Tropical Storm Yagi nears southern coast of Japan

Tropical Storm Yagi nears southern coast of Japan

Tropical Storm Yagi is moving northward towards the southern coast of Japan and that general motion is expected to continue for the next few days. The center of the early season Tropical Storm Yagi could approach and reach the coast between Tokyo and the

Tropical Storm Yagi (Dante) aims Japan

Tropical Storm Yagi (Dante) aims Japan

Tropical Storm Yagi is forecasted to dramatically weaken by mid-week. Impacts will not be widespread across Japan. Even the risk of flooding across Japan should remain limited and local but the threat will still be there as moisture onflow pushes across the Kinki and

Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan

Strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan

A strong earthquake M 6.1 struck near east coast of Honshu, Japan on May 18, 2013 at 05:48 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 50 km (31mi) NE of Namie, Japan and 61 km (38mi) ESE of Watari, Japan at coordinates 37.761°N 141.454°E.

M 6.1 earthquake struck near Izu Islands, Japan

M 6.1 earthquake struck near Izu Islands, Japan

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake  (USGS) struck near Izu Island, Japan on April 21, 2013 at 03:22 UTC. The epicenter was located 360 km (223 miles) SSW of Hachijo-jima and 506 km (314 miles) SE of Shingu, Japan at coordinates 29.915°N,

Shallow M 6.0 earthquake hit Honshu, Japan

Shallow M 6.0 earthquake hit Honshu, Japan

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) registered M 6.0 earthquake near Sumoto at Honshu Island, Japan, on April 12, 2013 at 20:33 UTC (April 13, 2013 at 05:33 local time). The epicenter was 9 km (5 miles) NW of Sumoto, Japan and 20 km (12 miles) NNE of Fukura, Japan

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Hokkaido, Japan

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Hokkaido, Japan

Strong earthquake magnitude 6.9 (USGS) hit Hokkaido, Japan on February 2, 2013 at 14:17 UTC. Epicenter was located 109 km (68 miles) W (261°) from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan and 844 km (525 miles) NNE (19°) from TOKYO, Japan at coordinates 42.812°N, 143.078°E.

M 6.2 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

M 6.2 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

Strong and shallow earthquake M6.2 occurred on October 1 at 22:21:45 UTC off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The epicenter was located 97 km (60 miles) ENE of Miyako (39.853°N, 143.047°E) at depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles). JMA Japan reports a M6.3 at a depth of 10

Jelawat loosing power, lots of damage left in Japan

Jelawat loosing power, lots of damage left in Japan

Tropical Storm Jelawat is located approximately 70 nm west of Yokosuka and 105 nm south of Misawa, Japan and is accelerating northeastward at 39 knots (72 km/h)over the past six hours. The low-level circulation center (LLCC) has made landfall and is quickly tracking