In 2004, Japanese engineers proposed a mile-high pyramid over Tokyo Bay, 14 times taller than the Great Pyramid, meant to house a million people, a mega-city we still cannot buildShimizu Corporation designed a massive pyramid city for Tokyo Bay. This ambitious project aimed to house one million people in a towering s...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
The Founder and CEO of Prologis on Staying Ahead of Disruptive ChangeOver the past four decades, Prologis has grown into the world’s largest real estate investment trust (REIT), with $215 billion in assets un...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Earthquake today: 6.1 magnitude quake hits Japan, Meteorological Agency warns of more quakes may follow, will Mount Fuji erupt?Earthquake today: Japan is prone to quakes and tsunami. A series of quakes have hit lately, including a 7.2 magnitude quake that struck on ...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Japan lifts advisory a week after 7.7-magnitude quakeJapan has lifted a special advisory warning of major earthquakes following a 7.7-magnitude tremor that struck off its northern coast. While...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
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...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Graphs to assess damage to buildings if earthquake occursThis new damage assessment method can clearly say by looking at a prototype score card what kind of damage a building can undergo in future...
17 Sep, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
Mahindra Satyam to take 2 years to reach 2011 revenue levels from JapanAfter the earthquake things virtually stopped for about six to eight months, an official, who did not wish to be named, said.
31 Jul, 2012, 10.33 PM IST
- Fukushima probe highlights laxness by regulator
Report says nuclear regulator provided little assistance to TEPCO staff struggling to gain control over melting reactors.
27 Dec, 2011, 04.58 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 nuclear crisis: No nuclear accident in Fukushima, say Indian N-experts
Department of Atomic Energy said India's civil nuclear programme will continue without any compromise on safety parameters.
15 Mar, 2011, 12.14 PM IST
- Japan plans package to fund rebuilding efforts
Japan aims to compile a package to fund the rebuilding effort after its strongest earthquake on record, a step that may worsen the public d...
14 Mar, 2011, 03.30 AM IST
- Japan quake ranks 5th largest since 1900
The massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan today ranks as the fifth largest in the world since 1900, scientists said.
12 Mar, 2011, 12.42 AM IST
- Over 300 killed as Japan quake unleashes devastating tsunami
A massive tsunami triggered by Japan's most powerful earthquake in nearly a century today wrought devastation in northeast coastal Japan, s...
11 Mar, 2011, 08.59 PM IST
- All employees in Japan safe: Infosys, iGate
Infosys began its Japanese operations in 1996 and opened its office in Tokyo in 1997. The company currently has over 250 employees in Japan.
11 Mar, 2011, 08.38 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
- Powerful quake strikes Japan
Powerful earthquakes today rattled Japan, triggering panic on fears of a tsunami and injuring dozens of people southwest of Tokyo.
11 Aug, 2009, 11.22 AM IST
- Quake with magnitude of 6.1 hits northern Japan
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate repo...
04 Dec, 2008, 07.52 AM IST