Damage reported in Miyazaki and Kagoshima, Japan after the significant earthquake; tsunami hit several coastal cities.
Image Credit: nhk.or.jp According to the Kirishima City Fire Department, two people, an elderly woman and a factory worker, also a woman, were taken to hospital. The quake in the […]
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Miyazaki, Japan a minute after another significant 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the area.
Image Credit: EMSC Moments ago, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck 19km SSE of Miyazaki, Japan, at 4:42 pm local time. According to preliminary data, the quake struck at a shallow depth […]
South Korean-flagged tanker capsizes off Japan.
Image Credit: AP.com At least 8 people have been confirmed dead after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off southwestern Japan’s Honshu main island in rough seas. The tanker, Keoyoung Sun […]
Hostage situation in Tokyo, Japan.
Image Credit: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS An 80-year old gunman has opened fire at a hospital in the city of Toda wounding two people. Authorities said that the gunman than […]
6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Hirara, Japan.
Image Credit: EMSC Moments ago, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Hirara, Japan at a depth of 184km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised […]
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes near Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Image Credit: EMSC Moments ago EMSC reported a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in the North Pacific Ocean, 76 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan at a shallow depth of 10km. The exact […]
Huge explosion in Tokyo.
Image Credit: news.ntv.co.jp On Tuesday morning at 10am a huge explosion has taken place in a chemical warehouse after a fire in a sodium hydroxide factory in Tachibana, Sumida Ward, […]
Former Japanese Prime Minister dies after being shot.
Image Credit: HKFP The former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, 67, has been rushed to the hospital and showing no vital signs. He was shot in the back twice […]
Russian car carrier on fire in Japanese Sea.
Image Credit: FleetMon In the afternoon of June 25th local sources revealed that Russian crew abandoned the car carrier, Angara (ex-Honda) in full load after a fire erupted on the […]
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