The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

People have soaked in frigid water in Ishikawa Prefecture to pray for a healthy year and reconstruction of areas hit by last ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide ... during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines outlined ...

Japan Railways trains automatically halt when the earthquake detection system ... learned several lessons from the 2011 disasters, from improving water supply infrastructure to fortifying backups ...

Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair underground water pipes a day after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the region.

Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help ...

Only about 15 percent of Japan’s 25,000 facilities that are considered vital in times of disaster are connected to earthquake-resistant water supply and sewer pipes, a land ministry survey ...

More than 30,000 people are still in shelters, with some towns lacking water ... nuclear disaster and killed nearly 20,000 people. Japan has made itself more resilient to earthquakes and tsunamis ...

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

After Thursday’s quake, he secured emergency supplies like food and water ... is because of how many earthquakes rock Japan, ...

Securing toilets in times of disaster has been a longstanding issue, as the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the ... due to road cuts and damage to water supply facilities.

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...