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3 days ago · Having experienced various large-scale disasters, various committees have been established and disaster management plans have been formulated in Japan. As good practices of earthquake countermeasures taken by the government, activity of “the earthquake-resistant for school buildings” and “Union of Kansai Governments” were introduced.
2 days ago · But China has criticized Japan for releasing "nuclear-contaminated" water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, which suffered meltdowns after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. With Japan requesting China to analyze effects of the water release from a scientific perspective, Kishida said he agreed with Li that ...
4 days ago · On average, the country experiences an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 each year. Regular earthquakes in Japan date back to ancient times, as Sugawara no Michizane, a government official, recorded 23 destructive earthquakes out of 623 earthquakes felt in Japan between 416 AD to 887 AD. The country today is well prepared for natural disasters.
3 days ago · The 1933 M 8.4 Sanriku-Oki earthquake and the 1994 M 8.3 Shikotan earthquake are examples of intraplate seismicity, caused by deformation within the lithosphere of the subducting Pacific plate (Sanriku-Oki) and of the overriding North America plate (Shikotan), respectively.
3 days ago · Arab News Japan. TOKYO: A strong earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 5 upper struck Ibaraki prefecture at 5:40 evening on Wed. November 9. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, there is no tsunami risk. The agency said that the epicenter was in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, at a depth of about 50km and a magnitude of 5.5.
3 days ago · The 1933 M 8.4 Sanriku-Oki earthquake and the 1994 M 8.3 Shikotan earthquake are examples of intraplate seismicity, caused by deformation within the lithosphere of the subducting Pacific plate (Sanriku-Oki) and of the overriding North America plate (Shikotan), respectively.
2 days ago · 01 Jan 2024 04:01:23 GMT9. Arab News Japan. TOKYO: After a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the north coast of Japan at 4:10 p.m. on New Year’s Day, there were concerns for the many nuclear power plants in the area. Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa confirmed that a fire had broken out in a transformer at a nuclear power plant in ...
