Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...
It's the first time since a devastating earthquake in 2011 that Japan has had to issue a tsunami warning of this calibre, according to local reports. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit a wide area of ...
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President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru held their first official meeting today in Washington, D.C., where they affirmed their determination to pursue a new golden age for ...
The year 2024 marks the centenary of the Johnson-Reed Act, which blocked all immigration from Japan to the United States. An overview of the movement of Japanese people to America. This year marks the ...
As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leapt into action. Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory. A special ...
On August 8, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever “megaquake alert,” after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the Miyazaki prefecture in southern Japan earlier that day. The ...
TOKYO — Japan issued its first warning Thursday about the possibility of a long-feared "megaquake" after a powerful 7.1-magnitude temblor struck off its southern coast, sparking a tsunami advisory but ...
Foreign employees have become much more visible in Japan. But policies designed only for short-term stays may hurt the country in the global competition for labor. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya The ...
Japanese authorities spent 5.53 trillion yen, or $36.8 billion, to shore up the yen in July, official data published Wednesday showed. The amount was roughly in line with expectations and followed ...
Japan’s economy is faltering after a rise in prices led consumers to cut back on spending. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo As the rest of the world fought to keep inflation in check, one ...
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