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.

Newly discovered footage taken in Shizuoka Prefecture after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake constitutes what is probably among the oldest 35-millimeter records of tsunami damage in Japan.

Hirata urged those living in coastal areas to remain vigilant as tsunami in the Sea of Japan reach shorelines quickly after a big earthquake. He said the quake occurred in a focal zone of an ...

More seismic activity is expected in the coming week or two, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Chiayi County yesterday morning.

Last month, the Philippine Senate ratified the same defense agreement with Japan. The Southeast Asian country has also signed ...

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook the capital and some other parts of the country yesterday. Contempt rule on 3 officials for not buying earthquake gear The High Court issues a contempt rule ...

An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted Tibet, a statement by National Center for Seismology said.

Looking for a job in Japan, especially if you don’t have native English teaching skills, can be a frustrating endeavor. Besides the obvious issues of the language gap and physical distance (if ...

Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by Japanese and foreign travelers rose 5.5 percent in 2024 from the previous year to a record 651.49 million, preliminary government data showed ...

Water stations were erected across Kobe after the 1995 earthquake. Significant challenges still remain across Japan. In rural areas with aging populations, countless homes still fail to meet basic ...

Over 6,400 people died in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in western Japan three decades ago. NHK World's Ide Mizuha spoke to a mother still grieving her son who died before he could realize ...

“We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yesterday, and we scrambled Air Self-Defence Force fighter jets ...