Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as ...

In contrast to the lockdowns imposed in many countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

Japan’s health system has evolved to withstand crises ranging from pandemics to natural disasters. A new report by the World ...

The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that ...

More than 5,400 people died in Japan over the past 30 years due to severe stress and exhaustion caused by evacuation ...

Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in ...

The western city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed 6 ...

People have soaked in frigid water in Ishikawa Prefecture to pray for a healthy year and reconstruction of areas hit by last ...

"It is an ecological disaster," he emphasized, adding that "the declining of the Dead Sea is a disaster for Israeli tourism".

One year since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, over 270 people have died from disaster-related secondary causes. Poor ...