What's Ahead in the Global Earthquake Insurance Market? Benchmark yourself with strategic steps and conclusions recently published by AMA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bullet train operator sees $2bn loss and higher maglev costs
Central Japan Railway, which operates the shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo and Osaka, on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of 201.5 billion yen ($1.86 billion) for the year ended March ... ( read original story ...)
Seismological evidence of a dehydration reaction in the subducting oceanic crust beneath western Shikoku in southwest Japan
The Philippine Sea plate (PHS) is subducting beneath southwest Japan from the Nankai Trough. In this region, deep low-frequency earthquakes/tremors (LFEs) are active and their epicentres are ... ( read original story ...)
Cars, homes and steel: Japan industries wary of Suga carbon vows
Stressing the auto industry's role in restoring the devastated region's economy, the president of Toyota Motor and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association was blunt: "If things continue as they ... ( read original story ...)
How do slow anomalies beneath subducting slabs affect giant megathrust earthquakes?
Dr. FAN Jianke from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) and Prof. ZHAO Dapeng from Tohoku University investigated the oceanic asthenosphere structure of six ... ( read original story ...)
Nuclear experts again call on Japan to provide transparent info on Fukushima water release
A group of South Korean nuclear experts called on Japan on Monday to provide transparent information on its decision-making process to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima waste water plan has its merits. Critics should not jump to conclusions
this is not advisable because Japan is located in an earthquake zone: around 1,500 earthquakes are recorded in the country every year. If the storage tanks collapse and the water is leaked due to ... ( read original story ...)
Quake and Fire Has Japan Importing Most Fuel in Over 20 Years
Japan’s fuel imports have hit the highest level in more than two decades after series of incidents including an earthquake and a refinery fire curbed production at some of the nation’s processors. ( read original story ...)
Was Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?
Cascadia earthquake that altered the coastline of western North America and sent a tsunami across the Pacific Ocean to Japan may have been one of a sequence of earthquakes, according to new research ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Japan: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Miyagi Prefecture
Earthquake in Japan: 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Miyagi Prefecture - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Photo shows forecast of tsunami path in Japan after 2011 earthquake
As the Japanese government announced it would release treated water from a nuclear plant into the ocean, multiple social media posts shared a purported satellite image of the resulting pollution. But ... ( read original story ...)
What’s the impact of Japan dumping radioactive water into sea?
Where does the polluted water come from? A 9-magnitude earthquake struck the coastal area of northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The ensuing tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident. To cool ... ( read original story ...)
5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan’s Miyagi prefecture
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the authorities. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea concerned, US confident, over Japan’s contaminated water discharge
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met to discuss international efforts to tackle global warming. South Korea raised its concern over Japan's decision to ... ( read original story ...)
SKorea, US Show Differences over Japan’s Fukushima Plans
South Korea raised concerns over Japan's decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea with visiting U.S. ( read original story ...)
5.8-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Trend reports citing Xinhua. The temblor occurred at 9:29 ... ( read original story ...)