Jr NTR returns to India safely from Japan after multiple earthquakes
January 02, 2024 10:03 ISTJr NTR recently celebrated Christmas and New Year in Japan with his family. The actor was last seen in oscar-award winning RRR. Know more details.
Jr NTR recently celebrated Christmas and New Year in Japan with his family. The actor was last seen in oscar-award winning RRR. Know more details.
The earthquake with a 7.6-preliminary magnitude destroyed several buildings and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. A tsunami warning was issued for the first time since a massive 2011 earthquake.
Japan, which sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” is one of the most quake-prone countries in the world. In fact, an earthquake occurs every 5 minutes in the country.
An eyewitness captured puddles on the station floor and filmed the moment people crouched on a train platform while signs above them shook during the quake.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
Japan earthquake: The quake, which struck on New Year's Day, was felt in Tokyo and across the Kanto area. Reports of damage were not immediately available.
The first tremor of magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm and the second took place at 3:07 pm. No damage or casualties have been reported as of now.
Tepco has been eager to bring the world's largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs local consent in Niigata prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.
The rocket engine has been dubbed 'Zero' and was kickstarted in a ten-second "static fire test" in Japan's Hokkaido Spaceport, said Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) in a statement. The LBM used in the small satellite launch vehicle was derived from "livestock manure" from Hokkaido's dairy farms.
Dozens of LDP lawmakers are suspected of systematically failing to report about 500 million yen ($3.53 million) in funds in possible violation of campaign and election laws. The accused belong to the LDP's biggest and most powerful Seiwa-kai faction, led by the slain former PM Shinzo Abe.
The Quad is a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This year's summit was held in Japan's Hiroshima in May, attended by PM Narendra Modi.
According to an earlier report by Japan Times, the main Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was hesitating over whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Kishida's Cabinet.
As part of the discussion, the EU has sought duty concessions from India on these goods as it was violative of the global trade norms, but India has stated that it would be again a breach of WTO rules if the concessions be extended only to the EU.
Takashi Fujioka, a researcher at Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute, said that the fish were probably chased by predators and were exhausted due to lack of oxygen. He said that they may have also suddenly entered cold waters during their migration.
The details about what happened to the Osprey and to the people onboard were not immediately known, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It received an emergency call from a fishing boat off Yakushima island.
The North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.
Notably, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un is eager to operate spy satellites to deal with what it calls escalating US-led military threats. But its two previous attempts to place a spy satellite into orbit earlier this year ended in failure due to technical issues.
According to Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organisation, Ikeda died on November 15 at his home in the national capital, Tokyo. However, the organisation made it public on Saturday (November 18). He died “from natural causes".
The United States said it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorisation and appropriation.
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