By Tim Kelly and Satoshi Sugiyama KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 31 (Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week rose to 34 on Friday from 25 previously, …
Japan quake kills at least 13; more trapped in collapsed mall, factory
A major earthquake in Japan’s southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.
A 7.1 quake hits Japan’s Kyushu, trapping people in a collapsed shopping mall
The quake shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries.
Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?
Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates.
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, …
Death Toll From Japan Quake Rises to 34 as Rescue Efforts Continue
Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.
More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after deadly quake that killed 13
People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say …
New Japan trade body chief Takeshi Iwaya vows to visit China soon; business exchanges cannot replace Tokyo’s political correction: expert
VCG. Former Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Wednesday that he would seek to arrange an early delegation …
Financing secured for Timor-Leste’s first solar-storage project
The Asian Development Bank, World Bank and investors from Canada and Japan have partnered on a $ $123 million financing package for Timor-Leste’s first independent power project.
Earthquake in Japan caused buildings to collapse as dozens reportedly injured
A residential building on fire after an earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, today. Kyodo News via Reuters About 80 people hurt during …