JAPAN

Early Thursday, Japan was jolted by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake in the same area where a 9.0-magnitude earthquake in March caused a destructive tsunami that claimed thousands of lives.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency canceled the tsunami warning that was issued after 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Japan near Honshu on Thursday morning.

The head of the world's most powerful central bank essentially stuck to the bank's latest U.S. economic forecast in his news conference with reporters Wednesday: the U.S. economy slowed in Q2, but growth is likely to pick-up in the second half of 2011.

The Federal Reserve released a statement today after its June meeting, and ahead of Ben Bernanke's press conference Wednesday afternoon. The press conference will be only the second one in the Federal Reserve's history.

On June 21, starting at dusk, over 150 musicians featured performances along Water Street in Gastown. Every kind of music was heard - from jazz, classical, and acoustic to heavy metal, indie and pop. Founded in France in 1982, throughout the years Fete de la Mausique has become an international musical festival celebrated in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Japan.

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The evidence of double-dip recession in the US economy is growing, with the latest indicators reflecting deteriorated economic conditions not seen in the past three decades.

Lady Gaga arrives in Japan, goes simple with bald cap, and attends the MuchMusic Awards in Toronto on Sunday.

The singer arrived in Japan all in green.

The swollen Missouri River had posed a serious threat to a riverside nuclear power plant in the state of Nebraska in the United States after levees built to hold back the rising floodwaters failed.

TOP500 released the latest list of top ten most powerful, high-performance computers in the world at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday.

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.

Jennifer Angus, a textile artist working with an inventory of 30,000 bugs arranges insects into decorative pattern that will probably make you a little queasy.

A supercomputer made by Japan tops the latest ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers, pushing China to the second place.

Three months have passed since the deadliest tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011. It was announced as the strongest ever in recorded history of geological disasters. Check out photos of Japan’s amazing recovery that took place after the catastrophic event.

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.

The battle between Apple iPad 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has become intense among the fans of Apple and Android, but there is another fierce fight raging between the two technology giants – and this time it is in the courtroom.

Sega Corp.'s database has been hacked. The multinational video game developing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has sent an email to users to notify Sega Pass system users that their emails, dates of birth and their passwords were compromised by hackers. The stolen passwords were encrypted.

Apple has intensified its legal attack on archrival Samsung by including the newly launched iPad 2 rival Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its amended patent infringement lawsuit.

The latest string of corporate hacks now adds video game giant Sega on the victims list. As of today, no hackers have taken responsibility. Emerging hacker group LulzSec posted on its Twitter page, that they will defend Sega and declared war against the unnamed hackers responsible. Interestingly, the LulzSec group, who was responsible for the latest strings of corporate hacks including the PlayStation Network, has claimed no ownership in Sega's breach.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth forecasts for the US for the next two years from 2.7 percent to 2.5 percent in 2011 and from 2.9 percent to 2.7 percent in 2012, besides highlighting renewed weakness in the housing market as a risk.