CNN — Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a.m. ET), the agency said, triggering an advisory for Miyazaki province, in the island of Kyushu, as well as Japan’s southern Kochi prefecture. … Read more
Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan. Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on December 29 … Read more
A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level. Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the earthquake-hit region of Ishikawa as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and mudslides. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday issued its highest alert level for Ishikawa and … Read more
Japan has – for the first time – issued a warning about an increased risk of a “major earthquake” striking in the near future. The advisory was issued on Thursday night local time, telling people to be alert but not to evacuate. It also stressed that the warning did not mean a large earthquake was … Read more
In one of the biggest upgrades to the U.S.-Japan alliance since its inception, the U.S. will revamp its command in Japan, giving it a “direct leadership role” over American forces in operational planning in both peacetime and in potential crises, the countries’ defense chiefs and top diplomats announced Sunday, as the allies’ look to counter … Read more
Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation. Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with the redesigned bills featuring 3D holograms intended to thwart counterfeiters. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday said the redesigned 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills paid tribute to Japanese … Read more
Sanctions-breaking launch follows Pyongyang’s third and successful attempt to launch a spy satellite in November. North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4, after putting its first spy satellite into orbit at the third attempt last November. The Japanese Coastguard said the eight-day launch window began … Read more
Move comes after meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini. Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met UNRWA chief … Read more
Keoyoung Sun: South Korea-flagged tanker capsizes off west coast of Japan BBC.com Korean chemical tanker capsizes off western Japan; 5 missing 코리아타임스 URGENT: South Korean tanker capsizes off southwestern Japan, 4 crewmembers rescued and 7 missing Bloomberg S.Korean-Flagged Tanker Capsizes off Coast of Japan, Media Reports U.S. News & World Report South Korean tanker capsizes off southwestern Japan, 8 … Read more
Wildlife Pro LLC/Facebook A pod of at least 10 killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. CNN — A pod of at least 10 killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. … Read more