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TOKYO -- Many of Japan's older hotels, hospitals and schools are at risk of collapsing if hit by a major earthquake, and reinforcement work is not on pace to meet the government's target to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The earthquake and typhoons that struck Japan in September have caused the government to lower its assessment of the nation's industrial picture for the first time in two years. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending slumped in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, falling well short of economists’ expectations and suggesting a slow recovery ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese maker of earthquake proofing technology is likely to fall into the red after admitting to falsifying data. Sources say KYB Corporation is expected to report a net loss of about US$90 millio... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s services sector grew strongly in October as new business expanded at the fastest clip in 5-1/2 years in a sign consumer spending bounced back after getting knocked by a serie... ( read original story ...)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese residents from Miyagi prefecture recently brought food, drinks and crafts to the home of U.S. Forces Japan to thank Americans for their help in the aftermath of the 2... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Tanabe in Japan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/11/18 / 2018-11-04 23:19:16 / November 4, 2018 ... ( read original story ...)

A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a depth of eight kilometres (five miles), 107 kilo... ( read original story ...)

A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a depth of eight kilometres (five miles), 107 kilo... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 122 km ESE of Namie, Japan (76 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 22:28:59 / 10:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of ea... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Tanuma in Japan on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:19:09 / 10:19 pm (local time epicenter). The ear... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 270 km WNW of Chichi-shima, Japan (168 miles). Event id: us1000hb3q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hb3q. Global time a... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 125 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan (78 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/11/18 / 2018-11-02 18:19:29 / November 2, 2018 @ 6: ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is globally known as “earthquake country.” The Japanese archipelago actually sits on a spot called the “Ring of Fire” where four earthquake-causing plates overlap and smush into each other, caus... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Independent disaster experts are raising questions over the testing procedures for critical anti-earthquake equipment, after Japan's KYB this month revealed it had falsified test data on ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 233 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan (145 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:21:42 / 1:21 am (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)