Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

The earthquake in Japan was a magnitude of 6.7, according to CBS News. It was initially measured as a 6.9, but Japan’s meteorological agency decreased it after re-examining the event.