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Three moderate quakes strike off Japan

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Three moderate undersea earthquakes of magnitudes between 5.1 and 5.4 struck off Japan Tuesday and early Wednesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The first quake, with a magnitude of 5.4, hit near the country’s southern Ryukyu Islands at a depth of just 4.7 kilometres at 23:12 pm (1412 GMT), the [...]

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Moderate quake ‘strikes off Japan’

Thursday, February 10, 2011

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A 5.4 magnitude quake struck close to the Japanese coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit at 10:03 pm (1303 GMT) 34 kilometres east southeast of Iwaki on the main island of Honshu and 212 kilometres northeast of the capital, Tokyo, the USGS said. [...]

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[News] Checkpoint: Pleiades, Akiba, Fractale

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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Last update – 18:01 GMT (13:01 EST, 10:01 PST) Through a new trailer that came out today, Houkago no Pleiades – the next Gainax anime – has finally unveiled its release date: February 1, 2011. The video also reminds us that this web-anime (…) For more click here

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Japan hit by 6.9-magnitude earthquake

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast Tuesday, shaking a broad swath of the country and swaying buildings in downtown Tokyo. No damage or injuries were immediately reported, and Japan’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. The temblor hit at 12:25 p.m. local time (0325 GMT), with the epicenter near [...]

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Earthquake hits central Japan

Sunday, October 3, 2010

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A 5.0-magnitude quake hit areas some 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of Tokyo Sunday as Japan’s early warning system kicked in to alert residents to the tremor. The earthquake caused no tsunami and there were no reports of damage or injuries, according to the Meteorological Agency and police. The earthquake was centred near Joetsu City [...]

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Japan intervenes in currency market to weaken yen

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Japan intervened in the currency market Wednesday for the first time in six years to weaken the yen, which had spiked to 15-year highs against the dollar, battering the country’s vital exporters. The dollar bounced up to 84.52 yen from a low of 82.87 yen earlier after Japan’s central bank stepped into the market to [...]

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N.Zealand anti-whaling activist deported from Japan

Friday, July 9, 2010

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New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune was deported from Japan on Friday after receiving a suspended two-year sentence for obstructing Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. Bethune, 45, was sent home on an Air New Zealand flight which left Tokyo’s Narita airport for Auckland at 6:22 pm (0922 GMT), airport spokesman Masaru Motoyama said. Bethune [...]

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Japan prepares double mission to Venus for Monday launch

Saturday, May 15, 2010

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A new Japanese weather probe and daring solar sail concept are scheduled to blast off together on Monday for a six-month journey to study Venus. The Venus Climate Orbiter, named Akatsuki, represents the main payload sitting aboard the H-2A rocket slated for launch at 5:44:14 p.m. EDT (2144:14 GMT) on Monday, May 17, though it [...]

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