Saturday 28th January, 2012
Moderate quake hits Japan
An undersea quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale Saturday struck near the eastern coast of Honshu island in Japan, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor occurred at 0022 GMT at a depth of ...
UN official surveys typhoon damage in the Philippines
The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis ...
G-4 makes joint bid for UNSC expansion
India, Brazil, Germany and Japan have made a joint bid for the expansion of the UN Security Council in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership. Collectively known as G-4, the ...
Japan becomes land of the rising yen
The Globe And MailMount Fuji looms over the Tokyo skyline. This week, Japan reported its first annual trade deficit since 1980, caused by the impact of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and energy crisis and a decline ...
Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Japan
San Diego Union-TribuneTOKYO -; A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or ...
Prisoner escapes Japan jail in underwear
Daily NationGuolin "fell on his rear and turned over. Then he ran off at a steady trot". At the time the temperature was around 4 degrees C (39 degrees F). Prison breakouts are extremely rare in ...
Nuclear-free Japan not to lack power
Turkish Daily NewsKansai Power's nuclear power plant reactor No. 2 is seen in Ohi, Japan. Japan will be able to avoid power cuts this summer even if the nation's last few nuclear reactors cease ...
Officials Say No Risk to Oregon Coast from Japanese Radiation
Beach Connection(Newport, Oregon) – As if the economy, gas prices and some being spooked by a tsunami scare aren't enough, those in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast are having to worry about ...
Strong quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
One NewsQuake jolts southern New Zealand A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan this morning, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 7:43 am (2243 GMT on Friday), ...
Cabinet OKs child allowance bill; fight looms to gain passage by March
News on JapanThe Cabinet approved a bill Friday to create a new child allowance system starting April 1, replacing the present framework that expires at the end of ...
Glitches to cost DoCoMo execs
News on JapanNTT DoCoMo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada and five other executives will face a pay cut over a series of communications service disruptions since last year, the company said Friday, while announcing a ...
Huge Yamanashi solar farm online
News on JapanLandlocked Yamanashi receives plenty of sunshine and is trying to attract solar power plant projects. In addition to the one in Kofu, other projects are proceeding in the cities of Kai and ...
EU Commission: Go ahead, Sony, own 'Sony Ericsson'
CNetnod from the European Commission this week removes one more impediment for Sony to dissolve its mobile partnership with Ericsson and assume full ...
DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei
IBTimesAndroid operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei ...
9.0-Magnitude quake shakes Japan
People's DailyAn earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 8:05 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks ...
Japan hit by 5.5 magnitude earthquake
New Zealand HeraldA magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan this morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami ...
Experts cast doubt on Japan nuclear power plant stress tests
General SourcesThe Japanese government ordered tests on all nuclear reactors after Fukushima meltdown, and are set to reopen at least one shortly, but advisers say the tests do not prove the plants are ...
Japan making progress on U.S. trade concerns: USTR
General SourcesJapan has improved market access for a broad range of U.S. goods and services, as Washington continues to consider Tokyo's application to join a ...
Kitten-Sized Controversy: Is Hello Kitty from London or Japan?
General SourcesHello Kitty : Is the character who has been plastered on everything from stickers to face massagers to toasters to panties to deodorant sprays and long officially described as an English citizen ...
Some at BOJ worried about recovery delay
Japan TimesSome of the Bank of Japan's policymakers were concerned last month that the economy wouldn't recovery as quickly as expected amid slowing global growth, according to minutes of their ...
Plushenko second after short program at European C'ships
Japan TimesArtur Gachinski snatched the lead from the 2006 Olympic champion at the European Figure Skating Championships Thursday after Plushenko opted not to do a quadruple jump in the short program. ...
Schiano bolts Rutgers to take over Buccaneers
Japan TimesTAMPA, Florida — The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners — much in the same way he did ...
NRC briefed NISA on contingencies; Tepco in dark
Japan TimesAgency officials visited the NRC for the briefings, but the U.S. side barred them from taking notes or speaking of the content with outsiders — even the utilities running nuclear power plants ...
Nuclear foes defy order to remove tents from the grounds of METI
Japan TimesStanding firm: An antinuclear activist gives a speech Friday evening as he and other protesters refused to take down their tents at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry by the 5 p.m. ...
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