A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday. Representational Image A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday evening. The epicenter of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Update
Latest reports from the US Geological Survey have upgraded the quake that hit northeast Japan today to 8.9. If this is confirmed, it would make it the fifth biggest earthquake since 1900. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolts Japan’s Tokyo, no tsunami warning
According to official broadcaster NHK, a significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck eastern Japan on Friday night. According to local media, the earthquake struck around 1003 GMT, rattling buildings in Tokyo and nearby prefectures. However ... ( read original story ...)
Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess possible risks resulting from damage that was found in a key supporting structure ... ( read original story ...)
Princess Kako visits areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, visits areas affected by the Great ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms invest $72m in floating nuclear plant project
TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul Skeptical as Japan Eyes Release of Contaminated Water From Nuclear Plant
Japan wants to release more than a million tons of water from the plant, and Koreans fear Japan is poisoning the seas. To prove them wrong, the ... ( read original story ...)
S Korean inspection of radioactive water at Fukushima plant that Japan wants to dump into the sea
A team of South Korean experts is set to inspect the power plant, scene of the 2011 accident, to check radioactive water. The mission was made possible by improved relations between Yoon and Kishida. ( read original story ...)
Transforming Fukushima into “Region of Recovery”: Fukushima Prefecture Releases Video of “Fukushima Now,” 12 Years after Great East Japan Earthquake
It is 12 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Fukushima Prefecture has since been striving steadily toward reconstruction while receiving a great deal of support and encouragement from home ... ( read original story ...)
Behind the tumultuous earthquake of Johnny’s’s empire, Ken’ichiro Mogi criticized the “acclaimed → academic-level” criticism…the “flip-flopping” within the industry that …
Johnny's has been rocked by reports of the "sexual assault" of its late founder, Mr. Kitagawa. The current president, Julie Fujishima, has released a video apologizing for her actions, but behind the ... ( read original story ...)
Casualty actors add realism to earthquake-response drill at Navy base in Japan
Actors with gory mock injuries co-starred in a three-day drill that simulated a large-magnitude earthquake that inflicted mass casualties at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet south of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hits New Caledonia, triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific
Watch | Japan to join India's UPI payment system, says Kono Taro, Japan's Digital Minister The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of roughly 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.8 magnitude shake destroys homes and crumbles hillsides
Chaos has broken out with homes destroyed and hillsides crumbling after a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Japan. The rumble struck in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is situated ... ( read original story ...)
Several injured as magnitude 5.2 quake rattles east Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Frequent earthquakes in Noto and other areas have revealed that “the next big earthquake will be in the Tokyo metropolitan area
On May 5, a major earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale (M) struck the Noto Peninsula. The fear of a massive earthquake is creeping across the Japanese archipelago... An unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)
Quakes up to 5.9 magnitude jolt Japanese islands
Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9 struck Japanese islands including Kozushima on Sunday, according to the weather agency. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the ... ( read original story ...)