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A power company in Japan has admitted to selectively presenting key safety data in order to clear regulatory inspections for restarting two of its offline nuclear reactors. As per IndependentChubu Electric Power Co. admitted that it may have intentionally manipulated earthquake safety data for the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. The company confessed…
Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 11:52 PM IST Japan lies in one of the world’s most seismically active regions. The country has developed the densest seismic monitoring network globally. The area spanning Afghanistan, Pakistan, and North India is one of the world’s most seismically active zones. (Representational image/AP) An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 shook Japan’s Hokkaido…
Tsunami Alert in Russia, Japan, US Live Updates, Kamchatka Earthquake Today: A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations in several regions, according to local authorities and international monitoring agencies. The quake, which was initially reported as magnitude 8.0 by the US…
Tokyo: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 kilometres off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushi region around 21:19 pm (1219 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. The…
Tokyo: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 kilometres off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushi region around 21:19 pm (1219 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. The…
Japan’s growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world’s fourth-largest economy. A “megaquake” alert in August and one of the fiercest typhoons in decades resulted in gross domestic product (GDP) expanding just 0.2 percent between…