A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Ogasawara Islands on Saturday, seismologists confirmed. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic forces organizers to mull options for 2025 Osaka Expo
Osaka – Later this month, the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions is ... despite economic concerns in Japan about the virus and the postponed Tokyo Olympics, Kansai and national government ... ( read original story ...)
Strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale on Saturday struck off the west coast of Japan's Ogasawara Islands. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred with its ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits off islands south of Tokyo, no tsunami threat
The magnitude 6.9 quake Saturday evening occurred in the Pacific Ocean west of Japan's Ogasawara island chain. ( read original story ...)
Disaster Report IV: Summer Memories review – compelling earthquake adventure
Take a break from lockdown with a game offering a different kind of natural ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian gymnast Ellie Black embraces enforced breather, aims for Tokyo 2021
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 gave Canadian gymnast Ellie Black the gift of time. The 24-year-old from Halifax tore an ankle ligament landing a vault during last October's world ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan near Ogasawara Islands – Seismologists
TOKYO, April 18 -- A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Ogasawara Islands 1,000 kilometres away from Tokyo on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
The Bugatti Veyron started life as an 18-cylinder sketch on an envelope
The Veyron started out as an impromptu sketch, but on the back of an envelope, not a napkin. In 1997, Volkswagen Group CEO Ferdinand Piëch was a riding a Shinkansen high-speed train between Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan doctors warn of health system ‘break down’ as cases surge
Live updates from around the world; Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections; Groups of doctors at GP surgeries in the city are assisting hospitals with the testing of po ... ( read original story ...)
Confirmed Japan coronavirus cases hit 10,000: NHK
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, NHK public broadcaster said, just days after a was extend ... ( read original story ...)
Bugatti Marks Veyron’s 15th Anniversary By Telling The Hypercar’s Story
In 1997, on the “Shinkansen” express train between Tokyo and Nagoya, a sketch was created that would change the automotive world. Following a discussion with the then Head of Powertrain Development at ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan struggles with new infections, 27 in China
Japan on Saturday reported 556 new cases of the coronavirus, surpassing the total of 10,000 about three months after the first case was detected in the country. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: China fights new infections, Japan cases rise
China on Saturday reported 27 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, as it tries to stem an upsurge in infections in a northeastern province bordering Russia. Twenty of the new cases were in Heilongjiang ... ( read original story ...)
USAF Notes 78th Anniversary Of The Doolittle Raid
This attack against major Japanese cities — Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe — would take a combined effort of the U.S. Navy and Army Air Forces. The mission consisted of sixteen B-25 medium ... ( read original story ...)
Tigers pitch in with 4,500 ponchos for healthcare workers in Osaka
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – The Hanshin Tigers have donated 4,500 rain ponchos to the city of Osaka for use as emergency protective gear in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic the club revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Homeless Seek Olympic Athletes Village as Shelter
A group representing the homeless is asking to use the Athletes Village for next year’s Tokyo Olympics as a shelter during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)