2392810 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-01-16/M5-0-earthquake-strikes-hits-near-west-coast-of-Honshu-Japan-1qpIjTkzPSo/p.htmlA magnitude-5.0 earthquake jolted near the west coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, according to Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).2024-01-16T11:20+0100cgtn-a7cfeff695b5fdc854d1b41b15ce059a20240116112000http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2024-01/16/content_116944768.htmHONG KONG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan at 09:42 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 43.1 km, was initially determined to be at 37.10 degrees north latitude and 136.87 degrees east longitude.2024-01-16T11:15+0100china.org.cn-22dda7bb745fe96a4063138c6949000820240116111500https://www.nampa.org/index.php?model=categories&function=display&id=22348191Japan doubles emergency funds after New Year's Day quake =(Picture)= ATTENTION - UPDATES with approval /// Tokyo, Jan 16, 2024 (AFP) - Japan doubled a fund used for disaster relief and other contingencies to $6.8 billion after a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, the government said Tuesday, as snow worsened conditions for survivors.2024-01-16T11:10+0100nampa-c551d3da5845e63f1731c763f5a6356b20240116111000https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15114236Labor shortages at elderly care facilities in Ishikawa Prefecture have been exacerbated by the New Year’s Day earthquake. Some workers are quitting because of the increased work burden or other disaster-related reasons. Other staff members have been forced to seek shelter at the care facilities as....2024-01-16T11:09+0100ajw-d891910b61bb66b7f9bf405e60b4ea0120240116110900