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THEY might look like something out of a kid’s TV show but these bizarre foam houses are actually built to withstand earthquakes. Kumamoto in Japan was ripped apart by a magnitude 7.0 quake last year that caused many homes to collapse. But the bright ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Kitaibaraki in Japan on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 140.6733° East ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Ishige in Japan on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.51 km (31 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)

The Tohoku region, Northeast Japan, was hit by a gigantic earthquake which occurred in the Pacific close to Tohoku, and subsequently by a giant tsunami. These hazards have caused huge damage on the eastern coast Japan. The earthquake’s magnitude was 9.0 ... ( read original story ...)

In 2011, a megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan produced a huge tsunami that killed over 15,000 people. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake was so big it shifted Earth’s axis and moved the coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, by eight feet. ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Bonin Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.6752 East, latitude 28.6857 North, depth = 458.55 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 458.55 km ... ( read original story ...)

Relocating in groups, rather than individually, increased informal socializing and social participation among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, a new study shows. Relocating in groups, rather than individually ... ( read original story ...)

increased informal socializing and social participation among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the July 26, 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. ( read original story ...)

“Japan is one of the countries that have suffered the effects of many natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, so we have quite a lot of experience in the damage [that is caused by these disasters] and we have the knowledge and ... ( read original story ...)

In the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, court-appointed property custodians were given powers to engage in transactions involving plots needed for infrastructure and residential land development ... ( read original story ...)

But they were surpassed by statistics for Hong Kong women in 2011 after Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. From 2012 to 2014, Japanese women regained the top spot, but Hong Kong overtook them yet again the following year. In its report this ... ( read original story ...)

The closer ties were further forged when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the densely populated province of Sichuan in China on May 12, 2008 and the Japanese government offered financial aid and rescue teams. The most disastrous natural disaster left ... ( read original story ...)

“I hope each prefecture would accept such children so that they can watch the games and feel the excitement in Japan.” Mori also welcomed efforts to link the games with areas that are trying to recover from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – The Japanese government unveiled on Friday a plan for the ... including the Tohoku region, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as well as the islands of Shikoku and Hokkaido. In contrast, the areas designated as unfavorable are those ... ( read original story ...)

The site was a piece of bare land burned down by fire. It happened a half year after The Great East Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, I suffered a down turn in my life. For example, the damage due to the earthquake in Fukushima and the resulting ... ( read original story ...)

ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A Japan earthquake today 2017 has struck off the coast east of Tokyo. The Japan earthquake today is the second of several striking this Friday. The Japan earthquake today July 28, 2017 is one of several moderate quakes striking off ... ( read original story ...)