Japan and the United States are strengthening security cooperation to manage multiple challenges in Asia. Isobe Koichi recommends ways to strengthen command and control structures, bilateral exercises ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will support Ukraine recovery with cumulative knowhow, FM Hayashi says
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa says Japan will support Ukraine's reconstruction by using accumulated experience and knowledge following the devastation from World War Two and natural ... ( read original story ...)
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan
Japan Tohoku Earthquake led to tsunami that caused nuclear accident and widespread destruction, killing over 18,000 people. ( read original story ...)
Imports of Japanese seafood down over 30 pct in May amid Fukushima concerns
South Korean imports of Japanese seafood sank more than 30 percent last month, data showed Monday, amid concerns over Tokyo's planned release of contaminated water from its crippled nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes the coast of Central Mexico
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Central Mexico, with no tsunami danger for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska. Ladakh and Tonga also experienced tremors recently. Countries like Chile and ... ( read original story ...)
6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Japanese island Hokkaido
The Japanese island of Hokkaido was rattled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, but no aftershocks have been felt. ( read original story ...)
Japan should halt plans to release nuclear wastewater into sea
SHAH ALAM - As the world celebrated World Oceans Day on June 8 aimed to promote protecting our waterways for future generations, there are concerns over Japan’s plans to release millions of tonnes of water contaminated during the Fukushima earthquake in 2011 into the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami warning was issued. There were no reports of problems at the nuclear plants in the area or of ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly earthquake strikes Japan, leaves trail of damage
The earthquake was rated at a slightly higher magnitude of 6.5 on the Japan Meteorological Agency's scale, following the agency's initial rating of 6.3, according to Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake rattles northern Japan; no damage reported
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami warning was issued. There were no reports ... ( read original story ...)
M6.2 quake hits Hokkaido in northern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sunday, the weather agen ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 6.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Hokkaido: JMA
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 6:55 p.m. local time at a depth of 140 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7. The ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and depth of 140 km (87 miles) hit northern Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)
M6.2 earthquake hits Hokkaido, northern Japan
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.2 has hit Hokkaido, northern Japan. Authorities say there is no threat of tsunami. The quake struck at around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday. The Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
Vincent Boland: Time to ditch notions of a stagnating Japan as markets hit 30-year high
With the Tokyo stock market reaching its highest level in a third of a century, there are encouraging signs that Japan is beginning to emerge from a lost generation that never seemed to end ... ( read original story ...)
How many people died in the Fukushima nuclear disaster and Tohoku earthquake?
The earthquake and tsunami caused devastating damage, with 120,000 homes completely destroyed and more than a million half or partially wrecked. In total, 19,759 people died. ( read original story ...)