Japan top court upholds acquittal of ex-TEPCO executives on criminal negligence
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that found former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company not guilty ...
Resident shares 3.11 tsunami image to keep memory alive
As the massive tsunami surged over a 6.4-meter seawall, it swallowed the town below. Along the railway embankment, people ...
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised
In March 2011, a massive tsunami swamped the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan's northeastern coast after an undersea 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the country's strongest in recorded history. The tsunami ...
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Acquittal of two former Tepco executives to be finalized
The Supreme Court supported the lower courts' decisions that the accident was unpredictable and decided to dismiss an appeal ...
Honest Tokyo residents turned in record US$30 million in lost cash last year
For the vast majority of Japanese, not handing in lost property would be 'unthinkable', one expert said Tokyo residents ...
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K-pop double-header in Bangkok this month
K-pop enthusiasts in Thailand will have a tough time deciding which show to attend -- "2025 Jisoo Asia Tour: Lights, Love, Action! In Bangkok" or "2025 Yugyeom Tour [Trusty] Encore In Bangkok".2025 ...
These are the most earthquake-prone cities in the world
Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...
How High On Fire’s Matt Pike pulled back from the edge of darkness to make De Vermis Mysteriis
Perhaps inevitably, it was drugs that nearly ruined everything for Matt Pike. Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1972, he was ...
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The Japanese Mayor Who Built a Floodgate No One Wanted — and Saved His Town
For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...