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Tokyo earthquake could kill 18,000, destroy 402,000 buildings

A new estimate from the Japanese government has projected that a "capital direct earthquake" of magnitude 7 or higher in Tokyo could result in 18,000 deaths. A "capital direct earthquake" occurs due ...
Stars and Stripes

With a simulated earthquake, US and Japan gauge evolving command coordination

AKASAKA PRESS CENTER, Tokyo — In a move reflecting their evolving military partnership, the United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise on Friday, the first to bring ...
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Powerful 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan's Northeast

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later ...

Specialty Shop in Tokyo Helping Reconstruction after Noto Quake

A shop in Tokyo that sells specialties from Ishikawa Prefecture is supporting reconstruction following a powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture two years ...
EurekAlert!

Machine learning sharpens earthquake risk assessment maps for Tokyo

This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that ...
Time

Aftershocks Could Raise Earthquake Risks for Vulnerable Cities

As catastrophic as the 2011 northern Japan quake and tsunami was—killing more than 15,000 people and causing more than $200 billion in economic damages—in a way, the country was lucky. Tokyo, a ...