The Tohoku region, which has three of the prefectures hit hardest by the 11 March 2011 disasters, saw 129,385 people leave.
The prefectures affected are of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. Fukushima had the most people leave; 31,381.
Believe it or not, people did actually move into the region. 88,159 people moved in, making the net loss […] Continue Reading…
…there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the […] Continue Reading…
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) is reporting that the March 11, 2011, magnitude 9 earthquake has created conditions for another large magnitude quake in the same region.
JAMSTEC studied the fault lines off the north east coast of Honshu and concluded that the March 11 quake changed the dynamics of the Pacific […] Continue Reading…
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
…there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like […] Continue Reading…
It’s not even a year old, and already it’s affecting the global oil market. South Sudan says it is halting all oil exports, because of disputes with Sudan.
Recently South Sudan officials accused Sudan of stealing its oil. In the latest case they say Sudan stole 650,000 barrels of oil, which was loaded onto a Sudan […] Continue Reading…
And he causesth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell…
When an individual is deleveraged, it means they can no longer buy or sell using credit/debit cards, or even checks, as […] Continue Reading…
The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, says Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, is actually pushing more Scots to support an independent Scotland.
This after a poll, by the newspaper Sunday Express, showed a surge to 51% of Scots supporting independence from the United Kingdom!
“I think that some of that increase in support for independence is […] Continue Reading…
…there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the […] Continue Reading…
…there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the […] Continue Reading…
A visit from the International Atomic Energy Agency seems to have put a vote by Iranian lawmakers, to stop oil shipments, on hold.
On Sunday, January 29, the vote was postponed. One factor is debate over how long Iran should block sales of oil to Europe; some lawmakers want a five year block, while others […] Continue Reading…