In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
As Japan marks 13 years since 2011 earthquake & tsunami, experts warn of another megaquake
A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...
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Japan researchers sound warning of potential mega-earthquake near Hokkaido
A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...
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Feature: Japan's Small Island Communities Prepare To Ride Out Disasters Alone
File photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake ...
Experts: Unreleased stress energy off Hokkaido is enough to trigger mega-quake
A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...
Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...
Digital signs used to convey disaster info in many languages
Local governments around Japan are using digital signboards, long an instrument for corporate advertising, to convey crucial ...
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Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural disasters. In the event of a major earthquake, the islands' inherent isolation and, for some, remote ...
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This Singaporean is about to complete visiting all 47 prefectures in Japan, and he still yearns for more
There's a genre in Japanese anime and manga called Isekai, which translates to 'other world' and depicts a protagonist that has been transported to another dimension or reality. For Fariqqin Anuar, ...
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Rain offers hope in Japan wildfire
It has engulfed about 2,900 hectares (7,170 acres) -- around half the size of Manhattan -- making it the largest wildfire since at least 1975, when 2,700 hectares burnt in Hokkaido ... suffered in the ...