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Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan

February 17, 2015 By Reece Costain

A magnitude 6.9 quake struck Japan today. Specifically, the quake occurred off the coast of north eastern Japan near Fukushima.

Japan earthquake

Immediately after the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning to alert residents living near the area. But the same warning was lifted hours after.

Official reports noted that quake had a depth of about 10 kilometers and struck past eight in the morning. The epicenter was identified at 210 kilometers east of the Miyako town. No injuries or casualties were reported.

Earlier, an evacuation advisory was issued by the city of Ofunato in Iwate. More than 1,350 households were advised to evacuate and stay away from the sear right away due to the strong quake which lasted for quite some time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: 2011 Japan earthquake, earthquake in Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency

The Risks and Benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

February 17, 2015 By Reece Costain


The past few decades have seen complementary and alternative medicine move from the fringes to the mainstream. The latest data from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH,) the research center of the US National Institutes of Health, show that in 2012, 33.2% of adults and 11.6% of children had used CAM treatment in the past 12 months. Another study found that women were five times more likely to use mind-body approaches and food supplements than men. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Health, New Media Tagged With: alternative medicine, CAM, complementary medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, yoga

Japan-China Relations: Where is it Heading to?

May 14, 2014 By Reece Costain

Of all the countries that Japan had conquered in the past and have established friendly relations with later, it is China that has become so hostile in recent years. Many people including journalists are wondering why this is so when the others do not feel so much hatred towards Japan.

Despite its economic cooperation, China and Japan continue to be in conflict over several issues. These cover Japan’s wartime atrocities that caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Chinese and claims of ownership of the eight small islands off East China Sea collectively known as Senkaku/Daioyu among others. [Read more…]

Filed Under: History, Politics Tagged With: China, islands dispute, Japan, Japan-China relations, wartime atrocities

Will Google Kill Cable?

July 29, 2013 By Reece Costain

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I don’t have cable. I don’t even have a TV. I pay a couple of bucks a month for a Netflix subscription, use Pandora, and watch whatever I can find on Hulu.

I don’t find myself lacking for things to watch. Cable, it seems, is not long for this world. Since Google is riding the wave of alternative TV sources, it might just put the nail in the coffin for cable as we know it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: cable tv, Google, media

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