Hokkaido’s officials call on PAL’s Bautista to show support

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:03:00 +0100thestandard-ph (en)

PAL had made the decision to postpone the original Sept. 10 launch of its Manila-Sapporo-Manila route to a new date due to the recent 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Hokkaido. “Tourist spots and destinations in Hokkaido are open for domestic and international tourists. It is business as usual.

JO-2020: le président du CIO se rendra samedi à Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:06:00 +0100LePoint (fr)

Le président du Comité international olympique Thomas Bach se rendra ce week-end dans la région de Fukushima lourdement affectée par le tsunami de 2011 suivi d'une catastrophe nucléaire et que le Japon espère relancer en y organisant des événements sportifs. M.

JO-2020: le président du CIO se rendra samedi à Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:54:00 +0100tv5 (fr)

Le président du Comité international olympique Thomas Bach se rendra ce week-end dans la région de Fukushima lourdement affectée par le tsunami de 2011 suivi d'une catastrophe nucléaire et que le Japon espère relancer en y organisant des événements sportifs. M.

JO-2020: le président du CIO se rendra samedi à Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:50:00 +0100afp (fr)

Le président du Comité international olympique Thomas Bach se rendra ce week-end dans la région de Fukushima lourdement affectée par le tsunami de 2011 suivi d'une catastrophe nucléaire et que le Japon espère relancer en y organisant des événements sportifs. M.

12h02 JO-2020: le président du CIO se rendra samedi à Fukushima AFP

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:14:00 +0100la-croix (fr)

Le président du Comité international olympique Thomas Bach se rendra ce week-end dans la région de Fukushima lourdement affectée par le tsunami de 2011 suivi d'une catastrophe nucléaire et que le Japon espère relancer en y organisant des événements sportifs. M.

JO-2020: le président du CIO se rendra samedi à Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:12:00 +0100lexpress (fr)

Tokyo - Le président du Comité international olympique Thomas Bach se rendra ce week-end dans la région de Fukushima lourdement affectée par le tsunami de 2011 suivi d'une catastrophe nucléaire et que le Japon espère relancer en y organisant des événements sportifs. M.

Revival hopes as Olympics chief set to visit Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:15:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Olympics chief Thomas Bach will visit Japan 's Fukushima this weekend, a region devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster that officials hope to revive by bringing some events to the region. International Olympic Committee President Bach will on Saturday visit a stadium set to....

Revival hopes as Olympics chief set to visit Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:42:00 +0100afp-english (en)

Olympics chief Thomas Bach will visit Japan 's Fukushima this weekend, a region devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster that officials hope to revive by bringing some events to the region. International Olympic Committee President Bach will on Saturday visit a stadium set to....

EU plans to adopt mobile alert system for disasters for member states.

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:42:00 +0100geospatialworld (en)

European Union member countries have 42 months timeframe to adopt a mobile emergency alert system to track natural disasters or terror attacks. The measure was voted by the European Parliament on Wednesday. With the advancements in communication technology, mobile phone emergency alerts have become....

Gov't to compile 2nd extra budget on disaster prevention, agriculture

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 22:55:00 +0100japantoday (en)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday told his government to draw up a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2018 to fund disaster prevention measures and bolster the agricultural sector. The extra budget, which is expected to be several trillion yen in size, will also be used on measures to shore....

European Union preparing to adopt mobile alert system

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:00:00 +0100geospatialworld (en)

With the advancements in communication technology, mobile phone emergency alerts increasingly provide us with timely information about unexpected emergencies or natural disasters, so that we can better ensure our own safety in the case of an emergency. Many countries, including the US and Japan , are using this technology.

Embassy of Japan organizes “Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku” Exhibition

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:33:00 +0100sarajevotimes (en)

The Embassy of Japan and the Sarajevo city will hold The Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibition “Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan” from17 November to 7 December 2018 at the Sarajevo City Hall. The name Tohokumeans “Northeast” in Japanese and is the geographic region of northern part of the mainland of Japan, which covers 6 prefectures.

New Zealand LCC market: AirAsia pulls out again, leaving only Jetstar

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:55:00 +0100centreforaviation (en)

Note: seat and capacity share figures are approximate. Source: CAPA – Centre for Aviation & OAG. New Zealand was the first Asia Pacific market with LCCs New Zealand was the very first Asia Pacific market penetrated by LCCs, initially by independent New Zealand-based LCC Kiwi and Air New Zealand LCC subsidiary Freedom Air .

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Baja California, Miles From Border

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:28:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California, Mexico, and it was felt in San Diego and other parts of Southern California. in Southern California reported that a number of people in San Diego, located 180 miles to the west-northwest of the epicenter, felt the quake.

Earthquake researchers finalists for supercomputing prize

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:28:00 +0100innovations-report (en)

Tsuyoshi Ichimura together with Kohei Fujita, Takuma Yamaguchi, Kengo Nakajima, Muneo Hori and Lalith Maddegedara were praised for their simulation of earthquake physics in complex urban environments. Earthquakes are a huge problem in many places around the world including, famously, Japan .

Earthquake researchers finalists for supercomputing prize

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:04:00 +0100terradaily (en)

A team of researchers from the Earthquake Research Institute, Department of Civil Engineering and Information Technology Center at the University of Tokyo, and the RIKEN Center for Computational Science and RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project in Japan were finalists for the coveted Gordon....

What happened when 133-ft waves swept in? A new book documents the Tohoku tsunami

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:32:00 +0100prospectmagazine (en)

by Richard Lloyd Parry (Jonathan Cape, £16.99) Tohoku is a region to which most Tokyoites would never venture. Seen as a “rustic” and old-world place, the accent is hard to understand for those not originally from north-east Japan . Richard Lloyd Parry, the Asia Editor of the Times , spent six years....

Efemérides: ocurrió un día como hoy 17 de noviembre

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 08:23:00 +0100generaccion (es)

EN EL PERÚ. - Un día como hoy hace 18 años, el 17 de noviembre de 2000 , Alberto Fujimori renuncia a la Presidencia del Perú desde el Japón. El Congreso de la República no acepta su renuncia y lo destituye. Otros acontecimientos que sucedieron un día como hoy en el Perú. 1837.- Derrota de Chile.

Local earthquake protection plan to be set up 43 minutes

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 08:01:00 +0100montsame (en)

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. A task force of the project, “Strengthening the National Capacity of Earthquake Disaster Protection and Prevention in Mongolia”, which is being implemented by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with JICA, organized an event to set up a local earthquake protection plan in Darkhan-Uul aimag.

L’Indonésie et le Japon unis pour atténuer les effets des catastrophes

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 05:02:00 +0100lecourrier (fr)

Le président indonésien Joko Widodo et le Premier ministre japonais Shinzo Abe ont discuté de ce sujet, entre autres, lors de leur rencontre en marge du 33 e Sommet de l’ASEAN, jeudi 15 novembre à Singapour. Le Premier ministre Shinzo Abe a exprimé son souhait de travailler avec l’Indonésie à la....