Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...
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How Japan keeps its trains safe from earthquakes
Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...
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Rare Deep-Sea “Doomsday Fish” Washed Ashore and People Are Convinced It’s a Bad Omen
A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...
Japan to increase reliance on nuclear energy in post-Fukushima shift
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...
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2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts
Deaths were caused by the initial earthquake and tsunami and by post-disaster ... homes – 10% of Japan’s households – are without electricity, and a million are without water.
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NRI helps Noto town of Anamizu grow back better following quake
The major earthquake that jolted Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1, 2024, drew attention to the area’s severe issue of an aging and shrinking population, but efforts to revive the Anamizu ...
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power
IAEA monitors Japan's Fukushima decommissioning, as Japan plans to increase reliance on nuclear power for energy needs.
Japan to increase nuclear power as new crisis overshadows Fukushima
On 11 March, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, ...
Rare deep-sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes up on Canary Islands coast
A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was ...