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School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly ...
TOKYO: Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, ...
A powerful tsunami spawned by the largest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history slams the eastern coast Friday. Dozens of cities and villages along the 1,300-mile stretch of the county’s ...
An earthquake struck the Noto peninsula at around 4:10 p.m., local time, and had a magnitude of 7.6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit south-western Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Japan is on high alert after a series of powerful earthquakes, including one registering as magnitude 7.6, rattled north-central parts of the country on New Year’s Day.
Tokyo will be prepared for the might of earthquakes and typhoons as the city takes pioneering steps to become "disaster-proof." Japan frequently faces natural disasters with the Great East Japan ...
A research institute has released a 3-D geological map showing the underground structure of Tokyo's 23 wards designed to help residents think about weak areas and better prepare for earthquakes.
This map of the pre-1923 city appeared in The Reconstruction of Tokyo, published by the Tokyo Municipal Office in 1933, a decade after the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 leveled much of the city.
The official warning came after a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck off the coast of southern Japan on Thursday.
Shaun McKenna 21:03 If you're in Tokyo and you want to check out Yokoamicho Park, there’s sure to be some memorial events taking place on the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake.