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Japan’s new widowmaker trade may have shorter life
Reuters· 8 hours agoFor more than two decades, investors lost their shirts in Japan. In a trade that became known as a “widowmaker”, they sold short Japanese government...
Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm
New Scientist· 3 days agoIn an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface...
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US | iHeart
iHeartRadio· 4 days agoA 4.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in the US. | iHeart
Japan’s Exports Rise for Fifth Straight Month
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoJapan’s “exports are still being weighed down by hiccups in domestic industrial production and external disruptions to trade,” said Stefan Angrick,...
What do China's drills around Taiwan tell us?
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 minutes agoOn the streets of Taipei the response to the drills has been a collective shrug. Many will tell you they are not worried. But that is not quite true....
Italian holiday hotspot hit by 150 mini-earthquakes in one day
Daily Express· 3 days agoThe holiday hotspot of the Campi Flegrei area, near Naples, Italy, experienced a seismic swarm with...
'Fossilizing' cracks in infrastructure creates sealing that can even survive earthquakes
Science Daily· 2 days agoThe underground disposal of pollutants, such as radioactive waste and carbon dioxide, poses unique challenges. Unfortunately, current cement-based sealing materials do not offer long-term functionality ...
Japan Destination: Walking in footsteps of samurai warriors in Aizu
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoAizu, Japan, in Fukushima Prefecture’s western side, is a wonderful region. Not only does it boast...
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s contemporary paintings unearth ancient Kyoto
Stamford Advocate· 1 day agoTakashi Murakami's light and colorful works seem to jump out at the viewer with an overwhelming...
Study finds evidence that subduction zone splay faults compound hazards of great earthquakes
Phys.org· 4 days agoResearch has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's...