Navigating earthquakes is a tricky part of living in Japan. In the average year, Japanese people are shaken around 1,500 ...

Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...

A Japanese court has rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power ...

Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

A memorial service has been held in Christchurch, southern New Zealand, to mark the 14th anniversary of a massive earthquake ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, ...

A Japanese court on Friday rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nucle ...