Tropical Storm Nepartak, with gusts up to 90 kilometres (56 miles) per hour, was still about 1,800 kilometres south of Tokyo on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games’ ‘unusual form’ offers chance for hard look at Olympics, Japan
The Japan National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the heart of Tokyo, was supposed to be filled with smiling faces and cheeri ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes, typhoons … and now we have to worry about heat domes?
High temperatures in Japan have reached more than 41 degrees Celsius in the past, but a heat dome in Canada has the media speculating on whether higher temperatures are ahead. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Philippines, no tsunami threat
The country's seismological agency said it did not expect damage. There was no tsunami warning or threat either, according to the US Tsunami Warning System. ( read original story ...)
Superstar Naomi Osaka lights flame as Japan’s COVID-hit Games open
Japan's global superstar Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic but defined by hope, ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Superstar Osaka lights flame as Japan’s COVID-hit Games open
and children from parts of Japan hit badly by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. It was finally handed to Osaka, the 23-year-old four-time tennis grand slam champion whose background as the ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, natural disaster risks lurk as Olympic Games draw near
Deaths of 15 people in landslides in southwest Japan earlier this month a stark reminder of danger The risks of a major natural disaster striking during the Olympics are small but can not be ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-In Japan, natural disaster risks lurk as Games draw near
The risks of a major natural disaster striking during the Olympics are small but can not be discounted in Japan, which contends with earthquakes, ... ( read original story ...)
Story of boat that washed ashore in Del Norte County after Japan earthquake to air on NBC tonight
The first airing of “Kamome” is scheduled for 10:07 p.m. tonight. Additional showings will be slotted throughout the Olympic coverage. The documentary can also be viewed for free on ... ( read original story ...)
Three spots in Japan will make your transition back to travel an educational one
With COVID-19 vaccinations ramping up, some people may be ready to leave their neighborhoods and go traveling again. Three spots in particular are good if you're into history. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima people find ray of hope in Japan’s win in Olympic opener
The very first event of the Tokyo Olympics is staged in Fukushima to little fanfare, while quite a few local people are disheartened that the initial underlying theme of the Tokyo Olympics to showcase ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 84 km southeast of Naha, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Naha, Naha Shi, Okinawa, Japan, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international ag ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, was reported only 17 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 46 km east of Tōkamachi, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Tōkamachi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 93 km northeast of Iwaki, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred early morning on Sunday 18 July 2021 at 1:21 am local time near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Researc ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Saturday struck off Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 8:50 p.m. local time, with ... ( read original story ...)