A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

TOKYO -- Families of people killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami visited beaches and memorial cenotaphs in ...

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale ...

Expect launches from 7pm at Meiji Jingu Gaien Softball Stadium (220 fireworks), Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School (75 ...

Japan on Tuesday marks the 14th anniversary since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the nation in 2011, triggering a ...

As the massive tsunami surged over a 6.4-meter seawall, it swallowed the town below. Along the railway embankment, people ...

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

Bystanders pray during a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, as Japan marked the 14th ...

Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast and triggered a ...

A monument was erected at the municipal office of Minamisanriku, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday to commemorate ...

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani shared his support for Japan on Tuesday, the 14th anniversary of the Tōhoku earthquake ...