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Japan earthquake August 2026: Two significant earthquakes struck in a single day, a M5.9 intraslab event injuring 37 people across five Tokyo-area prefectures at 2 a.m. and a M6.0 Hokkaido quake that ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: Quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido a week after 'mega-quake' risk warning
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on April 27, 2026, jolting communities already uneasy after the government had warned just days earlier that the risk of a ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: Students from across Japan drawn to a Hokkaido high school's 'space education' program
TAIKI, Hokkaido -- A public high school in this northern Japan town of about 5,000 people on Hokkaido's Tokachi Plain is offering a "space education" ･･･ ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido hours after 5.9 magnitude quake injures over 40 near Tokyo
Japan was hit by two earthquakes on Sunday, including a 6.0-magnitude quake off northern Hokkaido late in the evening, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami warning was issued.
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: Hokkaido and Osaka prefs agree to cooperate toward secondary capital status
SAPPORO -- The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka prefectures met in this northern Japan city on Aug. 31 and signed a cooperation agreement seeking desig･･･ ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept
The two agreed to cooperate on realizing a system where both prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a disaster in Tokyo.
News Japan » Hokkaido » Events: 6.0 Quake Hits Japan's Hokkaido After 5.9 Tremor Injures 40+ In Tokyo Region
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido after a 5.9 tremor injured over 40 people and disrupted transport across eastern Japan.