Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and ...

Okinawa officials contend parachute training at Kadena Air Base is no longer justifed after the U.S. military’s primary offshore site reopened last year.

A new study from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has partly revealed why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating—and how scientists may be able to better understand intense disasters ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It’s show time. Up heaves the sail, a concertina of heavy canvas pulled taut against the creaking wooden mast. It gulps the breeze that ...

TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake occurred off the east ...

TOKYO — A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday’s quake occurred off ...

TOKYO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) ...

Japan earthquake live: Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued - The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido ...

Do this week’s strong geomagnetic storm and earthquake in Japan mean that the Big One is nigh? That’s what some influencers on TikTok believe. On Tuesday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, ...