Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...

On March 11, people in places across Japan paused to offer silent prayers for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

Ceremonies attended by bereaved relatives were held here and other areas to mark exactly 14 years since the tragedies of the ...

Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a ...

British firm unveils interior designs for Japanese ultra-fast earthquake-proof trains - The E10 Shinkansen train is set to ...

Computer models that factor in the Sun's impact on Earth's surface temperatures are providing more accurate simulations of ...

Navigating earthquakes is a tricky part of living in Japan. In the average year, Japanese people are shaken around 1,500 times. While most of these are minor shakes, experts say Japan is due for a ...

At 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

March 11, 2025 started solemnly for many who remembered the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake which occurred at 2:46 p.m. the strongest jolt (magnitude 9) ever recorded in Japan and the 4th ...

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...