Tag: earthquake

Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world's ... ( read original story ...)

This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster. ( read original story ...)

The reactor is a pressurized water reactor-type with an output of 826,000 kilowatts. The reactor was shut down after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. But it was restarted in July 2023 after being shut down for 12 and a half years ... ( read original story ...)

Industry players are relying on data analytics to improve risk management. Rising interest rates in Japan are expected to discourage general insurance uptake and lead to a wider protection gap, with many insurers still struggling to make money after another year of doomlike natural catastrophes. ( read original story ...)

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, hit by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was restarted Wednesday after a tempora ... ( read original story ...)

More than 30% of people in their 20s to 30s in Japan were unaware the government had issued an advisory for a potential megaquake along the N･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani who is the highest paid Athlete in the World has recently helped Los Angeles Dodgers win MLB World Series against New York Yankees. ( read original story ...)

Causing 18,000 fatalities and great devastation in Japan, on March 11, 2011, a tsunami struck Japan that was triggered by a massive earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Power worked with the University of Tokyo to develop a new type of foundation for offshore wind turbines to make them earthquake-resistant, according to Interesting Engineering. The foundation technology, ( read original story ...)

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its advanced features, ( read original story ...)

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Japanese nuclear plant workers, for the first time, removed a small amount of melted fuel from one of the Fukushima Daiichi plant reactors damaged in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, officials said on Thursday. The debris in the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan will continue on its path of policy normalisation, supported by sustained inflationary pressures and a recovery in economic activity ( read original story ...)

A US expat living in Japan has told how today's earthquake was the "longest" he'd experienced and compared it to the devastating 2011 quake that killed 18,500 people. Just after 7am this morning (GMT) ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ha ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese agriculture ministry has reported in its analysis on this summer's rice shortages that while overall rice supply and demand in t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan will be halted just days after becoming the first one to restart in the region since the 201 ... ( read original story ...)