Tsunami evacuation towers are designed for rapid, temporary evacuation to higher elevation in coastal communities. Read more ...

Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

SENDAI—The central government’s first disaster advisory under a new warning system caused confusion among foreign residents ...

A survey of survivors of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake in central Japan shows that two-thirds feel there has been little ...

The new agency will be under direct Cabinet supervision. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While Fukushima operator Tepco says it is ‘committed to safety’ at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, critics believe it is a disaster ...

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

A new estimate from the Japanese government has revealed that if an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher, known as a "capital ...

Analysis of the source mechanism indicated that the earthquake had upward or thrust fault mechanism. "This earthquake affected and was felt on Enggano Island with an intensity sca ...

Japan has more than 20,000 communities that could be cut off from the rest of the country by a major disaster, according to ...

Japan wants to boost nuclear power generation to slash its reliance on imported fossil fuels. But the public is torn between ...