So far no tsunami warnings have been issued in the area. There are also no reports of any damage or casualties due to the ...

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the south-east coast of Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Japan's Honshu Island on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological ...

Japan has launched a new national agency focused on disaster management to improve preparedness for potential megaquakes or a ...

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (27 inches) in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON -- At least 13 people died in the aftermath of a powerful 6.8 earthquake that rattled southern Japan, with the death toll ...

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. Extreme heat affects almost every aspect of an emergency ...

In a bizarre incident, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a warning about what could have been the world’s worst earthquake ever. The agency retracted the warning a few minutes later, but it ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. and Japanese forces are rehearsing their response to a catastrophic Nankai Trough earthquake this week, testing how the allies would coordinate relief efforts during a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least 13 people have been confirmed killed in the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck Japan on July 28, toppling ...

A powerful, magnitude 7.1 earthquake Tuesday afternoon in southwestern Japan killed at least 13 people, collapsed a shopping mall and damaged a 400-year-old landmark, according to morning-after ...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Japan's Pacific coast near Shima on Sunday, with no immediate reports of casualties, damage or tsunami warnings.