Japan holds drill for assumed 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Disaster Prevention Day

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:57:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Japan ese authorities held a drill to prepare for a mega earthquake striking the Tokyo metropolitan area for the National Disaster Prevention Day on Sunday, based on the assumption that a 7.3-magnitude quake hit the capital. Sept.

Japan conducts emergency drills in preparation for the huge quake predicted to hit Tokyo area

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 10:49:00 +0200japantimes (en)

The government conducted full-scale drills on Sunday — the official Disaster Prevention Day — in preparation for a powerful earthquake that is predicted to occur directly under the Tokyo metropolitan area. The drills were carried out under a scenario of a 7.3 magnitude temblor occurring under the capitals’s 23 wards at 7 a.

Haiti In Move for Visa Free Travel to Russia

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 13:19:00 +0200sunstkitts (en)

Haiti’s Foreign Minister Edmond Bocchit has announced that a memorandum of understanding is in the works with Russia that would allow Haitians to visit the Kremlin and Russian citizens to visit Haiti visa-free. The upcoming signing of the visa waiver agreement comes on the back of a recent meeting....

Vanuatu: Vanuatu: Ambrym Volcano & Earthquake - Emergency Plan of Action Final Report (MDRVU007)

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 12:46:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS. Description of the disaster. The Malampa province in the archipelago of Vanuatu has a volcanic island Ambrym consists of a population of approximately 7,286 people according to the census of 2016. The volcanic major unrest continued since January 2018 which caused the raise of....

News After a typhoon and an earthquake, it's third time lucky for Wexford swimmers

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 01:42:00 +0200independent-ie-regional (en)

The team, consisting of James O Connor from Forth Mountain, Enda Sinnott from Baldwinstown, Peter Bolger from New Ross, Saskia Dodebier from Edenvale and Denise Underwood and Sandra Goldsmith from Killinick, swam a total distance of 45km to complete the challenge - their fourth in the legendary....

Scrap scientifically unsound quake forecasts

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:20:00 +0200japantimes (en)

What, if anything, were you thinking about earthquakes on the morning of March 11, 2011? Most likely you weren’t thinking about earthquakes at all. But if you were, it was probably that, as Japan ’s government regularly said, and the media regularly reported, Japan was mainly at risk due to two....

Japan's emergency advisories are too complex and hard to understand, even for fluent Japanese speakers, experts say

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:45:00 +0200japantimes (en)

On the eve of Disaster Prevention Day in Japan , communications experts urged authorities using social media to improve messaging targeting foreign residents of Japan and visitors to the country so that what they are trying to convey will come through loud and clear.

Ten Years After the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Walking the Last Mile Together on Early Warning

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:27:00 +0200globalnewlightofmyanmar (en)

O n 26 December 2004, the world experienced one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a massive tsunami that directly affected fourteen countries in Asia and Africa.

Above, beneath the surface in Fukushima

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:23:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

An hour north of Tokyo by way of bullet train, the land is lush and green, framed by thickly wooded mountains in the distance. This vast rural prefecture in northeast Japan was once renowned for its fruit orchards, but much has changed. “There has been a bad reputation here,” a local government official said.

Earthquake Sensor Market 2019 Analysis & Forecast to 2025 by Key Players, Share, Trend, Segmentation

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:46:00 +0200newsfinancialanalyst (en)

The research report on ‘Earthquake Sensor market’ now available with Market Study Report, LLC, offers a detailed analysis of the factors influencing the global business sphere. This report also provides precise information pertaining to market size, commercialization aspects and revenue estimation of this business.

USGS: 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Oregon, No Tsunami Expected

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:03:00 +0200theepochtimes (en)

A 6.3 magnitude struck off the coast of Oregon on the morning of Aug. 29, according to the A tsunami warning was not issued by the The quake was located more than 175 miles west of the state’s coast, near the city of Brandon. Some people in coastal Oregon reported feeling the tremor. We just had an earthquake.

31 M/CLOUDY TOKYO (11 p.m.)

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:43:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Torrential rain in southwestern Japan has left three people dead and one missing, while more than 1,900 people were staying at evacuation centers as of Thursday morning. A 96-year-old woman was found dead at a flooded house in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, early Thursday, a day after the rains cause...

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association August 2019 issue

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:13:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. CHICAGO - The August issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association includes a new perspective from the National Institute on Aging on "paradoxical lucidity," or moments of stunning clarity, in dementia.

26 M/CLOUDY TOKYO (12 p.m.)

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:39:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Torrential rain in southwestern Japan has left three people dead and one missing, while more than 1,900 people were staying at evacuation centers as of Thursday morning. A 96-year-old woman was found dead at a flooded house in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, early Thursday, a day after the rains caused f...

Hazard maps to get redesign for color blind

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:32:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser (en)

TOKYO >> A government task force focused on earthquake research plans to redesign its hazard maps to make it easier for those with color blindness to identify risks. The maps use various colors to indicate the extent to which areas across the nation are susceptible to quakes, said Masahiro Nakade of....

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Aug. 29

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:22:00 +0200china.org.cn (en)

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged Japan Thursday to be honest with its wartime history and its export curbs against South Korea, which Moon called an economic retaliation for the historical issues. "Japan must be honest. Japan has yet to even state an honest reason for its economic retaliation.

