At least 13 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 shook central Japan Friday, Japan's weather agency and local ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukui prefecture on Friday, although no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture
TOKYO A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Reihoku District in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture on Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency registered the quake ... ( read original story ...)
5.0 magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). ( read original story ...)
Lab-grown earthquakes reveal the frictional forces acting beneath our feet
Simulating an earthquake on a miniature scale in a laboratory known unofficially as the "seismological wind tunnel," engineers and seismologists have produced the most comprehensive look to date at ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)
M5.5 quake rattles southern Japanese islands
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck early Thursday off the Ogasawara Islands, about 1,000 kilometers south of To ... ( read original story ...)
Lab-Grown Earthquakes Reveal Frictional Forces Acting Beneath Our Feet
A new study provides a comprehensive look at the motions and frictional laws driving destructive thrust-fault earthquakes Simulating an earthquake on ... ( read original story ...)
Disaster-prone Japan doubles as real-world test lab for US startups
While Japan is not known for wildfires, it does get more than its fair share of expressway-toppling earthquakes, nuclear-reactor-destroying tsunamis and airport-isolating typhoons. As such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Atomic Energy Commission fears nation may run short of nuclear experts
Accidents have damaged perceptions of nuclear power, leading to fewer students studying nuclear energy at universities, the Cabinet Office-affiliated commission wrote. ( read original story ...)
Japan and regions hold scaled-back disaster drills amid pandemic
The central government's exercise was based on the assumption that a magnitude 9.1 earthquake occurred at 7:10 a.m. off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake drill held on Disaster Prevention Day
Japanese authorities staged a drill on Tuesday under the scenario of a major earthquake striking the country. September 1 is Disaster Prevention Day in Japan. This day commemorates the 1923 Great ... ( read original story ...)
The Irish Times view on Japanese politics: the end of the Abe era
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo on Monday. Abe announced on Saturday that he will resign, ending his record-breaking tenure in a bombshell development that kicks off a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic flame displayed at Japan Olympic Museum
The Olympic flame will be on public display at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, as of 1 September. The lantern was delivered during a special ceremony prepared by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee ... ( read original story ...)
These Classic American Cars in Japan Have Been Parked Since the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
In 2019, urban exploration photographer Janine Pendleton went on a tour of Japan. She found a treasure trove of classic American iron. ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Leader, to Resign Because of Illness
Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job. ( read original story ...)