Month: June 2019

Japan ends decades-old “scientific whaling,” gears up for business  The Mainichi

SAPPORO (Kyodo) — Japan’s decades-old “scientific research” whaling ended Monday after its last round was completed in the Sea of Okhotsk off the …

Japan braces for heavy rainfall this week as tropical threat approaches  AccuWeather.com

A tropical disturbance moving across the West Pacific will bring the potential for flooding and other impacts to Japan this week.

Olympics: Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo named host of 2026 Winter Games  Kyodo News Plus

The International Olympic Committee on Monday voted to award the 2026 Winter Olympics to Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Italian bid beating Sweden’s …

Olympics: Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo named host of 2026 Winter Games  Kyodo News Plus

The International Olympic Committee on Monday voted to award the 2026 Winter Olympics to Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Italian bid beating Sweden’s …

Large earthquake on Japan’s west coast points to a profound shortcoming in the national seismic hazard model  temblor

On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, a magnitude-6.4 quake struck the west coast of Honshu along the eastern Sea of Japan. The quake was shallow — 12 kilometers …

Firemen Share Adorable Moment They Save Ducklings Using YouTube Video  Pretty 52

The firefighters from Colorado can be seen coaxing the babies out of the drain by playing a phone video of a duck’s call.