The quake's epicentre was 10km under sea level, off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima Island, the country's meteorological ...

Japan has been struck by an earthquake measuring magnitude 6. The quake’s epicentre was 10km under sea level, off the ...

Causing 18,000 fatalities and great devastation in Japan, on March 11, 2011, a tsunami struck Japan that was triggered by a ...

Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed Friday, as ...

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

In this episode, Ravi speaks with Tobias Harris, founder of political risk consultancy Japan Foresight on the fallout from the stunning electoral reverses suffered by Japanese Prime Minister ...

The government is taking steps to better prepare Tokyo for an inland earthquake of magnitude 7 or so occurring beneath the capital. Japan has been struck frequently by quakes of this size ...

The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at least five people, as police and local authorities early on Tuesday reported cases of bodies being pulled from the ...