Were you aware that earthquakes are sometimes associated with luminescence, called earthquake lightning? This phenomenon had been documented throughout history, such as between 1965 and 1967, the ... ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 1:13 pm local time, with its ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Japan's Pacific Ocean coast off Honshu Island on Sunday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 1.13 a.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)
1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 1:13 p.m. local time, with its ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
Western Japan jolted by 6.2-magnitude quake
A massive undersea quake however that hit in March 2011 sent a tsunami barrelling into Japan's northeast coast, leaving more than 18,000 people dead or missing, and sending three ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-US Alliance: In danger of drifting apart?
The fact is that the alliance is not as close as many think and there are three core reasons why: namely, the incompatibility of values, a differing world view and alternative versions of history ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t calls on citizens to stockpile toilet paper
The country has experienced shortage of sanitary products in past disasters. Also, 40% of its toilet paper production is in a region where a disastrous quake and tsunami could strike ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga visits disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant whe ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 181 km SE of Shimoda, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 181 km southeast of Shimoda, Japan at 16:46:45 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 118.83 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
How earthquake swarms arise
Earthquakes can be abrupt bursts of home-crumbling, ground-buckling energy when slices of the planet's crust long held in place by friction suddenly slip and lurch. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga tells South Korea’s Moon Jae-in both nations need to repair damaged relations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repai. ( read original story ...)
Japan opens museum memorialising Fukushima nuclear disaster
A museum that archives and exhibits items related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster opened on Sunday in the northeastern Japan town that hosts the stricken power plant, helping to preserve ... ( read original story ...)
Museum memorializing Fukushima nuclear disaster opens in NE Japan
A museum that archives and exhibits items related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster opened Sunday in the northeastern ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Sinks: 2020 Series Review: When There’s Nowhere to Run
Drama, Science Fiction Based on the Novel Written By: Sakyo Komatsu ***Warning, the following may contain spoilers for Japan Sinks: 2020. Reader discretion is advised.*** Series Synopsis Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Ravaged remains
The site of the former Kesen Junior High School, which was severely damaged by the tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen dev ... ( read original story ...)