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 ...

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

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

In 2011, the deadliest quake and subsequent tsunami in recent Japanese history struck northwest of the capital Tokyo and killed at least 20,000 people. The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled ...

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

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

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

But a six-minute portion that was not in the previous film included footage of tsunami damage in Ito, Fukushima said. “It is well known that Tokyo and Yokohama suffered immense damage from fires ...

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