The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

A huge 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday, a week after a 7.7-magnitude quake prompted the country to warn of a slightly increased risk of a megaquake ...

Sources say Japan's government has drafted a new disaster preparedness basic plan with a 10-year program to more than halve ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (10 ft.) ...

A powerful 7.1 earthquake off southern Japan triggered tsunami advisories, stopped trains, and sent residents toward higher ...

The Nankai Trough just off southern Japan poses a severe seismic threat, with locked plates accumulating enormous stress. A ...

TOKYO: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday (Apr 20), prompting a tsunami alert for several coastal areas where waves of up to 3m were expected. The Cabinet Office and the ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on May 20. “The quake registered an intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale of ...

A rumor circulating in Hong Kong that a huge earthquake and tsunami will hit Japan this summer led to such a sharp drop in ...

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday. No damage or casualties were confirmed, and the Japan ...