when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a deadly tsunami, authorities are taking no chances. That tragedy, one of Japan’s most devastating natural disasters, claimed over 20,000 lives ...

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

The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami forever changed ... Yet, he now realizes that the natural disasters also led to new ties with volunteers who came to the Tohoku region and that those ...

The government of Japan and UNESCO have signed a $750,000 project that is aimed at combating Ghana's increasing water-related ...

Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

KOBE, Japan ... earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive the memories as the devastating event continues to teach the importance of enhancing preparedness in the ...

TOKYO -- Since a massive earthquake devastated the city of Kobe in 1995, shelters remain unequipped to accommodate at least 530,000 evacuees if a similar disaster were to occur in the same region ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters, Kyodo News reported. At least 5, ...

Japan is turning to nuclear power more than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Japan is ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation following earthquakes and other natural disasters ...