TOKYO (Reuters) -An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no immediate signs ... ( read original story ...)
Giant oarfish: The ‘doomsday’ fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakes
The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japanese man goes diving every week to find body of wife who went missing during 2011 tsunami
Japan endured the strongest earthquake in its recorded history followed by a severe tsunami. The Tohoku tsunami involved waves 40 meters/132 feet high and over 15,500 deaths. Over 450,000 people lost ... ( read original story ...)
Caught on camera: Metro station platform swings, turns dark as earthquake hits Japan
Japan was hit by a series of earthquakes on New Year's Day, killing at least 12 people and bringing the island nation to almost a standstill. News footage and videos that have surfaced on social media ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost’ pictured stalking halls of abandoned Japanese school left to rot after devastating Fukushima earthquake
An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost’ pictured stalking halls of abandoned Japanese school left to rot after devastating Fukushima earthquake
An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)
Book Review: Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists and Uncertainty in Modern Japan
This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It offers interesting insights into Japan’s post-war development and its ... ( read original story ...)
Rebuilding houses remains challenge 8 months after Noto Peninsula earthquake
Securing housing remains a major challenge in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas of central Japan as Sunday marks eight months since a major earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Tsunami Warning: What Travelers Must Know About the Checkered Flags
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced a high likelihood of an earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean on the 8th. Authorities are raising warning levels and taking extensive ... ( read original story ...)
West Coast in ‘danger’ as megathrust fault study shows big earthquake may be ‘imminent’
Tectonic plates can periodically lock up and build stress over vast areas. When the stress is eventually released, it can cause a explosive aftermath. ( read original story ...)
Tsuruga No.2 reactor in central Japan fails restart safety review
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided that the No.2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review. ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: 7 quake-evacuated penguins shown in Tokyo before return
Seven Magellanic penguins that had been evacuated from Notojima Aquarium in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, were shown to the public for one d ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s police to deploy AI-powered drones in disaster-hit areas to deter looters
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan and killed more than 20,000 people and its aftermath was still relatively fresh in many people’s minds, Ishizuka said. Millions ... ( read original story ...)
UCLA Study Reveals Two Epicenters Behind Japan’s Violent Noto Earthquake on New Year’s Day
The first seven months of 2024 have been so eventful, it’s easy to forget that the year started off with a magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered beneath Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day. The earth ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Man Dives Every Week To Find Body Of Wife Missing Since 2011 Tsunami
Yuko was among them. Image credits: South China Morning Post As the Great East Japan Earthquake, the fourth most powerful ever recorded in history, hit the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku on March 11, 2011 ... ( read original story ...)
81% concerned about major tremor after Japan’s Nankai Trough quake advisory: poll
TOKYO -- A total of 81% of respondents to a weekend Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll said they are concerned about a major earthquake after an advisory f ... ( read original story ...)