Up to 6,200 people could die in Tokyo should a mega-earthquake occur directly beneath it, the Tokyo metropolitan government said in its first review of anticipated damage in 10 years. It ...

An earthquake preparation event was held on Friday at the British School in Tokyo. After receiving a lecture about earthquake ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early Thursday, the weather agency said.

A sinkhole at an intersection near Tokyo that swallowed a truck collapsed further Thursday and merged with a second opening ...

U.S. military Black Hawk helicopters, like the one involved in a fatal collision with a passenger jet near Washington D.C.

On Sept. 1, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were engulfed by horrific fires spawned by the Great Kanto Earthquake. A century later, Japanese should ask themselves whether the nation’s capital ...

A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday ... Located on the island of Kyushu, Miyazaki is about 700 miles southeast of Tokyo. Per its last census, the city has a population of about ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published ... things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same ...

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in ...

THE last Seismometric Report issued by the Earthquake Research Institute completes the list of earthquakes felt in Tokyo in 1936. In addition to the central station, there are eleven others at ...

A view of destruction in Tokyo, seen from the top of the Imperial Hotel, which was the only hotel in the region that survived the 1923 earthquake. (USGS/George A. Lang Collection) See more ...

You can find the Honjo Disaster Prevention Centre in the lively Sumida area of Tokyo, just a short 10-minute walk from ...