13221 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://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1875993/japan-earthquakes-mega-projectAzabudai Hills is a new neighbourhood in Tokyo where Japan 's tallest skyscraper has been designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake . The mega-development is hailed as having the feel of a village but with all the requirements of a modern city. It is due to open in full this year and has a total estimated cost of £3.2024-03-17T06:00+0100express-9c34987034dc7cd9173c9661ee56f77620240317060000https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/8911796/mag3quake-Mar-17-2024-Japan-SE-OFF-KII-PENINSULA.htmlSeismic station: Shizuoka Sagara (JSG/JP network) | Distance from quake: 117 km / 73 mi | Show on map Station Info Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2024-03-17T01:20+0100volcanodiscovery-fb2834636752db2b12603bb772d6294a20240317012000https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/e0e8c150a2f0-m54-quake-hits-japans-fukushima-pref-no-tsunami-warning-issued.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck off Fukushima Prefecture early Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The 6:17 a.m. quake registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in towns including Futaba and Okuma, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.2024-03-17T00:49+0100kyodonews-4fa38df4858a2b1c1e17598beb7c9a1520240317004900https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15201001An extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Kanazawa and Tsuruga in central Japan opened March 16, bringing bullet train services to Fukui Prefecture for the first time and the prospect of a desperately needed surge in tourism. The development means Fukui is now connected by a high-speed link to Tokyo, some 300 kilometers away.2024-03-16T11:36+0100ajw-826d79d7a5897d9d794c841f2b1e3e3b20240316113600