Japan Earthquake: Bullet train services halted between Tokyo–AomoriEarthquake Today in Japan: A magnitude 7.5 quake off Japan's coast has halted bullet train services between Tokyo and Aomori. The powerful ...
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Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuated after Russia's massive earthquake; Shinkansen bullet train lines not affected by tsunami warningFollowing a powerful earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan evacuated the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a precaution, halting ope...
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Nearly 250 missing as hope for survivors fades in Japan earthquakeResponding to the escalating crisis, Japan's Self-Defense Forces have doubled their deployment to 4,600 troops involved in rescue and relie...
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5.4 magnitude earthquake near Tokyo causes minor injuries, damageFour people were hurt, including a man who was hit by a falling ceiling light, according to Japan's Kyodo news agency, and some rail servic...
11 May, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Tokyo 2020 targets 100 per cent renewable energyThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) said in the report that the renewable energy mix will be fr...
01 May, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Naomi Osaka's US Open win gives disaster-hit Japan some rare good newsPrime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulated Osaka on Twitter after she won 6-2, 6-4 against tennis legend Serena Williams in New York.
09 Sep, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
- Tokyo opts for new volleyball venue for 2020 Games
OLYMPICS-TOKYO-VENUE:Tokyo opts for new volleyball venue for 2020 Games
16 Dec, 2016, 12.49 PM IST
- Olympics-Tokyo opts for new volleyball venue for 2020 Games
OLYMPICS-TOKYO/VENUE:Olympics-Tokyo opts for new volleyball venue for 2020 Games
16 Dec, 2016, 12.29 PM IST
- Olympics-Cost for 2020 Games gymnastics venue more than double now
OLYMPICS-TOKYO/GYMNASTICS:Olympics-Cost for 2020 Games gymnastics venue more than double now
16 Nov, 2016, 11.39 AM IST
- Powerful 7.0 magnitude quake hits Japan
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a wide area in eastern and northeastern Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings in Tokyo.
02 Jan, 2012, 02.53 AM IST
- Japan's factory output slid 4% in September
Factory output slid 4% in September from the previous month, the trade ministry said in a report in Tokyo today, the first decline since th...
29 Oct, 2011, 02.55 AM IST
- Japan hit by 7.1 aftershock; no nuclear damage seen
A magnitude-7.1 aftershock, one of the strongest since the devastating earthquake of March 11, struck Japan on Thursday.
08 Apr, 2011, 02.21 AM IST
- Japan warned over nuclear plants: WikiLeaks cables
Japan was warned more than two years ago by the international nuclear watchdog that its nuclear power plants were not capable of withstandi...
16 Mar, 2011, 10.02 PM IST
- Radiation big worry for NRIs in Japan
The Gujarati community there had just settled back into their daily routine and were feeling fortunate to be in Tokyo during the earthquake.
14 Mar, 2011, 01.09 PM IST
- Tokyo Electric, Toshiba, East Japan Rail may be among most affected
Tokyo Electric Power Co, & East Japan Railway Co are among cos that may be most hurt by the strongest ever earthquake to hit Japan, say ana...
14 Mar, 2011, 03.02 AM IST
- Dam breaks in northeast Japan, washes away homes: Kyodo
The government declared an atomic power emergency as officials rushed to secure key nuclear facilities in the affected regions.
11 Mar, 2011, 11.03 PM IST
- 60 killed as Japan quake unleashes massive tsunami
A ship carrying about 100 people was washed away by the huge 33-foot tidal waves in Japan's northeast coast and its fate was not known.
11 Mar, 2011, 07.21 PM IST