The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (Japanese: 東北地方太平洋沖地震, Hepburn: Tōhoku-chihō Taiheiyō Oki Jishin) occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March.The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes, causing a …

The Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線, literally "northeastern Shinkansen") is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of 674.9 km (419.4 mi), making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island, Honshu, and was extended as the …

Le séisme de 2011 de la côte Pacifique du Tōhoku au Japon est un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude 9,1, survenu au large des côtes nord-est de l'île de Honshū le 11 mars 2011 [2].Son épicentre se situe à 130 km à l'est de Sendai, chef-lieu de la préfecture de Miyagi, dans la région du Tōhoku, ville située à environ 300 km au nord-est de Tokyo.

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan received messages of condolence and offers of assistance from a range of international leaders.According to Japan's foreign ministry, 163 countries and regions, and 43 international organizations had offered assistance to Japan as of September 15, 2011. The magnitude of the earthquake was estimated at 9.1.

This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale (M L) or the moment magnitude scale (M w), or the surface wave magnitude scale (M s) for very old earthquakes.The present list is not exhaustive, and …

The Tōhoku region (東北地方, Tōhoku-chihō), Northeast region, or Northeast Japan (東北日本, Tōhoku-nihon) consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.This traditional region consists of six prefectures (ken): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.. Tōhoku retains a reputation as a remote, scenic region with a harsh climate.

Il terremoto del Tōhoku del 2011 (東北地方太平洋沖地震 Tōhoku chihō taiheiyō-oki jishin?, "terremoto in alto mare della regione di Tōhoku e dell'oceano Pacifico"), si verificò l'11 marzo 2011 al largo della costa della regione di Tōhoku, nel Giappone settentrionale, alle ore 14:46 locali alla profondità di 32 chilometri. Il sisma, di magnitudo 8,9-9,0 (secondo l'USGS), con ...

Toro was the leading force behind My Chemical Romance's #SINGItForJapan project, which was dedicated to supporting those affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He arranged much of the instrumentation of the band's original track "Sing" to create a sound that emulated traditional Japanese music.

Kamaishi (釜石市, Kamaishi-shi) is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km 2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is 441.43 square kilometres (170.44 sq mi)

Etymology. Shinkansen (新幹線) in Japanese means 'new trunk line' or 'new main line', but this word is used to describe both the railway lines the trains run on and the trains themselves. In English, the trains are also known as the bullet train. The term bullet train (弾丸列車, dangan ressha) originates from 1939, and was the initial name given to the Shinkansen project in its …