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

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer ...

A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for roughly 673,000 passengers Friday as two main lines ...

A minor, 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological ...

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’s Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday that its secretariat will conduct an on-site inspection of Chubu ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

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

Close aides to Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono were surprised by the apparent turnaround in his thinking about the Kurdish ...

People fleeing by car caused traffic jams in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, after a tsunami warning was issued following a ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The operator, ...

Noodle dish is nation’s favourite comfort food and source of civic pride – but it has health risks ...