Matsuya Kanda – 130+ year old soba shop in Tokyo

Matsuya Kanda resides in a traditional Japanese building designed in the Taisho architectural style. A great earthquake destroyed the original building, so a new one was built in 1924 and has survived to this day. The interior is timeless, consisting of ... ( read original story ...)

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 living with spectre of killer quake

But spare a thought for Tokyo 2020 organisers, who face the added risk of a devastating earthquake or tsunami. Japan is already stepping up efforts to reassure top athletes and hundreds of thousands of visitors when they flock to Tokyo for the Games ... ( read original story ...)

5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Fukushima Prefecture and northeast Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Fukushima Prefecture and northeast ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake in northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning – JMA

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 hit northeastern Japan on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the 9:11 a.m. (0011 GMT) quake ... ( read original story ...)

Japan earthquake – northern Japan & Tokyo

Japan's public broadcaster with the news (NHK) Northern Japan quake, felt in Tokyo There has been no tsunami alert issued, said to be no tsunami threat Magnitude 5.6 quake says NHK, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says magnitude 5.8, hit Honshu (Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.1 mag was detected near Naze in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Naze in Japan on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 15:44:21 / June 28, 2017 @ 3:44 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, earthquakes are just a day in the park

KOBE, Japan — Somehow, it’s not surprising that the country that gave us Godzilla and elevated fake food to a fine art has also found a way to make earthquake preparedness entertaining. Guided by the philosophy that experience is the best teacher ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake kills at least two in Philippines

TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES – A strong earthquake damaged a power plant, caused landslides and cracked buildings and roads in the central Philippines, injuring scores of people and cutting off outlying villages. An east-central area of the archipelago was ... ( read original story ...)