The Great Wall of Japan

At a cost of $12bn, they are building a 15-metre-high anti-tsunami wall across 400 kilometres to divide the land from the ocean. But it is also dividing local communities. There are fears the wall ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolts Japan

TOKYO, Japan . A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was on the deserted Tori-shima Isla ... ( read original story ...)

5.0-magnitude quake hits Shikoku of Japan: USGS

NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted southeast of Shikoku, Japan at 20:03:09 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of ... ( read original story ...)