A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 has hit off southern Japan with a tsunami advisory issued. The warning was put in place for the coastal parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Hits at 7.1 Magnitude, Tsunami Warning Issued
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 has hit off southern Japan with a tsunami advisory issued. The warning was put in place for the coastal parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku in the ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Japan: 7.1 magnitude tremors hit Tokyo; tsunami advisory issued
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake hits Kyushu
Japan, which sits on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire,’ is no stranger to earthquakes but large tremors on the coast cause particular alarm because of the tsunami risk. ( read original story ...)
Strong Earthquake Hits Near Japan’s Southwest Island
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck off the coast of Miyazaki on Japan’s main southwest island of Kyushu, prompting a tsunami warning, the Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake LIVE: Tsunami fears after massive 7.1 tremor rocks towns and cities
A tsunami warning has been issued in Japan after a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit the region with fears that the sea level could rise by one metre on the Pacific coast ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Earthquake Hits Near Japan’s Main Southwest Island
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck off the coast of Miyazaki on Japan’s main southwest island of Kyushu, prompting a tsunami warning, the Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: ‘Phoenix’ fireworks displayed in Niigata Prefecture
The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying Japanese who has learned hiragana and katakana. We ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunges 12.4% as investors dump a wide range of shares
It suffered an 11.4% drop in October 2008 during the global financial crisis and fell 10.6% in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and nuclear meltdowns in northeastern Japan in March 2011. Monday's decline was the second largest percentage loss in a ... ( read original story ...)
6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines’ Mindanao
Earthquakes regularly strike the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. Most are too weak to be felt by humans ... ( read original story ...)
Government reveals 25 offshore active faults on country’s Sea of Japan side
A government panel has released the locations and lengths of 25 offshore active faults on the Sea of Japan side of the country where an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or higher could occur. The active faults are located off the coast stretching from the ... ( read original story ...)
How a hotel became a mountain sanctuary during Taiwan’s earthquake
Steven Pan is executive chairman of Regent Taipei - Silks Hotel Group. More about the group's philosophy of resilience can be found in "Crisis is Opportunity: Transforming resilience into leadership in the face of adversity" (written by Ching-I Lin and Steven Pan" and published in Chinese and Japanese. An English edition is forthcoming) ( read ...
10,000 km from home, students from Japan’s quake-hit Noto area cheer at Paris Olympics
As the final whistle blew, Japanese supporters in the stands at Parc des Princes in Paris erupted in cheers. The Japanese women's soccer team ... ( read original story ...)
10,000 km from home, students from Japan’s quake-hit Noto cheer at Paris Olympics
As the final whistle blew, Japanese supporters in the stands at Parc des Princes in Paris erupted in cheers. The Japanese women's soccer team, Nadeshiko Japan, had come from behind in their Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
4.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Tokyo area: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 on early Wednesday rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area, the country's weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 01:47 a.m. local time, measuring 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: 39 quake-affected kids invited to Tokyo baseball games
On July 28, 39 elementary school students from Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, were invited to the Interci ... ( read original story ...)