A 6.6 magnitude earthquake impacted western Japan, injuring nine and causing slight damage at the Ikata nuclear facility. Seismic activities may continue. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Millions on high alert after 6.4 tremor leaves streets piled with rubble
Millions of people in Japan are on high alert after a 6.4 magnitude has hit the country with images showing buildings swaying from the tremor and rubble has been left in the streets ... ( read original story ...)
Millions on alert after 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan
Scenes of ruin have emerged from southern Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. Millions of people are on alert after being jolted by the tremors on Wednesday night. The ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake with magnitude of 6.3 hit southern Japan
The US Geological Survey said that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off southwestern Japan on Wednesday night (Apr 17). Meanwhile, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that the magnitude was 6.4. So far no major damage has ... ( read original story ...)
Eight injured after earthquake rocks Shikoku and Kyushu
The first earthquake to register an intensity of lower 6 on the main western island of Shikoku injured eight people and disrupted traffic but caused no tsunami, authorities said. ( read original story ...)
M6.6 quake in western Japan leaves at least 9 injured
At least nine people were injured late Wednesday after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts southern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning. The epicenter was the Bungo Channel, a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Japan's Shikoku island on Wednesday night. There was no threat of a tsunami, and it was not immediately clear if the quake had caused injuries or damage. ( read original story ...)
Minor damages reported after 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Japan
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday local time, off the west coast of Shikoku Island. ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Couple pray for son who died in landslide ensuing 2016 Kumamoto quake
Shinobu Yamato, left, and her husband Takuya pray for their late son Hikaru, a then 22-year-old university student from the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Aso who was caught in a landslide following the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kumamoto Pref. marks 8 years since second massive earthquake
Tuesday marks eight years since a second massive earthquake hit Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The tremor, with an intensity of seven on Japan's seismic scale of zero to seven, struck ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 8 years since Kumamoto earthquake
Sunday marks eight years since a deadly earthquake hit the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. ( read original story ...)
Retro Japan: Tokyo museum’s hybrid shrine design tells history of massive 1923 quake
A museum that looks like a Western-style house at first glance but also partially incorporates Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple design has been recounting the history following the Great Kanto ... ( read original story ...)
Aussie chef, wife who run guesthouse closed by Japan quake aim to preserve local traditions
For decades, a married couple has been running a guesthouse in this central Japan town, treating guests to the local food culture of fermented dishes with a unique Italian spin. The guesthouse was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pref. requests edible tree shoot shipment halt after radioactive cesium found
The Ibaraki Prefectural Government on April 12 requested a voluntary halt to shipments of an edible wild tree shoot after radioactive cesium o・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Encouraging message from American woman who studied in quake-hit Japan city 41 yrs ago
A 58-year-old dance teacher in the United States, who studied at a high school in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, 41 years ago, wrote a mess・・・ ... ( read original story ...)