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Japan’s new widowmaker trade may have shorter life
Reuters· 10 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...
What do China's drills around Taiwan tell us?
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 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....
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,...
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...
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 ...
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...
Japan-Taiwan ties grow amid ‘closely linked’ security concerns about Beijing
South China Morning Post· 7 days agoA trip to Tokyo by Taipei’s mayor, who is tipped as a future presidential candidate, is the latest...