Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

Typhoon No. 4 made landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, shortly before 6 a.m. on July 5, dumping record levels of heavy rain in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions. The Japan Meteorological ...

This map shows the locations of ... where the epicenter was located on Kyushu island, as well as nearby Kochi prefecture on Shikoku island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.