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Claim: Earth’s deepest recorded earthquake was not in Japan

Claim: Earth’s deepest recorded earthquake was not in Japan

For almost ten years, an aftershock linked to the May 30, 2015 magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake was touted as the deepest tremor ever measured, reported at 467 miles beneath the Pacific. That label has now been stripped away by a fresh look at the data that places the aftershock, and our understanding of deep seismicity, on firmer ground. …

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Japan Is Worrying the Bond Market. How Treasuries Can Avoid a Slump, for Now. – Barron's

Japan Is Worrying the Bond Market. How Treasuries Can Avoid a Slump, for Now.  Barron’s Japan bond yields hit multi-decade highs as fiscal fears mount ahead of election  CNBC Japan’s 10-year yield hits highest level since 2008 financial crisis  Financial Times Japan Leads Global Long-Bond Drop as Spending Takes Center-Stage  Bloomberg Investors brace for Japan bond market blowout as election nears  Reuters Source link

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Japan sets new internet speed record of 125,000 gigabytes per second — 4 million times faster than average US speeds

Japan sets new internet speed record of 125,000 gigabytes per second — 4 million times faster than average US speeds

Researchers in Japan say they have set a new world record for the fastest internet speed, transmitting over 125,000 gigabytes of data per second over 1,120 miles (1,802 kilometers). That’s about 4 million times the average internet speed in the U.S. and would allow you to download the entire Internet Archive in less than four minutes, according to some rough …

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Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan

Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan

Image: Nintendo Life Game-Key Cards, it’s safe to say, haven’t gone down too well with the Nintendo community. With rumours heavily indicating that the only Switch 2 cartridge currently on offer to third-party developers is the full-fat 64GB model, the vast majority of games so far have arrived on Game-Key Cards. This means that you need to download the full …

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