The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...

Despite the eruption, no injuries were reported. Residents are warned to prepare for possible ash fallout and sudden ...

Japan has earlier launched an extensive decontamination exercise following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that ...

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office to be ...

T HE IMAGE Tamaki Yuichiro wants to convey is of upward mobility. His campaign poster shows him grinning against a vivid ...

Japan was shaken by a swarm of 19 earthquakes in less than 17 hours. While most of the tremors were mild, one reached a ...

This tool gives coastal communities a science-based way to assess their disaster readiness. Scientists make fascinating discovery after studying earthquakes and tsunamis: 'Critical insights' first ...

Soil collected in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex was transported to central Tokyo on Saturd ...

The alerts rely on detecting fast-moving P-waves, which precede the more destructive S-waves during an earthquake. If enough ...

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office ...

Kansai Electric Power Co. is mulling whether to become the first utility to construct a new reactor since the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

From major breweries like Asahi and Sapporo to the burgeoning craft brewing scene, Japanese beer culture has exploded in ...