The No. 2 unit of the Onagawa plant is the first of the reactors damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to win final approval with local consent to restart. ( read original story ...)
Tsunami-hit reactor in northeast Japan gets final approval to restart
A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan damaged by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster has cleared the last hurdle to resume op ... ( read original story ...)
What to Know About the Earthquake That Hit Massachusetts on Sunday
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit southern New England on Sunday, causing little serious damage but a rattling plenty of people’s nerves. The quake was first reported as magnitude 4.0, but later ... ( read original story ...)
Statue of ‘One Piece’ character Chopper unveiled at quake-hit zoo in southwest Japan
An unveiling ceremony for a statue of reindeer character Chopper that appears in the popular manga series "One Piece" was held at a zoo in this southwestern Japan city's Higashi Ward on Nov. 7. The ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Sendai, Japan
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Japan near the city of Ishinomaki only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday 9 November ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 70 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, information source, shake map, list of reports. Feature interactive map: submit / read I-felt-an-earthquake reports and links to ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan at 21:30:43 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo earthquake: 6.2 magnitude quake recorded near remote Japanese island
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 kilometers (more than 6 miles).No tsunami alert has been declared ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake recorded over 600 miles southeast of Tokyo
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday near the Japanese island of Chichijima in the Ogasawara archipelago over 600 miles southeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. ( read original story ...)
5.8-magnitude quake hits Volcano Islands, Japan region
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 01:10:32 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 17.76 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan at 17:16:54 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 16.9 km, was initially determined ... ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.6 earthquake 152 km northeast of Hachinohe, Japan
Just 12 minutes ago, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Hachinohe, Japan. The tremor was recorded early evening on Friday 6 November 2020 at 6.56 pm local time, at a moderately shallow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Warns of Deflation, Falling Growth Potential
A Japanese government report released Friday expressed concerns over the possibility that the country will face deflationary pressure due to a lack of demand and a decline in growth potential stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Akita, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred early morning on Friday 6 November 2020 at 4.51 am local time near the town of Hanawa, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre ... ( read original story ...)
MUJI’s earthquake-resistant ‘plain house’ is open for visitors in yamaguchi, japan
MUJI’s ‘plain house’ boasts an open layout without fixed divisions or separations. this maximizes the amount of potential functions that can take place within the home. the open plan living space is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan left with only one nuclear reactor working due to shutdown
Japan will have to limp by on just one nuclear reactor for the next six weeks after Kansai Electric Power Co. shut down the No. 4 reactor at its Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, ... ( read original story ...)