The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for ...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of ...

The "Orange Route," a U.S. military training flight path stretching over the mountainous regions of Wakayama, Tokushima, ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, followed by tsunami advisories. Residents in the coastal city of Kochi were told to ...

According to Japanese government authorities, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Hyuganada Sea and a tsunami warning was issued in Miyazaki and Kochi provinces.

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday ... 3.5 feet were issued for the southern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kochi, online data also shows. A 20-centimeter tsunami was later recorded ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday ... as well as for the nearby Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku island. Residents in some coastal areas were told to evacuate their homes ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement ... A tsunami advisory for the Miyazaki Prefecture as well as the Kochi prefecture was issued shortly after the tremor, CNN and CBS News reported.