Japan has experienced three major earthquakes in the past 100 years. In an era of frequent natural disasters, Japan’s unique ...

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 ...

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

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide ... during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines outlined ...

Public facilities that can serve as evacuation centers in the event of a disaster ... Water stations were erected across Kobe after the 1995 earthquake. Significant challenges still remain across ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ...

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

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on ...