Exposed asbestos was found in several damaged buildings in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which was hit severely by ...

Cities worldwide unite to tackle growing climate threats as conference highlights need for proactive disaster preparedness ...

TOKYO, May 23. /TASS/. An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 was recorded off the coast of Japan, according to the US Geological Survey. It said the epicenter was located 34 km southwest of the settlement of ...

Tourism to Japan is taking an unexpected hit — not due to weather, political tensions or pandemics, but because of a warning ...

Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s ...

When an earthquake measuring a lower 5 or stronger on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale is predicted, public broadcaster NHK airs ･･･ ...

Unfounded online rumors warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines ...

ALBAWABA An earthquake of 5.4 struck hit Tokyo and its surrounding areas, causing minor damage and injuring several people, its center in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo. According to the ...

On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake, magnitude 9.0 ... which is 150 miles north of Tokyo. Three of the six reactors at the plant suffered severe core damage and released hydrogen ...

Credit: Ryosuke Ando, The University of Tokyo There are three major faults involved in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. They are what are known as conjugate faults, i.e., faults with opposite ...

an associate professor in the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo and lead author of the current study. Researchers wanted to develop a model of the 2024 earthquake that built on ...