Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage.

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...

A strong earthquake and several subsequent tremors rattled northern Japan on Sunday evening, triggering tsunami advisories along the coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake ...

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of ...