Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train ...

The Miyagi Prefectural Government in northeastern Japan invited ambassadors to Japan, representatives, and other officials from 11 countries/regions ...

The Miyagi Prefectural Government in northeastern Japan invited ambassadors to Japan, representatives, and other officials from 11 countries/regions -- India, South Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Cambodia, ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation within the next 30 years. According to the Japanese government's ...

The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee, there’s an 80 percent chance that a megaquake could occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years. That's slightly up from the 70 to 80 ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

Dashcam footage of the earthquake in Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 has been mislabeled online as showing the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet on Jan. 7, 2025, that killed 126 people and damaged ...

The operator of the Sendai nuclear power plant in ... of the latest quake was close to seven. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake is believed to be part of seismic activities ...

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck ... public broadcaster NHK reported no issues at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on ...

No problems were detected at the various monitoring posts for nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and ...