The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at least five people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday reported cases of bodies being pulled from the ...

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Japan faced a large-scale earthquake that eventually led to tsunami warnings. Get updates on the situation. On Monday, January 13, 2025, Japan experienced a huge earthquake, which eventually led ...

Japan has strict construction regulations intended to ensure buildings can withstand strong earthquakes and routinely holds emergency drills to prepare for a major jolt. But it is haunted by the ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

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.

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

In March 2022, a 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima shook large areas of eastern Japan, killing three people. The capital Tokyo was devastated by a huge earthquake just over a century ...