While most of these are minor shakes, experts say Japan is due for a mega-quake—the next big earthquake in Japan that could ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mega-earthquake advisory on Aug 8, following a magnitude 7.1 temblor that rocked the western Kyushu region on the same day. What does the advisory mean?

At least 1.45 million vacant wooden homes are located in areas vulnerable to severe shaking in long-expected mega ... on Japan’s seismic scale of 7 are expected during a Nankai Trough quake ...

Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, is back in the catastrophe bond ...

A member of the panel says an earthquake of 6-minus could strike anywhere in Japan, and urges people to be prepared. The earthquake probability map shows high-risk areas in red. The darker the ...

A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead—with great help from the ...

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 urged Kyushu residents to be wary of aftershocks from the strong Jan. 13 earthquake but said the temblor did not heighten the risk of a dreaded Nankai Trough megaquake.

Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still ...

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see ... twice during the past century—first after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake and again after the city was bombed in World War II.

Japan has unveiled a new 'earthquake resistant', 200mph (320kph) bullet train – that's designed by a British firm. Studio Tangerine, which is headquartered in London, has become the first non ...