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

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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.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito turned 66 on Monday. Ahead of his birthday, he spoke to reporters at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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

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 ...

The Japanese government has drafted a plan that calls for local civil servants nationwide to promptly start supporting administrative workers in the greater Tokyo area, if a huge earthquake strikes ...

Emperor Naruhito, marking his 66th birthday on Monday, touched on past disasters that have affected the nation and stressed the impor ...

Japan’s Tohoku University has been developing a unique disaster-prevention system through its Tsunami Balloon Project. The system automatically launches balloon markers into the sky during a tsunami, ...

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 ...