Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

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

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Countries around the world have experienced an uptick in natural disasters and home insurance costs, but each country has ...

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.

Under the new plan, for example, the prefectural governments of Toyama, Fukushima and Shimane will send officials to Shizuoka ...

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On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima ...

This will be the first time the Japanese government is taking such measures due to disruption to distribution. Read more at straitstimes.com.