Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan won the Dubai World Cup two weeks after devastating earthquake in 2011
The second running of the $10 million Dubai World Cup on the Tapeta racetrack at majestic Meydan was always going to be a highly emotional race for Japan g.. ( read original story ...)
How images of the 2011 tsunami in Japan led me to examine connections with water in photography, sound and sculpture
Images of the 2011 tsunami did not look as I had expected, and pointed to the sublime, when experience exceeds our frameworks of understanding. My exhibit ‘Salients’ treats this theme. ( read original story ...)
Japan sends aid to Turkey as part of NATO-coordinated air-bridge following deadly earthquakes
In a historic first, Japan has deployed aid to Turkey as part of a NATO-coordinated air-bridge, according to a statement from NATO's spokeswoman Oana ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 13 deaths reported
QUITO, Ecuador – At least 13 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools ... ( read original story ...)
Doomsday prepping in Japan: Inside one woman’s living-room bunker
While earthquakes are common in Japan, with around 1,500 every year, experts have been predicting that Japan is due for a mega earthquake. Authorities say there’s a 70 per cent chance greater Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
3 years after Magna earthquake, here’s how Utah’s preparing for an even bigger one
USU was awarded $2.5 million to launch the Utah Earthquake Engineering Center in hopes of better preparing the state to respond to a major earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks the 12 anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster
Today is the 12th anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. With widespread wet weather expected for most of the state, Utahns are gearing up for ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish undertaker’s family move to cemetery as he buries earthquake dead
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry on Thursday countered Japan's territorial claims over disputed waters in the East China Sea, calling the move a... BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has played up ... ( read original story ...)
Rings of fire spun through the night air in ritual at southwest Japan shrine
A fire-spinning ritual to pray for bountiful harvests took place at a Shinto shrine in the southwest Japan city of Aso on March 15.Aso Shrine's "Hifuri-shinji," or fire-spinning festival, is one of ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand, USGS says
A tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said. There is a possibility of a destructive local tsunami near the epicenter, but the earthquake poses no tsunami risk ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese gossip YouTuber expelled from upper house of Japan’s parliament for failing to show up
A video apology he sent in instead was not accepted, according to Japanese wire news agency Kyodo News. During the session, Mr. Higashitani was in Turkey distributing earthquake relief. On Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese YouTuber loses seat in Parliament after not showing up to work
Yoshikazu Higashitani, also known as GaaSyy, was expelled from the upper house over his failure to appear in the chamber while residing abroad. ( read original story ...)
Terrifying moment Japan tsunami flattened entire towns and villages as it burst banks
The catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the nuclear plant on the coast of Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
China urges Japan to heed concerns of all parties on nuclear-contaminated water disposal
China urges Japan to take seriously the legitimate concerns of all parties, and dispose of the nuclear-contaminated water in a science-based, open, transparent and safe manner, foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese mountaineer draws on earthquake survival experience to organise Turkiye aid
Ken Noguchi, who has scaled the highest peaks of all seven continents, was in the Himalayas in 2015 when a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck. ( read original story ...)