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[ad_1] A city hit hard by the powerful earthquake that jolted central Japan on New Year's Day had a higher rate of old houses than other municipalities, a Kyodo News survey showed Friday, highlighting the vulnerability of older dwellings in the quake-prone country.In Suzu, located on the tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, 65% of residences were built before 1981 when the country's seismic standards were significantly upgraded […]

[ad_1] If the U.S. House of Representatives follows through on this week’s committee recommendation and impeaches Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, it will be the first time in American history that a sitting Cabinet officer has been impeached. But Mayorkas is not as lonely as all that. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The concept came with a child’s question, on a busy train careening through picturesque Vienna: “Siri, do you have a mummy?”As Emil Jimenez, founder and CEO of MindBank AI, watched his young daughter interact with Apple’s digital assistant device, he was gripped.“Imagine this moment: Everyone around us just stops what they’re doing — and seeing this little 4-year-old have a conversation with Siri,” he says, as we speak by […]

[ad_1] AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Iran knocked out four-time champions Japan with a 2-1 victory in their Asian Cup quarterfinal clash after captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in stoppage time at Education City Stadium on Saturday.With the match tied at 1-1 and headed to extra time, Iran won a penalty in the fourth minute of added time and Jahanbakhsh stepped up to blast the ball into the top corner, […]

[ad_1] The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high of 6,539 in fiscal 2022, a government survey showed, with an increased workload amid the COVID-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor.The figure for the year to last March was up 642 from the previous year, marking the second straight annual increase. The sum accounted for 0.71% of […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK – Japanese fireballer Shintaro Fujinami has agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million deal with the New York Mets, MLB.com said Friday. The club also offered up to $850,000 in incentives to the 29-year-old right-handed relief pitcher, who became a free agent after playing for the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics last season, according to an article posted on MLB's official site. If the deal is confirmed, Fujinami […]

[ad_1] Shika, Ishikawa Pref. – The Nuclear Regulation Authority will review its evacuation guidelines after the Jan. 1 earthquake that devastated the Noto Peninsula heavily damaged roads around the Shika plant that would be used by local residents during an evacuation.The 7.6 magnitude quake also damaged many buildings, leaving some areas inaccessible for more than a week."Maybe we will be abandoned if something happens," said a local staying at an […]

[ad_1] Japan's Mone Chiba celebrates after winning the women's competition at the Four Continents championships in Shanghai on Friday. | AFP-JIJI Chiba performs during the women's free skate on Friday. | AFP-JIJI [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Boeing is reeling from a week of turmoil that has snagged production and development timelines and tested confidence in CEO Dave Calhoun almost a month after the midair blowout of a dummy door on a 737 Max 9, industry insiders said.From Seattle, where 737s are built, to Washington, where they are regulated, and Dublin, center of the air finance world, the company has faced a perfect storm of competing […]