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Japanese disaster alert technology to be exported...
Wearing padded hoods, kindergarten pupils in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, practice an emergency evacuation in a simulated drill of the national instantaneous warning system, known as J-Alert, in June 2012. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
April 30, 2013
Disaster-plagued Indonesia will become the first Southeast Asian country to employ an advanced Japanese early warning system for earthquakes and tsunami.
BIZ BRIEF: NYK develops tsunami alert system for...
April 09, 2013
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has developed a system that will provide tsunami warnings to vessels, giving them time to determine the best course of action, the shipping...
North Korea threatens to fire on South if...
North Korea threatens to fire on South if propaganda balloons launched. (The Asahi Shimbun file photo)
October 19, 2012
North Korea threatens to fire on South if propaganda balloons launched
Fair trade officials give TEPCO a slap on the wrist
Kazuhiko Shimokobe, who is expected to serve as the new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
June 23, 2012
The Fair Trade Commission issued a written warning to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) over its 17-percent rate hike for business customers this April but drew back from any...
Correct magnitude of March 11 quake not used in...
The Asahi Shimbun
September 10, 2011
Ten minutes after the March 11 earthquake, a Japan Meteorological Agency observatory accurately calculated the magnitude, but the figure was not used to revise early tsunami...
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