6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Japan's Hokkaido

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:44:00 +0200business-standard (en)

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan 's Hokkaido on Thursday morning. "Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 29-08-2019, 05:16:37 IST, Lat:41.1 N & Long: 142.9 E, Depth: 10 Km, Region: Hokkaido, Japan Region," IMD Earthquake tweeted. The earthquake struck at a depth of about 10 kilometres.

World Japan: Earthquake of Magnitude 6.1 Hits Hokkaido, no Casualty Reported

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:39:00 +0200india (en)

Tokyo : An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Hokkaido, Japan at 5:16 AM Thursday, ANI reported. No casualty or loss of life was reported at the time of filing this report. More details are awaited. Earlier, on May 10, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook Miyazaki in southwestern Japan.

Registran terremoto de 6.1 al norte de Japón

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:43:00 +0200tiempo-mx (es)

Su epicentro se localizó a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros en el fondo del Océano Pacífico, específicamente entre las islas de Honshu y Hokkaido. Mencionan que no hay amenaza de tsunami como repercusiones del terremoto. Aún así las autoridades niponas aseguran que el movimiento telúrico, también se....

6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Japan's Hokkaido

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:38:00 +0200dnaindia (en)

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan 's Hokkaido on Thursday morning. "Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 29-08-2019, 05:16:37 IST, Lat:41.1 N & Long: 142.9 E, Depth: 10 Km, Region: Hokkaido, Japan Region," IMD Earthquake tweeted. The earthquake struck at a depth of about 10 kilometres.

Reportan un sismo de 6.1 en Japón; descartan amenaza de tsunami

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:11:00 +0200milenio (es)

Un sismo de 6.1 se registró en las provincias japonesas de Aomori y Hokkaido, según informó la Oficina Meteorológica Nacional del país asiático. El epicentro, localizado a 12 kilómetros de profundidad en el Océano Pacífico , se registró entre las islas de Honshu y Hokkaido. La oficina meteorológica descartó una amenaza de tsunami.

1st LD Writethru: 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Aomori Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:44:00 +0200nampa (en)

. Contributed by NAMPA / Xinhua. TOKYO, Aug. 29. (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Japan 's main island Honshu, the weather agency here said Thursday.

New Zealanders keen for earthquake early warning system - EQC

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:41:00 +0200voxy (en)

New Zealanders have welcomed the idea of an early warning system for earthquakes so they can be mentally prepared, as well as drop, cover and hold in the moments before major shaking occurs. An EQC-funded project led by Dr Julia Becker from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University....

TEPCO, Chubu, Hitachi, Toshiba to collaborate on nuclear plants

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:20:00 +0200japantoday (en)

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), Chubu Electric Power, Hitachi and Toshiba have agreed to consider cooperating on their nuclear plant businesses, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The companies have agreed to consider together building a sustainable business that focuses on....

Japan's Tepco, Chubu, Hitachi, Toshiba to collaborate on nuclear plants

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:54:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

Tokyo Electric Power, Chubu Electric Power, Hitachi and Toshiba have agreed to consider cooperating on their nuclear plant businesses, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The companies have agreed to consider together building a sustainable business that focuses on constructing and....

26 L/RAIN TOKYO (12 p.m.)

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:04:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Torrential rain hit southwestern Japan on Wednesday morning, prompting local governments to instruct thousands of people to evacuate as rivers overflowed and at least two people were left dead in what the weather agency called an "unprecedented downpour." In Saga Prefecture, in the Kyushu region,...

Japan's Tepco, Chubu, Hitachi, Toshiba to collaborate on nuclear plants

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:01:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power, Chubu Electric Power, Hitachi and Toshiba have agreed to consider cooperating on their nuclear plant businesses, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The companies have agreed to consider together building a sustainable business that focuses....

Japan's Tepco, Chubu, Hitachi, Toshiba to collaborate on nuclear plants

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:48:00 +02004-traders (en)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power, Chubu Electric Power, Hitachi and Toshiba have agreed to consider cooperating on their nuclear plant businesses, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday. The companies have agreed to consider together building a sustainable business that focuses on....

The Spatial and Temporal Influence of Cloud Cover on Satellite-Based Emergency Mapping of Earthquake Disasters

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:11:00 +0200nature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciences (en)

Global risk. Our analysis indicates that each year, 1.5 million people, predominantly living in the Alpine-Himalayan belt, the Malay Archipelago, Central America, and northern South America, are at risk of earthquake impacts (Fig. 1 ). Of these, between 19.9% and 41.

State minister: Bangladesh will be an earthquake resilient country

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:17:00 +0200dhakatribune (en)

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman has said Bangladesh is all prepared to become an earthquake resilient country in the future. He made this remark in an opening ceremony of a workshop titled "Simulation based logistic gap analysis workshop," jointly organized by....

26 L/RAIN TOKYO (11 a.m.)

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 04:11:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Prefectures in southwestern Japan were hit by heavy downpours Wednesday morning, with the Meteorological Agency issuing the maximum level of warning for landslides and flooding. The special warnings cover Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures in northern Kyushu, the agency said, forecasting r...

Un parcours mémoriel

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:28:00 +0200republicoftogo (fr)

Le 11 mars 2011, un séisme et un tsunami frappaient le Japon provoquant la catastrophe nucléaire de Fukushima et la mort de 19.000 personnes. Le 11 juin de la même année, en visite officielle au Japon, le président togolais avait été le premier officiel étranger à se rendre auprès des sinistrés.