Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ebetsu, Sapporo, Shizunai-furukawachō. Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Sapporo (c. ( read original story ...)
Solar cars begin 3,000 km journey through center of Australia
Nagoya Institute of Technology team director Hiroki Tanaka told Kyodo News they have made a variety of design changes to this year's racer and hope to improve on their previous performance in 2015, when they placed 16th. "Compared to our previous cars ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll in tanker-Chinese fishing vessel collision rises to 13
Three patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard had begun work since early Friday with frogmen sent to search for the missing people, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the consulate general as saying. Five bodies were found in the vessel on Friday morning ... ( read original story ...)
A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight
Credit: Osaka University Hydrogen is the most abundant element in ... Get the Most Popular Science News in your inbox: Sign up for our weekly email and get the best and most interesting science stories in your inbox ( read original story ...)
Mercedes’ Hamilton secures pole position for Japanese GP
SUZUKA, Japan -- Championship leader Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, leading a 1-2 finish for Mercedes drivers on Saturday. Hamilton posted a lap record time of 1 minute, 27.319 seconds to finish 0.332 ahead of Valtteri ... ( read original story ...)
Metallica Shares “Battery” 1986 Live Footage
Official live footage of Metallica performing "Battery" live in Nagoya, Japan back on November 17th of 1986 is streaming below. The footage is included on the upcoming deluxe box set of the band's forthcoming remastered edition of "Master Of Puppets ... ( read original story ...)
Watch Previously Unreleased Video Of METALLICA Performing ‘Battery’ In Japan In 1986
A previously unreleased video of METALLICA performing the song "Battery" can be seen below. The clip was filmed at at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan on November 17, 1986 and is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album ... ( read original story ...)
Japan beats All Whites in international football friendly
The All Whites have been beaten 2‑1 by Japan in wet conditions in their international football friendly in Nagoya. Japan, ranked 40th in the ... Listen to the latest news on our 5 radio stations Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Sargam, FM96 and Navtarang. ( read original story ...)
Celina Wins Cap But McGoldrick Misses Out
Serbia host Georgia in their final game. Elsewhere, Blues youngster Monty Patterson was an unused sub as New Zealand lost 2-1 to Japan in a friendly in Nagoya. Midfielder Tristan Nydam wasn’t in the matchday squad for the England U19s as they lost 1-0 ... ( read original story ...)
Top focus in Japan election: Will Tokyo governor run?
TOKYO – Just days before Japan's national election campaign kicks off ... a carefully scripted plan to call the Oct. 22 snap election, announcing ahead of his news conference that she would personally head a new party, the Party of Hope, which she ... ( read original story ...)
Raikkonen gets Japanese GP grid penalty after gearbox change
Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus features - all in an ad-free enviroment. Subscribe to Autosport Plus FIA will enforce grid drying rules in Japan The FIA has told Formula 1 teams that rules banning them from grid ... ( read original story ...)
Care home provider for elderly deaf broadens residents’ horizons
SAPPORO — A first-of-its-kind housing facility in Hokkaido ... and the government’s cooperation is essential,” she added. KYODO NEWS ( read original story ...)
Toyota reveals GR HV Sports and TJ Cruiser van concepts ahead of Tokyo motor show
Toyota tipped its hand ahead of the 2017 Tokyo motor show and revealed not one, but two concept vehicles it will debut in Japan. The first is the GR HV Sports Concept, which takes design inspiration from the automaker's TS050 LMP1 race car. The second is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo drift: Japanese teen’s hockey dream takes him far from home
Yuji concedes he "knew nothing" about the sport at eight years old, having moved with his family only a few months earlier from Tokyo to the New York City commuter town of Scarsdale. "I remember being really nervous," Yuji says. "I didn't fully understand ... ( read original story ...)
Expect to see the Toyota Corolla GTI Concept at 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
At the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, expect automakers like Toyota to recall some of its performance vehicles from two to three decades ago. According to Car and Driver who cited this rumour from Best Car, expect also to see new concepts for the new Supra ... ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: Tokyo Gov. vows to change nation from her city
TOKYO — Popular Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, a rumoured candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, says she wants to influence national politics to speed up changes needed in Japan by starting them in her city. Koike, who became Tokyo's first female ... ( read original story ...)