Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Jan. 26 marked the 321st anniversary of the Cascadia earthquake
Pacific Standard Time, Jan. 26, 1700, a magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake occurred on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 680-mile stretch between Vancouver Island, British Columbia ... ( read original story ...)
Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump
No matter how you feel about nuclear energy, nuclear waste is generally something you want to stay as far away from as possible—unless you’re two villages on the Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest ... ( read original story ...)
Grayscale’s Crypto Assets Under Management Soar Past $30 Billion — ‘Institutions Are Here’
Grayscale Investments has surpassed the milestone of $30 billion in net crypto assets under management (AUM). The company says the tremendous growth is due to institutional investors, particularly ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Vision Fund To Launch 2 More SPACs, For Total IPO Raise Of $550 Million
SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) is planning to launch two more SPACs. What Happened: The two SPACs aim to raise a total of $550 million in their IPOs, Reuters reported, citing regulatory filings. SVF ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo drift: Japanese retro car owners revel in modern classics [photos]
You won't find Han and his Toyota Supra from 'Fast and Furious' fame when this Tokyo vintage car fan club pulls in. It's all about Chevrolets, Cadillacs and even a Pontiac Trans Am. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief’s moment of national sexist shame
In a late submission to the Olympics line-up, Japan has introduced a new discipline in which the octogenarian president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee first insults women and then lumbers ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Ban In Nigeria – What Exactly Do You Think The Government Is Trying To Do Or Stop?
When the entire World is moving towards a progressive direction, it’s so sad that Nigeria’s government thinks banning Crypto is the way to go. A misplaced priority if you ask me. However, I know the ... ( read original story ...)
If you love skiing, you must add this new Japanese hotel to your bucket list
The swish new resort is at the base of Mount Niseko Annupuri, known for getting an impressive average of 18.3 metres of snowfall every year, making the region a hot spot destination for powder snow ... ( read original story ...)
Our country’s DNA for irony is uncanny – Ezekwesili slams CBN over Crypto Ban
Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria for placing a ban on cryptocurrency trading. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Rally Takes Crypto Market Value to Another Record
Bitcoin climbed toward $40,000 in a rally that helped the market value of digital tokens scale a new peak. The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 5.6% to $39,959 on Saturday, taking it closer to ... ( read original story ...)
These are the top 10 US states where Dogecoin’s popularity shot up after a group of Redditors decided to make it the crypto equivalent of GameStop
Tracking over a million tweets using trends software, an interest-map was created based on geotagged Twitter data in the last week. ( read original story ...)
KAMEOKA CONRER: The city of Nagoya
Most, but not all Americans like their space or “elbow room” and sort of feel sorry for those who live in countries with much higher population densities. On long weekends ... ( read original story ...)
Third of Japan companies fear Brexit will hurt business: survey
A third of Japanese companies with bases in the U.K. say that Brexit will have a negative impact on business, despite last year's U.K.-EU free trade agreement, according to a survey conducted by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s grilled-meat restaurant boom: the secret to survival amid coronavirus pandemic
Good ventilation is turning into a secret weapon for Japan’s yakiniku eateries, where customers cook raw cuts of meat themselves. ( read original story ...)
What you should do if you discover Japanese Knotweed when buying a house – Gareth Shaw
Dear Gareth, My daughter is a first-time buyer and has found a property. We’re hoping to complete so that she can avoid stamp duty by the March deadline, but the survey she has had carried out has ... ( read original story ...)