The Cool Down on MSN9h
Japanese company develops brilliant solution to keep offshore wind turbines working amid natural disasters: 'Minimizes earthquake-induced vibrations'
Power worked with the University of Tokyo to develop a new type of foundation for offshore wind turbines to make them ...
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Onagawa nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan restarted after issue
Tohoku Electric Power on Wednesday restarted the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture. The ...
Japan nuclear reactor in 2011 disaster-hit area restarted after halt
A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, hit by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was restarted Wednesday after a ...
Can Quake-Prone Japan Ever Embrace Nuclear Energy Again?
The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...
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Japan earthquake tips: What to do before, during and after
Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ...
Over 30% of Japan youth unaware of Nankai Trough megaquake advisory in Aug.: survey
More than 30% of people in their 20s to 30s in Japan were unaware the government had issued an advisory for a potential ...
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Damage from Noto earthquake estimated to hit 2.6 trillion yen
In the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the estimated damage to fixed assets totaled 16.9 trillion yen. The figure was 9.9 trillion yen for the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and 2.4 trillion to ...
What next after Japan’s political earthquake?
Political upheaval in Japan as its snap elections see the ruling party lose its majority, reshaping its ties with the US and ...
The Mainichi on MSN13d
Editorial: Disaster preparations a must before restarting nuclear plants in Japan
On the Sea of Japan coast's Noto Peninsula, home to Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika Nuclear Power Station, a powerful ...
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Great ShakeOut preps air base residents in Japan for inevitable earthquakes
along with a smoke escape simulator and information on preparing for earthquakes in Japan. On Thursday, the Red Cross also put on a 90-minute class on earthquake prep at the adjacent Military ...
Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor 13 Years After Massive Earthquake
In the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdown, Japan decommissioned all 54 of its commercial nuclear reactors for safety reassessments and upgrades. Now, 13 out of the 33 viable reactors have been ...
Japan man loses wife, 3 kids in quake, honours memory by running marathon with their photo
Grieving father runs race, trains for it in places where he and his late family members used to play together.