TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) Needs 1 Trillion Yen From Government to Compensate Victims

TOKYO, Japan (Oct. 23) – TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) has reportedly made an initial plan to seek government's help to arrange a whopping 1 trillion Yen (about $13 billion) to facilitate them to start an immediate compensation to the victims of the nuclear disaster in the Fukushima Dai-chi power plant.

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This amount of 1 trillion is just a part of total estimated compensation amount of 4.5 trillion Yen that TEPCO will have to pay within a period of two years to the nuclear disaster victims for the mental suffering; they had gone through, during the evacuation.

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Japan Air Force's F-15 Lost Fuel Tank During Mission -- Full Fleet of 204 Aircrafts Grounded

TOKYO, Japan (Oct. 8) – Fortunately no one killed or injured when  Japan Air Forces’ F-15 warplane lost it fuel tank as it was nearing a field for landing during a training mission.

Japan Air Force's F-15 Lost Fuel Tank During Mission

Reacting promptly Japan Air Force has grounded more than 200 F-15 fighter aircrafts after this unusual incident, BBC reports. It is the second time in three months that officials have suspended F-15 flights.

The plane was also landed safely though after the 155-kg (150lbs) tank, which was empty, and parts of a dummy missile came free and fell from the plane.

In July this year another F-15 fighter jet fell into the East China Sea. The pilot, though supposed killed, is still listed as missing and no cause of the accident has been disclosed yet. 

The latest episode took place as Japan is looking forward to replace its aging F-15 fighter aircrafts. Two options are under consideration, US-designed aircraft and the Eurofighter Typhoon, and a deal worth more than $8bn is likely by the end of 2012.

Typhoon Roke Gets Closer to Japan -- Four Killed by Heavy Rains in Nagoya and Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan (Sept. 21) – At least four people are reported as killed in Japan caused by heavy downpour from the powerful Typhoon Roke, expected  to hit Wednesday afternoon.   

Heavy Rain Killed 4 in Japan as Typhoon Roke Gets Closer

According to public broadcaster NHK; heavy rainfall is reported in central and western Japan from the typhoon's outer bands on late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The rainfall recorded  at up to 50 millimeters (2 inches) an hour, and some parts received more than 450 millimeters (17 inches) over a day.

Chief forecaster Yutaka Kanda of Japan Meteorological Agency told in a press conference that the Typhoon Roke, with maximum sustained winds of up to 167 kph (103 mph) Wednesday morning, could smack Nagoya city or Tokyo today afternoon.

Earlier on Wednesday morning an evacuation warning was given to the one million residents of Nagoya which was lifted later on, according to local media reports.

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Japan Jolted by 6.2-magnitude Earthquake on Wednesday Evening: USGS

TOKYO, Japan (August 18) – Eastern coast of Japan jolted by a strong earthquake reportedly on late Wednesday evening, but there were no reports of damage or fatalities.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the intensity of earthquake as 6.2 on the Richter scale while Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported a 5.9-magnitude earthquake. It is estimated that about 3 million people in the region may have felt light shaking. 

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported the 5.9-magnitude earthquake was centred about 303 kilometers (188 miles) east of Iwaki, about 10 km (6 miles) deep and felt at 9.44 p.m. local time (1144 GMT).

Both Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and JMA haven’t issued any tsunami warning because there’s almost no possibility of tsunami with an earthquake below 7-magnitude. 

Japan, which is on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, is still in improving phase from an massive 9-magnitude earthquake which struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on March 11, triggering a large tsunami. The earthquake and resulting tsunami left at least 15,698 people killed while 4,666 others remain missing and are feared dead.

VIDEO: Break-off Sulzberger Ice Shelf in Antarcica Due to Japan Tsunami in March 2011

Anyone one in the world could hardly imagine that recent tsunami in Japan would have any tearing effects in the continent of Antarctica; but it’s really true.

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Before (left) and after (right) photos of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf illustrate the calving event associated with the Japan earthquake and resulting tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011. The icebergs have just begun to separate in the left image.

Waves generated by the massive March 2011 undersea earthquake off Japan travelled 8000 mi. to chop 50 sq. mi. of ice off the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. NASA and ESA satellites captured imagery of the break. Ice may have been weakened by climate change.

According to NASA; the break-off of icebergs apparently occurred about 18 hours after the tsunami struck the Japanese coast and Kelly Brunt, a cryosphere specialist at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and her colleagues, were able to relate the two occurrences directly.

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2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Japan beat USA 3-1 in penalty shootouts

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Japan beat USA 3-1 to lift the title

FRANKFURT, Germany - The most spectacular Women’s World Cup final in history has produced the most surprising champion at the end.

Japan became the first Asian nation to win the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, beating the United States in a penalty shootout after both sides were level at 2-2 after extra time.

 

The Japanese denied the U.S. team the chance to become the first country to lift the cup three times.

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6.7-magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan on Thursday (June 23) Morning (Video Report)

6.7-magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan on Thursday (June 23) Morning

HONSHU, Japan (June 23) - An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude shook northeast Japan on Thursday morning, the same area where the shattering 9.0 quake hit earlier this year, which also triggered a deadly tsunami that resulted into one of the worst nuclear disaster in the history.  

The earthquake hit at 6:50am offshore from Honshu island about 325 miles northeast of Tokyo. There were no abrupt reports of injuries or damage in recent earthquake, which was 19.9 miles deep.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Iwate Prefecture immediately after the earthquake, but cancelled it just one hour later. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami warning centre said that it did not expect a Pacific-wide tsunami that would be destructive.

TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) fighting to control radiation leaks at its Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant due to damage in the March 11 disaster, said there was no impact from the earthquake on its efforts to bring the reactors under control.

Maria Kamiyama: Miss Japan Universe 2011

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Sony Corp Under Cyber Attack Once Again: Claimed by Lulz Security

TOKYO (June 7) – Hackers broke into the safety walls of Sony Crop’s computer network for the fifth time on Monday, posting network plans and code allegedly from the company's developer network and music entertainment groups.

Reportedly, the group of hackers calling itself "Lulz Security" invaded Sony Corp fifth time since the Japanese electronic giant has sued software wizard George Hotz for publishing a program that allowed customers to alter their PlayStation 3 video game consoles.

Lulz Security has also claimed responsibility for attacks on public broadcaster PBS and an affiliate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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