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Japan tsunami advisory sent after M8.0 quake off Kamchatka Peninsula
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 ...
The rise of Japan's far right was supercharged by Trump - and tourists
With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...
Tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant faces new delay in removing melted fuel debris
The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the start of full-scale removal of ...
Japan Nuclear Plant Reports Triple Drone Intrusion
Japan strictly prohibits drone flights near nuclear power plants under its 2016 Drone Act, with violations punishable by up ...
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CCTV Footage Captures the First-Ever Video of an Earthquake Fault in Motion, Shining a Rare Light on Seismic Dynamics
A clip recorded in Myanmar in March reveals a curved path of the fault slip, which can help scientists better understand the ...
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Japan holds first meeting on Nankai quake information guidelines review
Japan issued its first Nankai Trough emergency information in August last year following a major quake off Miyazaki ...
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Japan power firm plans to build first new nuclear reactor since Fukushima
Kansai Electric Power will begin surveys for the construction of a new nuclear power reactor at its Mihama power station in ...
Unmanned aerial vehicle enables faster, more precise seafloor earthquake monitoring
Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...