THE JAPANESE Prime Minster has said radioactive water waste collected at the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster will have to be dumped in the ocean. Over one million tons of radioactive water has ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator bans nuke plant restart over lax safeguards
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant that was destroyed in a 2011 disaster said Wednesday it will accept a penalty imposed by regulators over sloppy anti-terrorism measures at ... ( read original story ...)
Restoration of Japan’s Kumamoto Castle completed after heavy quake damage
KUMAMOTO -- Restoration work on Kumamoto Castle in southwest Japan, which was heavily damaged in the Kumamoto earthquakes in April 2016, has been completed. The iconic castle will reopen to the ... ( read original story ...)
Latest News Live: Earthquake of magnitude 2.7 strikes Assam’s Tinsukia
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) said it had retired its fleet ... It has been carrying the helicopter Ingenuity in its belly. An earthquake of magnitude 2.7 on the Richter Scale occurred near Tinsukia in ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes are an existential threat to B.C.’s Lower Mainland – but we can defend ourselves now
The Big One’ has a one-in-three chance of wreaking its carnage within the next 50 years. But British Columbians can significantly mitigate damage if we act on gas-shutoff valves today ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake shakes Japan; minor injuries, no major damage
Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the country’s northeast coast ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami advisory issued after earthquake strikes off Japan’s coast
TOKYO — An earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast Saturday, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. The Meteorological Agency of ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan
A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early evening near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ends use of term ‘aftershock’ 10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake
The Meteorological Agency has stopped using the term “aftershocks” for strong earthquakes occurring in areas around the focus of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, which devastated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency to stop announcing quakes as aftershocks in 2011 disaster area
TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revealed on April 1 that from 10 a.m. that day it plans not to announce earthquakes as aftershocks even if they occur in the aftershock area of the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)
On This Day: Earthquake in Aleutian Islands triggers deadly tsunami in Hawaii
In 1945, U.S. forces swarmed ashore on the Japanese island of Okinawa to begin what would be one of the longest battles of World War II. In 1946, a massive earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian Islands ... ( read original story ...)
NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s Dining with the Chef to be Inducted into the TASTE AWARDS 2020 Hall of Fame
“Ever since 2011, when a massive earthquake struck our country, our chefs and the passionate staff of the program have been on a mission to spread the charms of Japan’s traditional food and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory output falls, hit by quake, chips shortage
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output fell in February as an earthquake and semiconductor shortage led to declines in the production of cars and electrical machinery, adding to worries for an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory output falls in Feb in worrying sign for recovery
Japan’s industrial output fell in February due to declines in the production of cars and electrical machinery, in a worrying sign for an economy struggling to recover from the deep impact of the ... ( read original story ...)
No gimmicks needed: The Biden doctrine and US-Japan relations
What holds U.S.-Japan relations together is China, and the threat it poses to Japanese and American interests. ( read original story ...)