For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter

I’m still not able to process these emotions.” Aoki says ground displacement of similar scale — or perhaps even larger — was detected during the 1999 Jiji Earthquake that slammed Taiwan. In Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: M4.8 Earthquake Strikes Tokyo

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto Region, with its epicenter at a depth of 80 km in Tokyo Bay at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, measuring 4 in central Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan warns of economic impact of Noto earthquake

TOKYO: The New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 in Japan's Noto peninsula is likely to have a lasting impact on the economy and requires "full attention", a government report showed on ... ( read original story ...)