A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 141.8424° East, latitude 39.8958° North, depth = 17.19 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000awkj. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake: M5 quake has struck near Iwaki in Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan (67 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 15:12:39 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/10/17 / 2017-10-12 06:12:39 / October ... ( read original story ...)
Has Kim Jong-Un tested another nuclear bomb? Magnitude 2.9 earthquake is detected near North Korean test site
The earthquake was described as being 'shallow', with a depth ... to cut ties as Pyongyang has tested a nuclear weapon and launched ballistic missiles over Japan. ( read original story ...)
UBC researchers unveil earthquake-proof concrete
... Soleimani-Dashtaki said the material was tested using earthquake simulations as high as the 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Tohoku, Japan in 2011. An untreated concrete wall crumbled after just a few seconds of shaking, while the wall sprayed ... ( read original story ...)
Small Earthquake Detected in North Korea In Same Location as Prior Nuke Tests
“The event has earthquake-like characteristics ... Pyongyang tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb earlier this year and fired rockets over Japan as it pursues the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
World Bosai Forum/International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017 to Be Held in Sendai, Japan, on November 25-28
With the participation of diverse experts and citizens, lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake will be conveyed. The most recent findings and developments of science and technology for disaster risk reduction will be presented ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo college long gone but its legacy carries on at The Japan Times
A 10-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station brings one to a small, white clock tower in the city center. The 13-meter-high Western timepiece is an iconic image of the city and Hokkaido. Most Japanese recognize the tower, one of the most popular tourist spots ... ( read original story ...)
Reliance Nippon IPO to open on 25 October
It will be the first IPO by an Indian mutual fund manager ... and Nippon Life Insurance Co., a leading private life insurer in Japan, which holds 49%. Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is involved in managing mutual funds (including exchange-traded ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has almost completely eliminated gun deaths — here’s how
Japan is a country of more than 127 million people, but it rarely sees more than 10 gun deaths a year. Culture is one reason for the low rate, but gun control is a major one, too. Japan has a long list of tests that applicants must pass before gaining ... ( read original story ...
Travel deals: Free airfare for a Suez Canal cruise and $1,000 resort credit in Mexico
Generations Riviera Maya, a Karisma Hotels & Resorts property in Mexico, is offering a $1,000 resort ... tours and meals; 11-night cruise from Osaka to Sapporo; all onboard meals, drinks and gratuities; shore excursions; airport transfers; and taxes. ( read original story ...)
Osaka leaders complain about S.F. ‘comfort women’ statue
as did former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who canceled a trip to San Francisco in 2013 after being internationally condemned for suggesting the comfort women system had been necessary at the time. “We’re concerned mistaken history based on news reports ... ( read original story ...)
Making Japanese mochi is no easy feat but this Markham pastry shop doles out the ‘real stuff’
"My mom and I both had the biggest smiles on our face," he said. "In Canada, it's very hard to get fresh mochi. It reminded us of Japan." We're sitting at the back of the bustling J-Town complex in Markham late one Sunday morning — Little Japan to those ... ( read original story ...)
A Look Back: The Rape And Murder Of British Bar Hostess Lucie Blackman In Tokyo
a serial rapist named Joji Obara was arrested in Tokyo for the murders of bar hostess Lucie Blackman and Australian model Carita Ridgeway. At the time of his arrest, he was also charged with raping six other women. Obara, a wealthy property developer ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei stock index closes at 21-year high
Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed at a more than two-decade ... But it remains far below a record close of almost 39,000 in the last days of 1989 before a stock and property market bubble collapsed. The index then began a long descent as the once ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. helicopter crash-lands, burns close to Okinawa home
HIGASHI, Okinawa Prefecture--A U.S. military transport helicopter caught fire in mid-flight and crash-landed on grazing land on private property here Oct. 11 ... would file a protest over the incident with Tokyo and Washington. He was incensed that ... ( read original story ...)
exhilarating toyota GR HV concept revealed before tokyo motor show 2017
set to be shown at tokyo motor show 2017, the toyota 'GR HV' concept integrates ... Bark Design Architects have designed this spectacular timber house nestled on a vegetated coastal property of Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensla ( read original story ...)