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  • Tokyo Group Begins Instagram Posts on WWII Suicide Attack Units

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    August 11, 2024

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    Following its first issuance of a megaquake advisory called the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra In...

    August 11, 2024

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    August 11, 2024

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    August 10, 2024

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    Tourist spots have been hit by unexpected cancellations of accommodation bookings and beach closu...

    August 10, 2024

  • Nankai Trough Earthquake Misinformation Spreads on Social Media; Japan Govt Asks Platforms to Take Action

    Misinformation and suspicious social media posts that stir fear are spreading after the Japan Met...

    August 10, 2024

    #Earthquake #Nankai Trough
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    MAEBASHI — Polo shirts sent to the son of a deceased Olympic athlete are bringing back memories o...

    August 10, 2024

  • Due to Megathrust Earthquake Attention Advisory, Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Line Operating at Reduced Speed; Delays of 10 Minutes or More Expected

    In response to the issuance of an advisory called Megathrust Earthquake Attention on Thursday, tr...

    August 10, 2024

    #Shinkansen #Earthquake
  • Strain on Tectonic Plates Under Japan’s Hyuganada Sea Causes Earthquakes; Has Resulted in More than Five M-7 Quakes Since 1931

    Strain accumulating at the boundary between tectonic plates under the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki ...

    August 10, 2024

    #Earthquake
  • Record High 69,123 Students Need Japanese Language Help; Increase Comes from Growing Foreign Population, Japanese Children Living Oversea

    The number of students found to need Japanese language instruction in public elementary, junior h...

    August 10, 2024

  • Japan’s JR Tokai Resumes Shinkansen Bullet Train’s Operations after Strong Earthquake; Odakyu Electric Railway Partly Resumes Operations (UPDATE2)

    Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai) has resumed operations of Shinkansen bullet trains at ar...

    August 9, 2024

    #Shinkansen #Earthquake
  • Strong Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected (UPDATE 1)

    A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked the Kanto region on Friday evening. The quake measured an inten...

    August 9, 2024

    #Earthquake #Tokyo
  • JMA to Release More Info on Possible Nankai Trough Earthquake; Beaches Closed, Rail Service Curtailed in Vulnerable Areas

    The Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday that it would release information about the status of...

    August 9, 2024

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