A 5.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi, Japan.
Image Credit: Zenrin Earthstar Geographics A few hours ago a 5.4-magnitude struck Sendai, Sendai Shi, Miyagi, Japan. The earthquake occured at a depth of 74.3 km beneath the epicenter, in […]
Explosion at a cement factory in Tokyo.
Image Credit:kyodonews.net On Monday night, Japanese authorities reported an explosion at a cement factory owned by Taiheiyo Cement Corp. located in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The explosion ignited a car […]
Tsunami hit Japan after 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
Image Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency website. Japanese authorities issued a tsunami alert after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, off the coast of Miyagi. It has been reported that a one […]
German frigate to pass through the South China Sea in August.
German Frigate FGS Hamburg. Not known yet which ship will sail through the South China Sea. Image Credit: ANDREW SCHNEIDER/U.S. NAVY. Last Tuesday, German officials confirmed that they will be […]
7.1- magnitude earthquake strikes Japan.
Image Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan 89 kilometres off the coast of Fukushima prefecture on Saturday night, 23:13 JMT (14:13 GMT). Back in 2011, Fukushima was […]
Chinese bulk carrier collided with a Japanese submarine.
Image Credit: Kyodo On Monday at around 10.58am Tokyo time, a capesize bulk carrier, Ocean Artemis, a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier, collided with a Japanese Soryu-class submarine south of Kochi […]
Japan to close borders to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant.
Image Credit: Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images On Saturday, Japanese authorities announced that as from Monday, borders will be closed, and most travellers will not be allowed to enter Japan, […]
Container ship loses 2,000 containers enroute to California.
Image Credit: John Koh A container ship, ONE Apus, lost 2,000 containers en-route to California from Yantian in China. The container ship hit a massive storm in the Pacific Ocean. […]
Japan reports more than 2000 cases.
Image Credit: Reuters On Wednesday, for the first time, Japan reported 2,116 cases, a new daily high for the country. Also, 12 new fatalities were reported, For the third consecutive […]
