/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1892/all en /newsroom/channels/news/seismic-biomarkers-japan-trench-fault-zone-reveal-history-large-earthquakes-321033 <p>In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, scientists were stunned by the unprecedented 50 meters of displacement along the fault, which ruptured all the way to the surface of the seafloor. This extreme slip at shallow depths exacerbated the massive tsunami that, together with the magnitude 9.1 earthquake, caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan.</p> Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:53:07 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 201112 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pie-mcgill-kyoto-university-create-joint-phd-program-284394 <p>Delegates from Montr茅al鈥檚 黑料不打烊 University and Kyoto University, Japan, had much to celebrate this month after the establishment of a ground-breaking joint PhD between the institutions. The program marks the first time 黑料不打烊 has entered into a joint PhD program with another university.</p> <p><a href="https://thepienews.com/partnerships/mcgill-and-kyoto-university-create-joint-phd-program/">The Pie News</a></p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:37:37 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32919 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-earthquakes-ecuador-and-japan-260449 <p>Earthquakes struck聽Japan聽and聽Ecuador聽just hours apart on Saturday April 16, 2016. Were the two earthquakes related?</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:24:21 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25734 at /newsroom /newsroom/margaret-lock Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22826 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/japan-adopts-negative-interest-rate-258219 <p>"In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate.聽<span>The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits." (Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35436187">BBC</a>)</span></p> Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:11:29 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25195 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-expert-typhoon-neoguri-237415 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:50:54 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20956 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-expert-japan-earthquake-236448 Mon, 05 May 2014 16:08:25 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20696 at /newsroom