The word of the year last year in Japan was bear. Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year. There were 200 ...

A magnitude ​5.9 ‌earthquake struck ​Otobe, ​Japan, on Tuesday, ⁠the ​United ​States Geological Survey (USGS) ​said.

In once-abandoned communities, life is cautiously returning as policymakers confront the staggering price of future recoveries.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% after oil prices soared above $100 a barrel. Markets in South Korea, Australia and New Zealand also fell.

Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour's drive from his home.

A major earthquake in 2018 has pushed the Takatsuki city government in Osaka Prefecture to begin installing water supply pipes equipped with water supply tanks. These allow for continuous water ...

SENDAI, Japan - Three prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, ravaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami 15 years ago have seen a steady increase in interest among prospective migrants ...

The government aims to launch the agency, which will be headed by the prime minister and also have a dedicated minister, in autumn.

As of the end of 2025, the cumulative number of deaths indirectly linked to the massive March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan had reached 3,810, with little sign that such losses will cease ...

The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to establish the planned disaster management agency, which will serve as a central command body for disaster response. The current disaster management di ...

On rugby game days at the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium, 17-year-old Kokoro Mori always stands out front and stops spectators before the match.