Japan's is getting hit by two Typhoons.

By, Uwe  Paschen. Japan’s double Typhoon.  Yesterday, we had our long awaited elections here and it was also the beginning of a Typhoon in Chiba and Tokyo prefecture. Some see this as an omen and it...

6.8 Earthquake in Okinawa, Japan. Tsunami Warning Cancelled.

By, Uwe Paschen.Okinawa, Japan has just been struck by an Earthquake of the magnitude of 6.8 wish was preceded by a sery of Earthquakes through out Japan today, With Okinawa being struck at 09:00 Hours local...

Update! Earthquake hits Central Japan. Tsunami warning cancelled!

By, Uwe Paschen. At about five past five just after getting up this morning we had another strong Earthquake here in Chiba Kent, this one was of a force 6 on the Japanese scale wish goes from 1 to 7; 7 being the...

Chiba Day

  By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan.  Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...

Swine Flu is hitting Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Swine Flu is hitting Japan now.  Recently the cases of Swine Flu patients have risen in Japan in spite of quarantines earlier and health alerts. Those affected the most seem to be young and...

The Japanese Golden Week and Koinobori Festival or Boy Festival.

By, Uwe Paschen. As it goes here in Japan we have yet another holiday. This time it is the Golden Week, (ゴールデンウィーク), Wish is also known as Ōgata renkyū (大型連休) or even as Ōgon shūkan...

The Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Japanese Cherry Blossom festivals.  In Japan, the Cherry blossom has a very particular and important meaning since the cherry tree is botanically a native of the Japanese Isles. From an early...

Heavy Storms hit Japan

Via, Uwe Paschen   Winds Storms up to 140Km/H Storm Warning out for Hokkaido, Hokurico, Kant/Koshin, Chiba. Visibility is below 10 meter in Chiba due to the storm and Dust from the Farmlands being lifted up, Wind...

The Japanese Whale hunt will remain.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The Whale hunt and why it is still being practiced by Japan is more of a generation problem as well as a political one then a necessity or the will of the people at large here. The Mainichi...

Nagata, Japan's Shining Political Star commits suicide.

Japan has it’s own new conspiracy theory. Hisayasu Nagata, a former MP and a former Japanese lawmaker. He graduated from Keio Shiki Boys' Senior High School in 1988, Tokyo University in 1993, and then entered...

Toyota's First Solar powered Car.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Toyotas First Solar Powered car  Toyota is in spite of a Global Recession and maybe soon to be Depression, as well as its first annual loss in 70 year still investing into environmental...

Tokyo is leading the way into 2009/ 2009年を最初に迎える都市、東京

Happy new Year and may Peace, Justice and Health be within reach for all on Earth this Year of 2009. Sincere Regards, Uwe...

Earth Quake! Magnitude 4.3 and with intensity 3 hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan.

an Earth Quake of a Magnitude of 4.3 and intensity of 3 has been regiterd in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. at 21:40 Hours Local Japanese time today on the 22th of November 2008.  The important factor is the...

Earth Quake!! Narita, Chiba, Japan. at 0430 Hours. Local time.

More to follow as detail come in.Occurred at (JST)Latitude(degree)Longitude(degree)DepthMagnitudeRegion Name04:25 JST 20 Nov 200836.0N141.9E20km4.9Ibaraki-ken OkiSeismic Intensity at each station (* mark: Local...