6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido island

Mar 28, 2023

The quake hit off Hokkaido island at a depth of 50 kilometers at 14:48:29 IST on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology said.

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Feb 25, 2023

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Ritcher Scale hit Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Saturday.

Pod of 10 killer whales trapped by sea ice off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido

Feb 07, 2024

A pod of at least ten killer whales appears to be trapped by sea ice off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK...

Three crew members of Japanese fishing boat killed after collision with Russian ship

May 26, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], May 26 : Three crew members were killed as a Japanese fishing boat capsized after colliding with a Russian ship off Japan's...

Ten people rescued from Japanese cruise boat that went missing near Hokkaido

Apr 24, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese coast guard has rescued 10 people from a tourist boat that went missing off Japan's Hokkaido Island,...

Japanese Defense Ministry claims Russian plane violated country's air space

Sep 12, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian An-26 airplane has entered Japan's airspace without authorization in the area of the Shiretoko Peninsula on the...