Japan urges evacuation of small island after 1,000 quakes

TOKYO: Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake on Thursday, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area. Residents were urged to evacuate to “a school playground in Akuseki …

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Tokyo | Just 24 hours out from a date some travellers now fear as “earthquake day”, Japanese tourism officials are grappling with a sharp downturn in foreign visitors, spurred not by geopolitics or actual natural disasters, but by a quarter-century-old …

Japan Upper House Election Campaigning Kicks Off

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People Mourn Victims of Central Japan Mudslide 4 Years On

Newsfrom Japan Society Jul 3, 2025 15:21 (JST) Atami, Shizuoka Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)--People mourned the 28 victims of the 2021 major mudslide that struck Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in a memorial ceremony on Thursday, the fourth …

Japan's average pay ups over 5% for 2nd year in row amid price hikes

People walk in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on July 3, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese companies agreed to raise wages by an average 5.25 percent in this year's spring wage talks, the second straight year to exceed 5 percent, the …

900 Earthquakes In 2 Weeks: Sleepless Nights For Anxious Residents In Japan

Last Updated:July 03, 2025, 18:30 IST The Tokara Islands in southern Japan are witnessing unusually high seismic activity in recent weeks, leaving residents anxious and sleep-deprived. An aerial view shows Akuseki Island, a part of the of the Tokara island …

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Japan firm photographs Earth with microsatellite

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Japan urges evacuation of small island as 1,000 quakes hit region