Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines an island as a “naturally formed area of land ... meters or longer on paper maps, according to the Japan Coast Guard, the author ...

Land prices across Japan rose 1.4 percent on average from the previous year, marking the third consecutive year of increases, according to a land ministry report released on Sept. 17. This figure ...

This map shows the locations of Japan's 17 major nuclear power plants ... initially estimated at up to 3.2 feet high, reached land within 30 minutes of the earthquake. At Miyazaki Port, however ...