A full day after wildfires broke out in this northeastern Japan city, residents on Feb. 27 could not find any signs of relief ...

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...

Nearly 3,500 residents were forced to evacuate after a rapidly spreading wildfire raged out of control in northeastern Japan, ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

Mysterious deep-sea oarfish are resurfacing worldwide, just as they did before the Fukushima disaster, sparking fears of an ...

Following the earthquake in the Miyazaki prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a tsunami advisory for both the Kochi and Miyazaki prefectures, with residents warned about the ...

Japan's northeastern city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has been hit by raging wildfires. One person has been found dead and ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late today, the US geological survey (USGS) said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. Japan’s meteorological agency (JMA ...

TOKYO (Agencies): A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami advisory. The Japan ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

Major tsunami warning (expected height over 3 meters): This warning was issued during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Wooden structures will be completely destroyed and washed away.