Based on the experience, the agency plans to provide disaster response teams with smaller rescue vehicles capable of ...

Japan is no stranger to severe earthquakes. It lies on the Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. “Japan sits on the boundaries of ...

The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake.

Social media users have shared a photo collage of damaged buildings and roads from previous earthquakes in Japan, falsely ...

Old footage from the Japanese government in 2016 simulating the potential effects of a powerful earthquake has been misrepresented online as showing the tremor that shook the country's south in August ...

A strong earthquake rattled southwestern Japan Thursday triggering tsunami advisories, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a magnitude 7.1, the USGS said ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

There were no reports of serious damage and tsunami advisories were later lifted. Earlier Japan’s earthquake monitors said the magnitude was 6.9, before this was revised up to 7.1. Officials ...

An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima ...

This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It ...