Last post: Japan's outdated model is dead; long live the emerging vision
Source: Japan Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-30 09:51:45 -0700 | disasters-news
As of today, Roger Pulvers takes leave of Counterpoint, for which he has written weekly since its inception on April 3, 2005. In his final three columns, he set out to consider in turn Japan in the past, present and...
Wrestler Ric Flair's Son Found Dead In Hotel
Source: Sky News
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-29 20:29:42 -0700 | disasters-news
Flair's agent released a statement confirming the "heart-breaking" death of Reid Fliehr, 25. "Reid was an incredible son, brother, friend, and professional wrestler. No words can describe the grief that Ric and his family are experiencing and they do request...
Snowfall left 8 dead in Japan
Posted by: rsa76
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-04 13:44:37 -0800 | disasters-news
TOKYO - Heavy snow that fell in northern Japan over the weekend killed at least eight people dead on the island Hokkaido, including a family whose car was buried. Kazuyo Miyashita, a woman of 40 years, his two daughters Mass,...
Japan: two American sailors sentenced to nine to 10 years in prison for rape
Posted by: rsa76
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-01 20:38:12 -0800 | disasters-news
wo U.S. sailors were sentenced Thursday by a Japanese court at 9 and 10 years in prison for the rape of a Japanese woman last October on the island of Okinawa (south), reported the media. Seaman Christopher Browning, 24, was...
Earthquake in Japan
Posted by: rsa76
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-10 17:04:01 -0700 | disasters-news
Residents of the Japanese capital - Tokyo - reported that in 30 seconds rocked the building. Tremors were felt in 14 prefectures, including Fukushima. According to the operating company plant "Fukushima-1", no extraordinary events at the station due to the...
Bus with tourists fell from overpass in Japan
Posted by: rsa76
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-02-17 20:21:35 -0800 | disasters-news
The accident occurred in the southern Japanese prefecture of Oita city near Mita. According to local police, the bus driver lost control and the tourist bus fell from a flyover at the railway line. The drop height of 2.7 meters,...
Nuke plant crisis in Japan – biggest plant could close down
Posted by: prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-10 17:06:26 -0700 | disasters-news
TEPCO is worried because, in case some guidelines of the Nuclear Regularization Authority are introduced, it might have to close down the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in central Japan – this plant is the biggest nuke plant. This has been reported in...
Dispute over islands become tense as China, Japan send fighter jets, ships to the area
Posted by: Jennifer Rees
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-15 14:42:52 -0700 | disasters-news
China sent three ships into Japan’s territorial waters near the disputed islands just after the United States threatened Beijing not to defy Tokyo’s sovereignty, the Japanese government said. The previous week, China sent an aircraft and a surveillance plane to...
NIPPON AIRWAYS BOEING 787 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO BATTERY
Posted by: celeste2224
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-01-19 11:18:52 -0800 | disasters-news
Tokyo,Japan- All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight has made an emergency landing in Western Japan due to battery problem. ANA spokesperson Takuya Taniguchi said that passengers took emergency slides to get out of the plane. No reports of injuries,...
Japan’s major airlines ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners after emergency landing
Posted by: Jennifer Rees
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-03 13:16:14 -0800 | disasters-news
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways flight, two leading Japanese airlines have grounded their fleets of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, citing a series of mechanical, battery and other issues. According to reports, All Nippon Airways...
Another strong earthquake hits Japan
Posted by: Jorge Herbert
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2012-12-10 11:24:47 -0800 | disasters-news
Yookoso! 07 Decembar 2012. 17:18 Southern Tokyo, though a long way from the epicentre, a violent magnitude 7.3 quake in north-eastern Japan shook buildings and people. At 17:38 another magnitude 6.2 shake the land of the 'Rising Sun,' and several...
7.3-magnitude quake in Miyagi, Japan – Tsunami alert issued
Posted by: prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-06 07:36:05 -0800 | disasters-news
Japan has progressed in various areas of technology but the Land of the Rising Sun continues to be at the mercy of the elements and is repeatedly battered by earthquakes. An earthquake of 7.3-magnitude struck the Miyagi prefecture off the...
VIDEO: Strong earthquake and Tsunami WARNING in Japan.wmv - YouTube
Posted by: fibonnaci
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2012-12-10 11:24:47 -0800 | disasters-news
Published on Dec 7, 2012 Strong earthquake rocked Japan.wmv Published 7/12/2012 9:25. Updated 12/07/2012 11:38. VIDEO: The buildings shook for several minutes after the quake. A powerful earthquake has rocked the east coast of Japan. It was sent out tsunami...
7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Japan
Posted by: alfiebon
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-03-10 16:58:17 -0700 | disasters-news
TOKYO - A strong quake centered off northeastern Japanshook buildings as far away as Tokyo on Friday and triggered a one-meter tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushimadisaster, but there were no reports of deaths or serious damage....
Sasago tunnel collapse sparks urgent inspection of other highway tunnels across Japan
Posted by: Jennifer Rees
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2012-12-05 23:08:04 -0800 | disasters-news
After revelations that old rods and bolts might have led to the collapse of Japan’s Sasago tunnel that killed at least nine people, Japanese authorities have called for urgent examination of highway tunnels across the country. The tunnel collapse Sunday,...
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