August 15, 2024
Life in Japan to return to ‘normal’ after week-long ‘mega-earthquake’ alert lifted
A collapsed house is seen after an earthquake struck Osaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on August 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. — Reuters The Japanese government on Thursday told residents that their lives could now “return to normal” after lifting a week-long warning that a “mega-earthquake” that could cause massive damage and loss of life could strike. Thousands of Japanese canceled holiday plans and stocked up on essentials after warnings such a disaster could hit the archipelago, home to 125 million people. AFP was mentioned. “Since no anomalies in seismic activity and crustal deformation were detected,


