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Japan earthquake: Thousands spend night in cold and wet
Tens of thousands of people have spent a cold and wet night in temporary shelters following two powerful earthquakes that struck the south-west Japanese island of Kyushu. More than 240,000 people were urged to evacuate the area amid fears heavy rain could bring landslides and further damage, local media reported. There is...
Japan city struck by powerful new earthquakes
Two powerful earthquakes have struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people. The quakes — a magnitude 7.1 (4.4 miles) at a depth of 7km and a 7.4 at a depth of 40km (25 miles) — came in quick succession, officials said. A tsunami warning has been issued....
Powerful earthquake in Japan leaves 9 dead, hundreds injured
TOKYO – Rescuers went house to house Friday looking for victims of a powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan late Thursday. At least nine people were killed and more than 700 injured in the magnitude 6.5 quake that centered on the island of Kyushu, one of Japan’s four main islands, according to local news...
Japan could release cancer causing RADIOACTIVE water into the sea in nuclear clean-up
CANCER fears have been sparked in Japan after releasing radioactive water into the sea was suggested as part of a major nuclear clean-up. Officials are becoming increasingly concerned by the huge levels of irradiated water building up at the Fukushima nuclear facility which needs to be disposed with. Currently thousands of...
Kerry in Japan for G7 Ministerial Meeting
Global security threats are among the focal points for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other Group of Seven (G-7) foreign ministers who have launched a two-day meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. Kerry arrived in Hiroshima Sunday following a visit to Afghanistan. He is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit...
The godmother of manga sex in Japan
A recent UN report weighed into a debate that provokes intense controversy in Japan, by including manga in a list of content with violent pornography. The BBC's Yuko Kato went to meet one of Japan's leading female manga artists, Keiko Takemiya, seen as the woman who opened the floodgates to sexually explicit manga. Some...
Japan marks fifth anniversary of tsunami
Japan observes the fifth anniversary of a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on March 11, 2011. The resulting Fukushima nuclear accident has been called the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Japan on Friday has mourned the people who died in a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami five years ago,...
Japanese actor killed by prop samurai sword
A Japanese play rehearsal took a tragic turn Monday, when an actor was stabbed in the stomach with a samurai sword. 33-year old Daigo Kashino was rushed to hospital where he later died. The actor was in a rehearsal session at a studio in Koto, Tokyo, when he was pierced in the abdomen "with a sword-like object" during...
Sakurajima volcano in Japan has erupted, sparking ash storm
A VOLCANO has erupted just 50km from a Japanese nuclear reactor, sparking a thunderous storm of mud and ash to fall in its vicinity. The well-known volcano erupted in southern Japan with a fiery blast that sent lava rolling down its slope. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima on the island of Kyushu erupted at...
Japan military on alert over North Korea’s planned rocket launch
Japan put its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatens it, while South Korea warned the North it would pay a "severe price" if it goes ahead with a satellite launch that South Korea considers a missile test. North notified U.N. agencies on Tuesday of its plan to launch what...
6.7 quake hits northern Japan
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southeast of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, according to the country’s meteorological agency. The quake was centered 51 kilometers southeast of the city of Shizunai at a depth of 51 kilometers, according to US Geological Survey (USGS). While saying there was no threat...
THE INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE IN JAPAN
Japan one is the countries that is very interesting,beautiful place to see in the Asia. Both historical and landscape are very interesting and wonderful.So I would like to tell you some recommendations to visit in Japan if you are all go to visit Japan. Kyoto was the capital of Japan up until 1868, once the capital was affected...
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