Honest Tokyo residents turned in record US$30 million in lost cash last year
For the vast majority of Japanese, not handing in lost property would be 'unthinkable', one expert said Tokyo residents ...
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Tourism of hope: Japan seeks to keep 2011 quake memory alive
In February, eight school officials from Taiwan visited the ruins of an elementary school building preserved in Namie, ...
These are the most earthquake-prone cities in the world
Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...
How High On Fire’s Matt Pike pulled back from the edge of darkness to make De Vermis Mysteriis
Perhaps inevitably, it was drugs that nearly ruined everything for Matt Pike. Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1972, he was ...
ZME Science5d
The Japanese Mayor Who Built a Floodgate No One Wanted — and Saved His Town
For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...
Properties of rocks in fault zones contribute to earthquake generation, study shows
Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds ...
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From waste to wonder: Revolutionary green grout for sustainable construction practices
Grouting is a widely used construction technique that involves injecting stabilizing materials into soil to ensure structural ...
Earthquake felt in places across B.C.'s Lower Mainland
An earthquake struck on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. on Friday afternoon, with shaking felt in various towns and cities across ...
Key West Citizen13d
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy ...
Daily Mail14d
Tsunami fears hit the West Coast as scientists warn of 'inevitable' earthquake
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) states there is about a 37 percent chance that the Cascadia Subduction Zone will produce an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 or greater within the ...