Cheap Flights to Japan Force a JAL Course Change

Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Note: Data series only dates back to March 2011. That month may have been unusually weak due to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. ANA, however, has been busy consolidating — buying AirAsia ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Ushiku in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Ushiku in Japan on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 74.78 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000dz7l. Ids that are ... ( read original story ...)

New HD Japan quake & tsunami risk model released by RMS

Catastrophe risk modelling and analytics specialist RMS has announced the launch of a new and updated high-definition risk model for Japanese earthquake and tsunami risks, which incorporates the latest seismic map data as well as learnings from the Tohoku ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake 4 mag, Hokkaido, Japan region

A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported Hokkaido, Japan region kilometers (0 miles) from Hokkaido, Japan region on Monday. Global time and date of event 09/04/18 / 2018-04-09 21:25:16 / April 9, 2018 @ 9:25 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.2 quake has struck near Oyama in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 156 km S of Oyama, Japan (97 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 321.42 km (200 miles). ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ‘Bosai Girls’ bring fashion to disaster relief

The earthquake on March 11, 2011, was the largest ever to hit Japan. A tsunami with 30-foot waves followed; nearly 20,000 people died, and 2,500 were never found. "Before 2011, I had never thought about disaster prevention deeply," Tanaka, 29, wrote in an ... ( read original story ...)

Moderate earthquake, 5.5 mag strikes near Nemuro in Japan

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Nemuro in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.9 quake has struck near Yonakuni in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Yonakuni in Japan on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/04/18 / 2018-04-23 17:10:30 / April 23, 2018 @ 5:10 pm. Unique identifier: us1000dqs6. ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.1 quake has struck near Naze in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Naze in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 24.75 km (15 ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Kushiro in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Kushiro in Japan. Global time and date of event 20/04/18 / 2018-04-20 10:45:50 / April 20, 2018 @ 10:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 144 ... ( read original story ...)

The Political is Personal for Japan’s Xinlisupreme

Yasumi Okano’s perception of the power structures in Japan changed after the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on the coast of the Tōhoku region. “Before the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.9 mag strikes near Honshu in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes near the east coast of Honshu, Japan kilometers (0 miles) from Honshu in Japan on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 11:38:27 / 11:38 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000dnk9. Ids that are ... ( read original story ...)