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Japan ordered 1.9 million evacuations after a megaquake hit the Pacific

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025, making it the strongest global quake since Japan’s 2011 Tohoku disaster and among the most powerful ever recorded. The ...

Japan earthquake kills at least 13 as rescuers search for people trapped in damaged mall and factory

A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center ...
The Japan Times

BOJ needs to raise policy rate to 1.5%, former S&P Global executive says

Economist Paul Sheard such a hike is needed to fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen’s weakness.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Japan, but tsunami advisory is lifted

Authorities said there were no reports of damage to major public facilities or infrastructure including three nearby nuclear power plants.
Opinion

INTERVIEW: BOJ Needs to Raise Policy Rate to 1.5 Pct

The Bank of Japan needs to raise its policy interest rate from the current 1.0 pct to 1.5 pct to fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen's weakness, economist Paul Sheard has said ...

In 1989, a Japanese oyster farmer began planting trees in the mountains to save his dying bay; the river cleared, and marine life returned

Japanese oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama restored his bay by planting trees. Healthy forests upstream provided essential ...