Japan’s Meteorological Agency lifted all tsunami advisories along portions of the country’s western coast Tuesday, but more than 24 hours after the quake struck, there has been limited access ...

Japan will set a goal of reducing a March estimate of up to 298,000 deaths from a potential megaquake occurring in the Nankai ...

Measures include fortifying homes and fire safety installations, as well as building more embankments and emergency shelters ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --At least 48 people have been declared dead after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on New Year's Day. The death toll surged from six to 48 within a span of a single ...

WAJIMA, Japan, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan reached 110 on Saturday as a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings entered ...

Aftershocks continued to jolt Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from a series of strong earthquakes rose to at least 64. Earlier, Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said rescuers were in a ...

It was estimated that Japan suffered more than 1,000 seismic ... Nearly all steel-constructed buildings and bridges withstood the quake, including the famed Imperial Hotel, which was previously ...

Q: Is Japan prepared for this mega-quake? "Yes and no. Over 10 years ago, the government decided to take measures to reduce the death toll. The goal was an 80 percent reduction over 10 years.

Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast Tuesday as rescuers raced to save residents trapped in the rubble of a 7.5 magnitude quake that triggered multiple aftershocks and ...

Tsunami warnings lifted but threat of aftershocks remain Monday’s powerful quake prompted the Japan Meteorological Agency to immediately issue a “major tsunami warning” – the first since ...