Rising xenophobia, ‘vigilante’ patrols and memories of 1923 have rights advocates concerned that history could repeat itself.

A major power outage disrupted Tokyo's rail network on January 16, triggering widespread commuter chaos across the capital.

Tokyo: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolted the Japanese prefectures of Shimane and Tottori on Tuesday, local media reported ...

The Tokyo Fire Department held its annual New Year drills on Jan. 6 at Tokyo Big Sight in the capital's Koto Ward, with more ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolted Japan on New Year's eve, according to the United States Geological Survey. The tremors were felt in Japan's Noda city on December 31.

The probability of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8-8.5 occurring along the Chishima Trench off the city of Nemuro in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido within 30 years has risen to ...

Japan experienced a significant earthquake today, shaking the Tottori and Shimane prefectures at approximately 10:18 AM local time (Taipei time: 9:18 AM). This seismic event, recorded at a magnitude ...

A series of powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the country's seismic intensity scale, in the western prefectures of Tottori and ...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday morning, injuring several people and causing ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Several people have been injured after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, local media reported.

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami, officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, which registered a preliminary magnitude ...