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  • Japan Asks Residents to Prep for Major Earthquakes in Nankai Trough Area; Expert Warns Against Panic Buying

    The Japan Meteorological Agency and the government are calling for residents near where a powerfu...

    August 9, 2024

    #Earthquake #Nankai Trough
  • Nagasaki Mayor: Nuclear Weapons ‘Threat to Humankind’;G7 Ambassadors Absent from A-Bomb Memorial Ceremony

    NAGASAKI — Survivors and victims’ family members held a memorial service marking the 79th anniver...

    August 9, 2024

  • Injury Numbers from Southern Japan’s Earthquake Rise to 14; Confirmed Damage to 10 Houses in Miyazaki, Kagoshima Prefectures

    The number of people who suffered injuries related to the powerful earthquake that occurred in th...

    August 9, 2024

    #Earthquake #Miyazaki
  • Detection Dogs at Narita Airport to Sniff Out ‘Suspicious’ Banknotes; Helping Customs Stop Money Laundering Operations

    Tokyo Customs introduced Japan’s first detection dogs for banknotes at Narita Airport on Thursday...

    August 9, 2024

  • Quake-Related Searches on X Can Lead to Adult Spam in Japan; Nuisance Complicates Efforts to Find Vital Information After Nankai Trough Quake Info Issued

    Online searches in Japanese for “earthquake” or “extra information” on the X social media site, f...

    August 9, 2024

    #Earthquake #Nankai Trough
  • PM Cancels Upcoming Central Asia Trip; Prioritizing Staying on High Alert After Earthquake

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will cancel his upcoming trip to Central Asia in order to focus on s...

    August 9, 2024

  • 14 People Confirmed Injured, 10 Houses Damaged After Miyazaki Earthquake

    It has been confirmed that fourteen people are injured in Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefec...

    August 9, 2024

    #Earthquake #Miyazaki
  • 1000 Vietnamese Lanterns Dazzle Visitors in Toyama Pref.; Festival was Inspired by Resemblance Between Cities in Japan, Vietnam  

    A thousand Vietnamese lanterns are on display in the city of Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture. The N...

    August 9, 2024

    #Toyama
  • 9 People Injured in Strong Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref.

    Nine people have been confirmed injured in Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefectures due to th...

    August 8, 2024

  • Tsunami Reaches Japan’s Miyazaki, Kochi Prefectures after Earthquake Hits Southern Japan

    An earthquake measuring a seismic intensity of lower 6 that hit Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday c...

    August 8, 2024

    #Earthquake #Kochi #Miyazaki
  • Kyushu, Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Lines Resume Services

    Kyushu and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet lines resumed services around 5:20 pm, after making eme...

    August 8, 2024

  • Emergency Response Office Set Up after Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref.; N-power Plants Operating Normally

    The government set up an emergency response office on Thursday, after an earthquake measuring low...

    August 8, 2024

    #Earthquake #Miyazaki
  • Japanese Prime Minister Orders Earthquake Response Measures, Including Timely Provision of Tsunami Information to Public

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered Thursday that measures be taken to respond to the strong ear...

    August 8, 2024

    #Earthquake #Tsunami
  • Japan Meteorological Agency Issues Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information; Data Meant to Assess Risk of Subsequent Megaquake (UPDATE1)

    Following the earthquake that struck the Hyuga region in Miyazaki Prefecture, the Japan Meteorolo...

    August 8, 2024

    #Earthquake #Kochi #Miyazaki #Tsunami #Nankai Trough
  • Earthquake Measuring Lower 6 Hits Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture; Tsunami Advisories Issued for 5 Prefectures, Including Kochi and Miyazaki (Update2)

    An earthquake measuring an intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 occurred in so...

    August 8, 2024

    #Earthquake #Miyazaki #Tsunami
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