What are the hallmarks of a resilient, balanced, long-term happiness? Traditional Japanese wisdom offers insights.

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Background: In Japan, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in 2011, and people in Fukushima were affected by the earthquake, Tsunami, and radiation from the nuclear power plant accident. As a ...

Japan will provide two Shinkansen train sets -- the E5 and E3 series -- free of cost to India, The Japan Times reported on Tuesday. The move is aimed at helping test and inspect the Mumbai-Ahmedabad ...

Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to facilitate restoring ports damaged by natural disasters so they can be used as transportation bases for relief supplies. The House of Councilors, the ...

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Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Mandalay experienced violent shaking when the earthquake struck the central part of the country on March 28. Officials at Japan's Foreign Ministry say the victim's remains were identified by the ...

"Rice is everything" in Japan, according to Firstpost ... exacerbated by warnings about a possible major earthquake along the Nankai Trough that led shoppers to stock up in fear.

In Japan, earthquake readiness is more than just a good idea—it’s a necessity. While that might sound a bit overwhelming, the good news is that getting ready doesn’t have to be scary. In fact, it can ...

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people, create £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country's economy and generate 12.3 million ...

A View of debris and mud covered at Tsunami hit Destroyed fishing village in Kojirahama on March 25, 2011, Japan. On 11 March 2011, an earthquake hit Japan with a magnitude of 9.0, the biggest in ...