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 ...)
S.Korea, U.S. show differences over Japan’s Fukushima plans
Under the plan, more than 1 million tonnes of water will be discharged from the plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 into the nearby sea off Japan's east coast. Seoul strongly ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 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). Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: 5 years after Kumamoto quakes, Japan must work to protect the weak in disasters
Five years have passed since a pair of powerful earthquakes registering up to a full 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck Kumamoto Prefect ... ( read original story ...)
Nucleation process of the 2011 northern Nagano earthquake from nearby seismic observations
Tohoku-oki earthquake was followed by seismicity activation in inland areas throughout Japan. An outstanding case is the M6.2 Northern Nagano earthquake, central Japan, occurred 13-h after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese clock stopped by one earthquake 10 years ago ‘restarted by another tremor’
A clock in Japan that stopped working in 2011 after an earthquake, started again after a decade as another earthquake hit the area. The clock, situated at a Buddhist temple in northeastern Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Clock stopped by earthquake restarts 10 years on
An 100-year-old Japanese clock that stopped working after the 2011 earthquake has started ticking again - after another quake struck this year. The clock, stored in a Buddhist temple, was submerged by ... ( read original story ...)