Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Japan H E Hassan bin Mohammed Rafi Al Emadi paid an inspection tour to three facilities that were completed within the projects of the Qatar Friendship Fund (QFF) ... ( read original story ...)
A Massive Earthquake Is Coming to Cascadia—And It Can’t Be Stopped
Back in 2015, a prominent New Yorker article sounded the alarm on Cascadia’s tsunami and earthquake problem. The story by Kathryn Schulz, titled “ The Really Big One ,” reminded some about—and ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s ambassador inspects facilities built by QFF in disaster-stricken areas in Japan
HE the ambassador of Qatar to Japan, Hassan bin Mohamed Rafi al-Emadi, paid an inspection tour to three facilities that were completed as part of the projects of the Qatar Friendship Fund ... ( read original story ...)
Costa Rica earthquake: Huge 5.3-magnitude quake rattles San Jose – tsunami update issued
THE EARTHQUAKE that has shaken Costa Rica has been described as a 5.3-magnitude tremor by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Izu Islands hit by 5.2-magnitude quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a ‘new normal’
Then came COVID-19, with its frontal assault on the office culture. “Social distancing,” “remote work,” “officelessness” — can salarymen breathe this air? They cannot, Mito argues. Only entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)
‘Japan Sinks 2020’ to be compiled into an anime film
Director Masaaki Yuasa has decided to compile the harrowing 10-episode Netflix series into a feature-length anime film. ( read original story ...)
6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Banda Sea, with no reported tsunami
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Banda Sea, Friday, at 11:09 a.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) though having no potential to ... ( read original story ...)
One dead as magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits the Philippines
At least one person has been killed after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit the Philippines early Tuesday ... Ring of Fire', an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Fire Department uses Animal Crossing for earthquake safety tips
The Tokyo Fire Department in Japan has been using Animal Crossing: New Horizons to explain ways to keep safe during an earthquake. In a series of tweets the fire department posted videos of an Animal ... ( read original story ...)
4,000 wind chimes displayed in hopes of large catch in NE Japan city hit by 2011 tsunami
Some 4,000 wind chimes are on display in this northeastern Japan fishing community hit hard by tsunami triggered by the March 201 ... ( read original story ...)
Zaido: the ancient Japanese ritual to bring good luck – in pictures
After the death of her father and the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami, Yukari Chikura found solace by travelling to a remote village to document the 1,300-year-old ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Open source takes on earthquake early warning project
It's not just Google that's trying to get a handle on earthquakes. The Linux Foundation and partners are working on an open-source earthquake early warning system as well. ( read original story ...)
Google to preinstall earthquake warning tech in Android phones
Google will update its Android phones to incorporate California's earthquake early warning technology, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the tech giant announced Tuesday. "It's not every day that Silicon Valley ... ( read original story ...)
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other countries have alert systems in place for certain ... ( read original story ...)