The western city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6 ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters, according to a recent tally by ...

Japan will introduce smaller emergency vehicles to reach remote disaster-hit areas after relief teams were unable to swiftly enter areas hit by a major earthquake in the Noto Peninsula last year, the ...

Sasaki's home town of Rikuzentakata was virtually wiped off the map when a 9.0-magnitude earthquake sent huge waves ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

Japan on Wednesday marked one year since a powerful earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, leaving at least 500 dead, including those who succumbed to health issues afterward, as ...

Voicing concern for those impacted by a massive earthquake on the Noto Peninsula, central Japan, on New Year's Day of 2024 ... have built the peace and prosperity we enjoy in our country today," while ...

He says the massive earthquake that rocked the Noto Peninsula on Jan 1, 2024, and the record-breaking downpours that hit the same region in late September have left local children emotionally scarred.

The quake, centered at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), shook a wide area in Kyushu, the southwestern main island, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency initially gave the depth as 30 ...