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Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes Japan again
Another strong earthquake has struck in Japan measuring, 6.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck at the northeastern coast in Japan. The information of the quake was given by the Japan Meteoro…
READ MOREJapan again hit with 6.7 magnitude earthquake
Once again Japan was hit by a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 on Thursday. The earthquake struck the same place where a huge earthquake had led to a devastating tsunami in the month of Marc…
READ MOREJapan Nuclear crisis – Helicopters sent to drop water on reactors
As the nuclear crisis mounts, the Japanese military helicopters were sent towards the Fukushima power plant No.1. The helicopters dropped sea water in to the plant with a hope that the measure would h…
READ MORE100 Japanese Lawmakers Say ‘Nanjing Massacre’ is a Fabrication
I can't imagine the Chinese being very happy to hear that 100 or so Japanese lawmakers, all members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party saying the Nanjing Massacre is a fab…
READ MOREMicrosoft’s Yahoo Bid Reverberates in China, Japan
Microsoft is not just bidding for Yahoo!
If Microsoft gets control of Yahoo, and that seems to be what is expected one way or the other sooner or later, Microsoft will also get a great deal of control…
Three Words for Snow Shoveling
We had three words for shoveling snow in Japan.
The first was yukikaki, the second was yukioroshi and the third was yukihori. You might guess that yuki is the word for snow. I know, I know, the eskim…
Makar Sankranti Greetings
Makar Sankranti Or Pongal is a national festival of India. Sankranti is also one of the most auspicious day for the people of the Hindu community, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India in…
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