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

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

At least five people have been arrested in Sweden in connection with the murder of Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian ...

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 (Jan 17) marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 ...

In a study on public psychology with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from Osaka University found no significant differences among regions of Japan regarding either risk perception or ...

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 ...

In response to reports of a Fuji Television Network Inc. employee's alleged involvement in a scandal surrounding entertainer ...