Tokyo (Reuters)Japanese fish industry representatives on Thursday urged ... more than a million tonnes of contaminated water since the plant was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s response to first virus wave late but effective, report says
a Tokyo-based global think tank founded in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Insufficient disaster preparedness, disjointed messaging from public officials, a stubborn resistance to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Bullet Trains Are Hitting a Speed Bump
Covid-related ridership drops and long-term population trends are raising hard questions about the future of the shinkansen network of high-speed trains. ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Hachijojima Island: JMA
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Saturday struck off the east coast of Hachijojima island of Tokyo Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred ... ( read original story ...)
1st LD Writethru: 6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Hachijojima Island, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on Saturday struck off the east coast of Hachijojima island of Tokyo Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese govt & TEPCO ordered to pay $9.5 million in damages over Fukushima disaster, high court rules
A Japanese appeals court has said that the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) could have taken steps to prevent the Fukushima nuclear disaster, ruling they must pay one billion yen ($9.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Government Is Ordered to Pay Damages Over Fukushima Disaster
The Sendai High Court said the state and the plant’s operator must pay $9.5 million to survivors of the 2011 nuclear accident. They have until mid-October to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Volcano Islands, Japan region — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 04:38:47 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 84.66 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
The mysterious luminescence phenomena of earthquake lightning
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 ...)