A new app from Japan Railways East set to debut next year will make it easier for tourists to get around before they even leave their homes. Learn more about it in our latest.
Could snow trigger earthquakes? A new study in the journal Science Advances says thousands of quakes on Japan’s Noto Peninsula since 2020 could be linked to the region’s heavy snowfall, pointing to the weather correlating with “earthquake swarms.” While the study doesn’t say that climate directly causes the earthquakes, it suggests the rate of the seismic events could fluctuate depending on the weight of water on the surface and the movement of water below. Read more from NBC News.
El Yufuin no Mori ("El bosque de Yufuin"), un tren KiHa 71 series de diésel, operado por JR Kyushu, atravesando un túnel en el bosque en la línea principal de Kyūdai, en parte del segmento que conecta Yufuin a Ōita. #japan#japon#bosque#forest#trenes#trains
ICYMI: When in Rome, they say, do as the Romans do. But what happens when the locals don’t even agree on what the local customs are? Case in point: the ongoing debate in Japan over what exactly to do with a large backpack on a crowded train.
ICYMI: Japan continues to face a population decline and aging population crisis. Along with it comes a host of other problems. One is an explosion of abandoned properties with no occupants. New data from Japan’s government shows that the problem is accelerating rapidly.
After pleading #guilty to #MoneyLaundering & #obstruction of #justice, Paul #Manafort, the globe-trotting #political consultant & former campaign chairman for #Trump, asked for leniency in his sentencing, telling a federal judge 5 yrs ago that he was nearly 70, struggling w/health concerns & remorseful for his actions.
#Manafort, now 75, also sought to advise #political figures in #Japan & #SouthKorea …. Manafort has roamed widely, traveling to #Guatemala last year on the invitation of a migrant advocacy group called Proyecto Guatemala Migrante. The group’s leader, Verónica Pimentel, said she & a colleague discussed Latin American politics & the #Latino#vote w/ Manafort & introduced him to a Guatemalan presidential candidate, Ricardo Sagastume, who confirmed the meeting.
A line of Stone Lanterns (tōrō) at Yugasan Rendaiji Temple in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. The temple was opened about 1,300 years ago on a mountain with a main peak of 300 meters.