The traffic death toll in Japan in 2024 fell by 15 from a year earlier to 2,663, marking the third-lowest level on record, the National Police Agency said Tuesday. Tokyo topped the list of the ...

KANAZAWA--The death ... West Japan Railway Co. suspended some train services in the Hokuriku region, which covers Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Niigata prefectures. A 120-centimeter tsunami reached ...

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...

The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas in central Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 is expected to surpass 500, according to local media.

Rescuers are in a race against time as they search for survivors of a powerful earthquake which rocked Japan’s western ... Ishikawa officials raised the death toll on Thursday to 78.

Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in history ... stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. - Huge death toll - A total of 226,408 ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki ...

As of Friday, however, the death toll from Japan's latest temblor ... historical knowledge may have helped save lives during Japan's 2011 tsunami. Some survivors knew how far waters could encroach ...

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground as tsunami waves hit Japan's west ...

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)--The traffic death toll in Japan in 2024 fell by 15 from a year earlier to 2,663, marking the third-lowest level on record, the National Police Agency said Tuesday.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.