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An earthquake devastated Santa Barbara 100 years ago. It holds urgent lessons for the next ‘Big One’
In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...
Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain
As of the morning of June 26, 474 such earthquakes had been observed around the Tokara island chain. Read more at ...
The Manila Times on MSN5d
Hundreds of earthquakes shake Japan’s remote Tokara Islands, agency warns of stronger tremors ahead
A remote island chain in southern Japan has been rattled by more than 470 earthquakes since Saturday, the national weather ...
Japan’s chief meteorologist calls rumors of a July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry
Rumors in Hong Kong and other Asian cities of a major earthquake or a tsunami in July in Japan have led to flight ...
Japan land prices gain for 4th consecutive year
The average price of land in Japan has gone up for the fourth straight year. The year-on-year increase was the largest since ...
Free Malaysia Today on MSN1d
China lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports, but Fukushima and Tokyo still excluded
China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years-long dispute over Tokyo’s ...
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive ...
Learning about the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011
The “Great East Japan Earthquake” happened on March 11, 2011. I was supposed to go on my maiden trip to Tokyo the following week. Naturally, the trip was cancelled namely for safety reasons.