Japan issues strong earthquake warning for Nankai Trough

In this week’s news roundup, we report on Thursday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Miyazaki. Following the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning of a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough. This week, Japan also marks the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Several ambassadors will miss the peace ceremony in Nagasaki as Israel was not invited. In finance, the Nikkei 225 suffered its worst day since “Black Monday” in 1987, falling 12.4%. However, the index rebounded on Tuesday, rising more than 11%.

Japan currently ranks seventh in the medal table at the Paris Olympics. Thirteen of the country’s 33 medals were gold, including three in judo, three in gymnastics, three in wrestling, two in fencing and two in skateboarding. The latest victory came from wrestler Fujinami Akari in the women’s 53kg freestyle event. Two other wrestlers – Tsugumi Sakurai and Rei Higuchi will compete for gold on Friday. Meanwhile, the women’s table tennis team will face China on Saturday. Japan’s most gold medals ever won abroad is 16 at the Athens Olympics 20 years ago.

After a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Kyushu, the tsunami warning was lifted and the Nankai Trough earthquake warning was issued

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu Island, at around 4:42 p.m. Thursday. The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning, but it was quickly lifted. No casualties have been reported so far. After the earthquake, seismologists held an emergency meeting to analyze whether there is a connection between this earthquake and potential earthquakes in the Nankai Trough. The Japan Meteorological Agency then issued a major earthquake warning. According to the agency, the probability of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough is higher than usual. This is the first time a major earthquake alert has been issued.

In 2017, the weather agency began operating a system to issue special information about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough, which lies off the Pacific coast. The system is activated when an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 or above strikes an area where a major earthquake is expected. The Japanese government predicts there is a more than 70 percent chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years. Thursday’s warning did not recommend evacuations. However, it called on people in the area to check their daily earthquake preparedness and remain vigilant for a week.

Nikkei rebounds after worst day since Black Monday

Earlier this year, the Nikkei 225 index broke through the 40,000 mark for the first time. On March 4, the index rose to 40,245.69, becoming the best performer among the major global stock indices at the time. On August 5, the index closed at 31,458.42, down 4,451.28 points and entering bear market territory. The index fell 12.4%, the worst day since “Black Monday” in 1987. Traders in Tokyo were reacting to a report last Friday showing that U.S. employers hired at a much slower pace in July than economists had expected.

Global stock markets plunged on concerns that the United States could fall into a recession. Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, London FTSE Index, Paris CAC IndexFrankfurt DAX and Major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board 2% or more. However, things were different on Tuesday. Nikkei 225 rebounds, gains more than 11% As it rises More than 34,000 mark Within minutes of trading opening. Stocks on Wall Street also rebounded, with the S&P up 0.9%, the Nasdaq up 1.2% and the Dow up 0.6%.

Western ambassadors to skip Nagasaki peace ceremony as Israel snubs them

Ambassadors from the United States, Britain and several other Western countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Canada, will miss today’s Nagasaki peace ceremony because Israel was not invited. The countries are expected to send lower-level envoys instead. The ceremony marks the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki announced last week that Israel would not send representatives to the event. He said this was due to concerns about security risks and possible chaos.

No, he explainRahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, said, “Although it was based on political judgment, the intention was to hold a memorial ceremony in a peaceful and solemn way to comfort the victims of the atomic bomb.” He sees things differently. A ceremony will be held at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In a letter to Mayor Suzuki, he wrote“I believe your decision is political and has nothing to do with the safety of the event, especially considering the number of people attending.”

Fumida, Kusaka and Fujinami wins wrestling gold for Japan

Akari Fujinami won Japan’s third wrestling gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday with a dominant victory over Ecuador’s Lucia Amilet Yepez Guzman in the women’s 53kg freestyle event. The 20-year-old from Mie Prefecture has not lost a competitive match since high school. Her amazing winning streak now stands at 137 matches. Earlier in the day, Rei Higuchi, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, and three-time world champion Tsugumi Sakurai both won their semifinals. They will compete for gold in the men’s and women’s 57kg freestyle finals on Friday, respectively.

Tuesday, Kenichiro Fumida He went one step further than the silver medal he won in Tokyo, beating China’s Cao Founding of a Nation He became the first Japanesefirst Olympic Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion since Atsuji Miyahara was the champion in 1984. On Wednesday, Nao Kusaka was the runner-up. He defeated Residential Zadrayev Defeated Kazakhstan 5-2 in the 77kg final. Defending champion Yui Suzaki had She could only get the bronze medal after losing unexpectedly to India’s Vinesh Phogat in the competition. Women’s freestyle 50kg competition. be late Ozaki also won a bronze medal in the women’s 68kg freestyle.

Nobunosuke Oka and the Japanese men’s foil team win gold

On Monday, Nobuyuki Oka won his third gold medal of the Games, becoming the most decorated male gymnast at the Paris Games. The 20-year-old followed up his Team and all-around victories By winning On the horizontal bar and Score 14.533. He also won a bronze medal in a parallel event bar competition. The day before Okamoto’s win on horizontal bars, the Japanese men’s foil team made history by becoming the first non-European nation to reach the podium in the event, defeating Italy 45-36 to claim the country’s second fencing gold medal in France.

Japanese mixed judo team Have to accept silver back Controversial failureBritain In the final, they lost to France. Cocona Hiraki finished second, behind Australian skater Arisa Trew in the women’s park skateboarding competitionand Sky Brown of Britain came in third.All three medalists have Japanese mothers. Japan Other silver Medal Winners This weekEre Dinghy sailing duo Elf Okada and Miho Yoshioka. Bronze medalists include women saber team, Golfer Hideki Matsuyama And badminton team Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama. Hayata Hina Also won table tennis bronze. She promises At least a silver medal Women’s TeamWHO The Reds beat Germany 3-1 in Thursday’s semifinal.

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Yokohama F. Marinos beat Newcastle United at the National Stadium

In non-Olympic sports news, Yokohama F. Marinos beat Premier League side Newcastle United 2-0 at the Japan National Stadium on Saturday. The visitors put in a mediocre performance, but the Japanese Geordies in the stadium didn’t seem to mind. It was an extremely rare opportunity to see their heroes in person. The locals were impressed with the Newcastle team, especially Yusuke “Vasily” Washizumidfielder Jacob Murphy called him a “legend”. In Scotland, Rayo Hatred Celtic kicked off the new season with a 4-0 win over Kilmarnock.

In MLB, Shohei Ohtani one step closer to elite ’40-40′ Clubs after him Hit his 34th home run of the season and stole his 32nd base of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ 5-3 victory The Philadelphia Phillies play on Monday. The first player to hit 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season was Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jose Canseco in 1988. Since then, five other players have reached that milestone, the most recent being Venezuelan outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., who played for the Atlanta Braves last year.

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