Tsunami researchers hunt for clues about the next big Pacific Northwest quake
A massive earthquake will one day rattle the Pacific Northwest. Minutes to hours later, a surge of seawater will swallow the ...
Prize yellowtail fetches 2 million yen in Japan auction
A fishing port in central Japan was vibrant amid the haul of winter yellowtail. The delicacy brought new excitement to an ...
Mainichi wins prize for photo showing central Japan city gutted by post-quake fire
The Kansai Press Photographers Association announced the winners of this fiscal year's awards for distinguished press photos ...
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London students compete on ideas to promote Hokuriku region
The presentations set out unique tourism strategies, such as 'sake passports' to encourage tourists to visit local breweries, ...
Homeless people forcibly removed from closed center for day laborers in Osaka
The Osaka District Court on Dec. 1 went ahead with the forced removal of homeless people living on the grounds of a closed support facility f･･･ ...
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Why are volcanoes common in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
How big is the Pacific Ring of Fire? The Ring of Fire dominates the Pacific Ocean. It's a string of at least 450 active and dormant volcanoes that form a semi-circle, or horse shoe, around the ...
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Osaka eviction of homeless from former welfare center sparks protest
Protesters clashed with police in defense of the homeless individuals, who they say are day laborers who contributed to ...
Gisborne Herald11h
Hikurangi Subduction Zone: What overseas quakes just revealed about NZ’s biggest natural hazard
The giant plate boundary that is the Hikurangi Subduction Zone has the potential to cause magnitude-8.0 “megathrust” ...
Japan Today14h
Japan eyes next-generation solar power equivalent to 20 nuclear reactors
The Japanese government is planning to generate some 20 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to the output of 20 nuclear reactors, through thin and bendable perovskite solar cells in fiscal 2040. The ...