Only about 15 percent of Japan’s 25,000 facilities that are considered vital in times of disaster are connected to earthquake-resistant water supply and sewer pipes, a land ministry survey ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

People have soaked in frigid water in Ishikawa Prefecture to pray for a healthy year and reconstruction of areas hit by last ...

Japan Railways trains automatically halt when the earthquake detection system ... learned several lessons from the 2011 disasters, from improving water supply infrastructure to fortifying backups ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

After Thursday’s quake, he secured emergency supplies like food and water ... is because of how many earthquakes rock Japan, ...

Securing toilets in times of disaster has been a longstanding issue, as the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the ... due to road cuts and damage to water supply facilities.

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday.

Others lined up patiently to get drinking water from tanker ... The 2011 triple disasters along Japan's northeastern coast began with a magnitude 9 earthquake offshore that was more than 125 ...

Ten years on, Naganuma and others like him form a generation whose young lives were shaped by what is known in Japan as the triple disaster: a powerful earthquake that sparked a terrifying tsunami ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...