Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometres from Tokyo as a site for burying nuclear waste, officials said.

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This photo taken on June 21, 2025 shows people looking out toward the Sakurajima volcano (C) as they travel on a ferry which runs between the island and the southern city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Kyushu, in Japan, the German Research Centre ⁠for Geosciences ⁠said today.The ⁠quake was ⁠at a depth of ⁠122 ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122 km (75.81 miles). The event underlines the seismic ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Kyushu, in Japan, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said on Sunday.

A district court on Thursday rejected a request by residents of a nearby prefecture to halt the operation of a nuclear re ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in Shimane prefecture in northwestern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the reporters at her office in Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, after a strong ...

Multiple earthquakes, including one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori Prefecture. The initial quake hit at ...