An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Saturday struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 04:19 p.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Households with kids who lost parents in Great East Japan quake and tsunami face poverty
Of homes that lost a parent or parents in the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, nearly half now have annual incomes of under 2 million yen (appr ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Saturday struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook ... ( read original story ...)
Pluthermal reactor dream for Japan still an elusive goal
A consortium of electric power companies that envisaged Japan operating on a network of nuclear reactors using pluthermal generation technology is having to drastically scale back that ambitious goal. ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits off southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted off southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan at 0948 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 23.18 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Significant magnitude 5.2 quake hits 68 km south of Hirara, Japan early evening
A moderately shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported early evening near Hirara, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei earthquake: 6.7-magnitude tremor hits Taiwan capital
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck near Taipei ... Tremors of up to level 2 intensity were also felt in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan, which is 735km from Taiwan, reported the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan earthquake: Huge 6.2 quake strikes off coast of Taiwan
Tremors from the quake have been felt as far away as Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory, which is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong, wrote on Twitter: "The Observatory ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM visits disaster-hit regions
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday travelled to Miyagi and Iwate prefectures to visit areas devastated by the March 2011 quake and tsunami and to see the ongoing recovery efforts. ( read original story ...)
Suga inspects 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga traveled Thursday to the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate to inspect the ongoing recovery efforts from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ... ( read original story ...)
PM Suga inspects 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga traveled Thursday to the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate to inspect the ongoing reco ... ( read original story ...)
Lanterns light up Japan’s night sky
Lanterns representing a brighter future for Japan were released into the night sky to mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Deborah Gembara reports. ( read original story ...)
Does neutrality exist in debate over Korean prejudice and historic massacres in Japan?
While there are some people who reflect on the massacres of Korean people which took place after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and vow that ... ( read original story ...)
MOX fuel fabrication plant in Japan clears regulator’s safety checks
A plant under construction in northeastern Japan to produce plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel, a major component of the country's st ... ( read original story ...)
Survey Finds Only One in Three Japanese Companies Prepared for Natural Disasters
While many companies recognize the potential for natural disasters to occur without warning, they may not have made the necessary preparations. ( read original story ...)
Ideas behind anti-Korean prejudice unchanged in 100 yrs: Japanese author
Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan triggered massacres of Korean people, and it's clearly established that false claims w ... ( read original story ...)