TOKYO — The head of Japan’s meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this ...

Tsunamis and earthquakes pose devastating threats to coastal communities worldwide. However, beyond the immediate destructive power of these events ...

The quake’s epicenter was in Chiba Prefecture. It measured a 2 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Nerima Ward, ...

Miyoko Ito survived an earthquake, incarceration and illness. Her transportive paintings defied ideas about abstract art.

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

Hong Kong Airlines has decided to cancel its flights to southern Japan in July and August amid an unfounded rumor that a major earthquake and tsunami will hit the country this summer.

A powerful earthquake and tsunami predicted to occur in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of Japan in the near future ...

Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito met separately with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Guatemalan ...

Among measures to maintain lifelines, the proportion of important facilities with water and sewerage systems that have undergone quake-resistance work will be increased to 32% in 2030, up from 12% in ...

A massive earthquake predicted to occur in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years could cause 1,466 trillion yen ($10 ...

Measures include fortifying homes and fire safety installations, as well as building more embankments and emergency shelters.

A prediction by a Japanese manga artist has reignited fears of a natural disaster hitting the country this summer.