Japan has got a brand new island in its vicinity, thanks to to a recent volcano eruption off its south coast. Researchers said an eruption in late October had formed the new isle off the coast of Iwo ... ( read original story ...)
East Japan hospital crowdfunds to update aged, tape-repaired ambulance
A hospital in this east Japan city has launched a crowdfunding campaign to replace an ambulance that is two decades old and whose interior・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Measuring Earthquake: The Inception of Richter Scale
The Inception of Richter Scale" delves into seismic history, spotlighting the evolution from subjective intensity scales to Char ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expresses grief over Nepal’s earthquake
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has sent a condolence message to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, over the Friday's earthquake in Nepal that caused 157 casualties and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami footage falsely linked to Israel shared widely on TikTok
A TikTok video watched millions of times claims to show waves wiping out cars and buildings in Israel as the country bombs the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas militants' October 2023 attack. But the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese official reassures S. Korea, China on Fukushima wastewater release
Japanese Environmental Shintaro Ito sought to reassure his Korean and Chinese counterparts that waste water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is safe to release into the sea during a meeting in ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake: Why do we see lights around this devastating natural phenomenon?
The first recorded instance of earthquake lights being captured on camera was in 1965 during an earthquake in Japan. Since then, these enigmatic lights have been observed in various parts of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Traditional bullfighting held in central Japan
Japanese authorities lifted all anti-coronavirus restrictions ... said that next year local people will mark the 20th anniversary of the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, which severely damaged Yamakoshi. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Fish
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. ( read original story ...)
US Sticks It to China by Buying Japan’s Seafood
The U.S. has begun buying large amounts of Japanese seafood for its military forces to help counteract China's ban in response to Japan's release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. ■ ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 39.3 km, was ... ( read original story ...)
1st LD Writethru: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan — USGS
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 15 km SW of Gobō, Japan at 2234 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 39.3 km, was ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Japan: 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Damage Reported
Tokyo: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 has struck Japan. Following the earthquake, a tsunami advisory had been issued for its outlying islands, which has now been lifted. As per the Japan Times ... ( read original story ...)
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the island of Jamaica, details are here
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the island of Jamaica ... by God Pentagon announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on Japan Here’s what to know about the President ... ( read original story ...)
Rivaling Hiroshima: The Earthquake-Fueled Firestorm of Tokyo, 1923
Kantō earthquake in Tokyo led to fires responsible for 90% of the 105,000 casualties. This tragedy, detailed in a new paper in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, offers lessons for ... ( read original story ...)