Electricity prices in Japan surged this weekend after a major earthquake off the coast of the Fukushima Prefecture forced operators to shut down almost 8 GW of thermal power generation capacity – just weeks ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Nonetheless, sources speak...
In summary, there was a magnitude-5.3 earthquake that hit Japan's Fukushima prefecture, causing damage to the nuclear power plant. There is no indication that the earthquake has caused any damage to the plant's containment units, but Tepco is reinforcing the monitoring of the plant in resp...
Today, Machi-Communication is a well-established non-profit organization that continues to contribute to not only meeting immediate recovery needs for communities affected by disasters in Japan, but also building local knowledge, enhancing community resilience, and sharing knowledge and expertise for ...
The Ethiopian rift which is part of East African Rift system passes through the middle of the country making it one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Thus, significant and damaging earthquakes have been reported and recorded in the past in this region. A homogeneous earthquake...
Investigation of destructive power indices of strong motion using building damage data and strong motions recorded in the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu, Japan, earthquake. http://yukiko.eng.niigata-u.ac.jp/papers/2006ncee.pdf Nakamura Y, Saita J (2007) UeEDAS, the earthquake warning system: today and...
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless...
Tokyo, JAPAN (February 9, 2021) — Suntory Holdings Ltd., a global leader in both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages industries, today announced that it will be launching the “Mirai Challenge Program”* to support revitalize the local communities affected by the Great East Japan ...
TOKYO -(MarketWatch)- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday that it shut the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power station on Japan's western island of Kyushu for planned maintenance. With the closure, only six of Japan's 54 reactors remain in operation. -- Kyushu Electric shuts a ...
Figure 2.Schematic depiction of Japan’s system for disaster mitigation. (Sugimoto and Dengler, 2011). View chapter Explore book Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami D.Sugawara, inTsunamiites (Second Edition), 2021 4Conclusions The unexpected damage from the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsu...
Tokyo the capital of Japan is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most modern cities. Twice last century the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as...