In 2007, the Japan Meteorological Society launched its "Earthquake Early Warning System" (EEWS ... equipped vending machine that sounds an alarm to park-goers. Warnings come through a few ...

The EEW systems contains information from the Japan Meteorological Agency on the estimated scale and seismic center of an earthquake, and it is possible to send this warning before large tremors ...

Shinkansen can stop significantly faster and more safely when an earthquake strikes thanks to a new tremor detection and alarm system ... on Dec. 5 by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) and the ...

Japan has been hit by a series of earthquakes, prompting evacuation orders and tsunami warnings. These videos from Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, show the scenes as the city was shaken.

It’s no secret that Japan ... earthquake, traveling at that speed and derailing, could cause enormous damage,” said Dr. Frannie Edwards, deputy director of the National Transportation Security ...

Japan faces the constant risk of natural calamities striking anywhere at any time. To save as many lives as possible, it is ...

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

Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still ...

The massive 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami which struck Japan late Thursday night has the potential to disrupt the world's semiconductor supply chain for several weeks. Manufacturers and ...