprehensions. ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec household spending falls more than expected, real wages rebound
Japanese household spending fell for a second month in December as rising inflation offset otherwise robust private consumption fuelled by the country's reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. Real ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms FX interventions twice in Oct to support yen
Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it did intervene in the foreign exchange market twice in October to support its yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Ferris wheel offers toasty winter ride with heated kotatsu table, oden hot pot
Japan's tallest Ferris wheel, towering 123 meters, is holding an event in which passengers can enjoy an "oden" winter hot pot dish in a gondola with a heated "kotatsu" table and stay warm while ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Japan to face Colombia in March friendly in Osaka
Japan will play an international friendly against Colombia at Osaka's Yodoko Sakura Stadium on March 28, the Japan Football Associati ... ( read original story ...)
NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Title Match Set For NJPW New Beginning In Osaka
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita will challenge House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takashashi) for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Public Toilet Puts On a Mesmerizing Light Show
Tomohito Ushiro's design features billions of shifting lighting patterns and encourages people to use the restroom without "feeling stress." ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto layoffs rose 8 to 13 times above average following fallouts
The crypto sector posted layoff numbers ranging 8-13 times above average following the collapses of Terra and FTX, according to a recent CoinGecko study.
Idorsia shares sink on ‘unexpected’ failure of drug study
The Actelion spinout’s drug clazosentan, which is approved for use in Japan, didn’t significantly outperform a placebo in a Phase 3 study of patients with a particular type of stroke.
The most devastating earthquakes of this century
RT looks at the most tragic earthquakes seen so far this century. 2004: Indian Ocean horror The early 2000s saw a spate of devastating earthquakes. In December 2004, a quake with a magnitude of 9.3, the third most powerful one ever recorded, ( read original story ...)
The world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000
Here is a list of some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000: June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake. Aug. 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2, ( read original story ...)
7.5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have ‘protected’ deceased from evil spirits
Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Analysis: Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics... | View Comments () In geopolitics, rarely do we realize that a tectonic shift is taking place the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to send rescue team, humanitarian aid to quake-hit Türkiye
The team will fly out of Japan on Monday night, local time, it added. A ministry statement said Japan will also provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Türkiye. Separately, Taiwan has pledged to ... ( read original story ...)
A Timeline: Deadliest Earthquakes Recorded Worldwide In Last Decade
In December 2004, the deadliest 9.15 magnitude earthquake hit off Sumatra causing a wild tsunami that ravaged the island of Indonesia, also impacting India. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria live updates: More than 2,200 killed
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and left many trapped as it toppled buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Follow live coverage. ( read original story ...)