Japan’s southernmost main island Kyushu was hit Thursday with a 6.2 magnitude quake, and Saturday morning with a 7.0 A second strong earthquake rattled southern Japan early Saturday morning ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists can not predict earthquakes
CLAIM: It is possible to predict earthquakes. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Earthquakes can’t be predicted, experts say. Scientists do calculate the probability that earthquakes will occur in various ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Reliance on nuclear power is the last thing Japan needs
Confirming the massively long-term safety of deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Japan, which is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, is a tall order. Ever since ... ( read original story ...)
Great Kanto quake documentary unearths Japan’s 1st “disaster footage”
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a documentary film is being produced focusing on three ca ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Richter Scale Day! (You know we have earthquakes here, right?)
April 26 is the birthday of Seismologist Charles Richter, co-creator with Beno Gutenberg of the Richter Scale, which measures the intensity of earthquakes. In the early 1930s, the field of seismology ... ( read original story ...)
How the 2011 Great Eastern Japan earthquake led filmmaker Makoto Shinkai to make ‘Suzume’
"Suzume", a Japanese animated fantasy adventure, follows the story of 17-year-old high school students Suzume Iwato and Souta Munakata, who team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region near New Zealand on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. ( read original story ...)
Suzume builds on a long line of Japanese art exploring the impacts of trauma on the individual and the collective
Suzume stands its ground in the large collection of films and literature coming to terms with the memory of Japan’s 2011 triple disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japanese director of Suzume explains the logic behind the three-legged chair
In the city for the opening of his movie Suzume, Japanese animator and director Makoto Shinkai talks to us about gathering hope from tragedy, memories and cats ... ( read original story ...)
Japan experts visit Turkey to share experience of 2011 disaster
A Japanese team of experts is in Turkey to help survivors of recent quakes by sharing the experiences of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. ( read original story ...)
5.6-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Ogasawara Islands: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck Japan's Ogasawara Islands, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Friday. According to the JMA, the ... ( read original story ...)
A documentary on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 has unearthed Japan’s first ‘disaster footage’
Criticized for filming the destruction at the time, the filmmakers involved have provided a look into how people responded to a 7.9-magnitude quake 100 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Ukraine hopes to learn from farming revival in Japan’s disaster-hit areas
A senior Ukrainian official in charge of agriculture has indicated that his country can learn lessons from the revival of farming in Japanese regions hit by the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Great Kanto Earthquake documentary unearths Japan’s 1st ‘disaster footage’
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a documentary film is being produced focusing on three cameramen who captured raw and confronting footage from Tokyo in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese expert donates ‘instant houses’ to quake-hit Turkey
A Japanese architect and NGO officials have visited southern Turkey to build "instant houses" for quake survivors. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Bonin Islands
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on Richter scale Sunday struck north of Japan's Bonin Islands. There were no reports of ... ( read original story ...)