Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

On Monday evening, after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southwest Japan, the authorities issued a tsunami warning. Following the earthquake, which struck off the coast of Miyazaki at around 9 ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 miles and mainly hit the southwestern Kyushu region, said the ...

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea trench near Japan’s Pacific coast ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre high and urged people to stay away from coastal waters. However, several smaller tsunamis of ...

With reports of harassed geisha, parking-spot punch-ons and tourist litter killing sacred deer, Japan’s boom is turning into ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...