Japan is on high alert as experts now warn there's a 90% chance of a massive earthquake striking off the coast of Hokkaido ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred off the coast of Hokkaido Island in Japan. This was announced on January 27 on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).It is ...

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...

Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister, having won the Liberal Democrats Party leadership race last October - ...

Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

Misawa Air Base, a shared U.S. and Japanese fighter base in northeastern Japan, was spared serious damage from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the area this week. “Misawa Air Base sustained ...

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international research team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The study could help scientists understand and respond to other intense ...

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer ...