The probability of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8-8.5 occurring along the Chishima Trench off the city of Nemuro in Hokkaido within 30 years has risen to around 90%, according to a Japanese government panel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/megaquake-probability-nemuro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness #hokkaido #nemuro #notopeninsula
Police have arrested the operator of a bar in a town in Hokkaido after the body of a woman who had been reported missing on Dec. 31 was discovered inside the establishment’s wall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-hidaka-murder/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #hidaka #disappearance
A Sapporo court on Friday ordered the government to pay ¥1.1 million in damages to the mother of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who died by suicide in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/sdf-government-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sdf #gsdf #bullying #hokkaido #japanesecourts #suicide
With only about 1,000 Dosanko Japanese horses to be found in Japan, a horse park in Osaka Prefecture is protecting and raising the breed while letting visitors experience riding them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/horse-park-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #animals #horses #hokkaido
Japan is set to begin another round of screening for locations seeking to develop integrated resorts including casinos, following Osaka’s approval in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/new-casino-resort-site-selection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #casinos #tourism #osaka #hokkaido #tokyo #localgovernment
A 5-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/hokkaido-ski-resort-boy-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ski #hokkaido #otaru #japanesepolice
The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in training at Ground Self-Defense Force firing ranges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/us-heavy-weapons-use-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #gsdf #defense #rockets #missiles #defenseministry #hokkaido #miyagi #yamanashi #shizuoka #oita
Local governments and fishery operators in Japan have sprung into action after lush seaweed and seagrass beds throughout the country turned barren. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/japan-seaweed-forests-conservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fish #fishing #oceans #climatechange #hokkaido #chiba #kanagawa
Japan has lifted a special advisory for further earthquakes and tsunamis in the Hokkaido and Sanriku coastal areas, though people are still urged to maintain vigilance in the wake of Dec. 8’s magnitude 7.5 temblor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/japan-quake-advisory-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #meteorologicalagency #geology #tohoku #hokkaido
The watch of a hiker killed by a bear in Hokkaido has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/society/bear-attack-victim-gps-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #animals #hokkaido #watches
While some facilities that house older adults and people with disabilities say they are ready for disasters, others admit they are unsure how to respond to a type of advisory they have never experienced before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/elderly-home-earthquakes-preparation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #aomori #hokkaido #chiba #disasterpreparedness #disability #elderly
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hokkaido-governor-approves-tomari-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomarinuclearpowerplant #nuclearenergy
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#Japan warns of 3-metre high #tsunami after magnitude 7.6 #earthquake -Reuters
Dec 8, 2025 9:48 AM EST
#TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore on Monday, JMA said
The tsunami warning was issued for the prefectures of #Hokkaido , #Aomori and #Iwate , after the quake jolted a large part of Japan's north & east at 11:15 PM (1415 GMT)
What you need to know about the government's "subsequent quake advisory" following Monday night's earthquake off the coast of Aomori Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/science-health/japan-aomori-hokkaido-quake-alert-mechanism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #geology #aomori #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency
A fire and at least 30 cases of injuries have been reported so far following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/aomori-quake-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #aomori #hokkaido #tsunami #meteorologicalagency
Hokkaido Spaceport, Japan's only rocket launch site open to the private sector, is steadily raising its profile. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/hokkaido-spaceport/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #space #rockets
#Japan warns of 3-metre high #tsunami after magnitude 7.6 #earthquake -Reuters
Dec 8, 2025 9:48 AM EST
#TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore on Monday, JMA said
The tsunami warning was issued for the prefectures of #Hokkaido , #Aomori and #Iwate , after the quake jolted a large part of Japan's north & east at 11:15 PM (1415 GMT)
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Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki inspected Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to realize the early restart of visits to graves on Russian-controlled northwestern Pacific islands by former Japanese residents of the islets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/takaichi-grave-visits-restart-northern-territories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #hokkaido #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #sovietunion #wwii