Archive for the ‘Japan’ Category

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes Japan again

TweetAnother 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 Me…

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Posted by Samron Jude on August 19th, 2011 in Japan | No Comments

Japan again hit with 6.7 magnitude earthquake

TweetOnce 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…

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Posted by Samron Jude on June 23rd, 2011 in Japan | No Comments

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh found dead in Lobthang

TweetThe chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Dorjee Khandu, who was missing since Saturday after he took off in his chopper, has been found dead in Lobthang. Khandu had took off on Saturday along wit…

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Posted by Samron Jude on May 4th, 2011 in Japan | No Comments

Japan Nuclear crisis – Helicopters sent to drop water on reactors

TweetAs 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 wo…

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Posted by Samron Jude on March 17th, 2011 in Japan | No Comments

100 Japanese Lawmakers Say ‘Nanjing Massacre’ is a Fabrication

TweetI 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 …

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 24th, 2010 in Japan | 1 Comment

Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid Reverberates in China, Japan

TweetMicrosoft 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 co…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 20th, 2010 in China, Japan | No Comments

Three Words for Snow Shoveling

TweetWe 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 …

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 16th, 2010 in Japan, Japan | 2 Comments

Makar Sankranti Greetings

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Makar Sankranti Or Pongal is a national festival of India. Sankranti is also one of the most auspicious day for the people of theĀ  Hindu community, and is celebrated in almost all parts of Ind…

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Posted by Parasshuram on November 14th, 2010 in Japan, Marathon | 4 Comments