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Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Tuesday 27 July 2021 at 2:37 pm local time, at a g ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is no stranger to natural disasters like earthquakes and typhoons, and experts have developed a range of high-tech ways to prepare visitors, like those in the country for the 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan at 02:16:16 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 56.77 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the morning on Monday 26 July 2021 at 11:16 am local time near Mutsu, Mutsu-shi, Aomori, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research ... ( read original story ...)

Japan looks to recreate soft power win of the 1964 Summer Olympics, but pandemic complicates strategy for the political hierarchy inside the country when it comes to Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)

The men's and women's rowing events for Monday have already been rescheduled, according to reports. TOKYO, Japan — A tropical storm off the coast of Japan is causing a small shake-up in the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York By Antoni Slodkowski, Elaine Lies and Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan’s global superstar Naomi Osaka, ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)