Tag: earthquake

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 ...)

With over 100 active volcanos, Japan has the world's third largest geothermal resources, but also a powerful industry that has steadfastly opposed developing the sector: hot springs. But the hot ... ( read original story ...)

Inheriting the memory of past tragedies via dark tourism helps prepare for the future and can bring economic benefits too. ( read original story ...)

It was 12 years on Saturday since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan that that killed 15000 people and triggered a nuclear disaster Kyodo News repo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Saturday marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence, as concerns grew ahead of the planned release of the treated radioactive ... ( read original story ...)

Protesters hold banners in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) headquarters against a plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, ( read original story ...)

FDR reopens banks in 1933, LBJ calls for passage of Voting Rights Act in 1965, financial crisis in 2008, Japan hit by earthquake and flooding in 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the plant ... ( read original story ...)

Each year on March 11 at precisely 2:46 p.m., a siren blares across much of the northeastern Japan region that was devastated in the ... ( read original story ...)

Social media users are circulating a picture of a damaged bridge with claims that foreigners in South Africa stripped the structure so that they could sell the materials. This is false: the picture ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake measuring 5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit off the coast of Japan's Hokkaido island on Tuesday.The epicentre of the earthquake occurred off the coast ... ( read original story ...)

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has sent construction and engineering experts to Turkey to help rebuild communities and infrastructure damaged by powerful earthquakes last month. ( read original story ...)

The last 50 years have seen major earthquakes that not only resulted in tens of thousands of deaths but also caused massive economic damage. Accordin ... ( read original story ...)

GAZIANTEP, Türkiye . Following the twin earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, Japan is currently conducting the largest overseas medical mission in its history in ... ( read original story ...)

A museum commemorating the friendship between Japan and Turkey has been receiving donations and messages for survivors of the powerful earthquakes that hit Turkey a month ago. ( read original story ...)