Japan is a global leader in earthquake-resistant architecture, where skyscrapers don’t just reach for the sky—they are engineered to withstand powerful tremors. In this video, explore the incredible ...

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

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, unveiled on Monday a deep-sea explorer capable of reaching a depth of 8,000 meters, the most capable of such probes that the ...

Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. Tsunami waves of up to 3 meters were ...

designers and engineers surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the deadly collapse of a Bangkok high-rise in the March 28 earthquake that hit Myanmar. Premchai Karnasuta ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete in the early hours of Wednesday. The earthquake was felt in Crete and the island of Rhodes, announced public broadcaster ERT ...

over their alleged involvement in the building of a skyscraper that collapsed and killed scores of workers during a powerful March earthquake. Search teams recovered 89 bodies in a six-week ...

North Korea on Saturday called Japan's plan to conduct a surface-to-ship missile launching drill in June in the northern island Hokkaido an intention to "launch a surprise attack on neighbors." ...

Events were held around Japan on March 11 to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, as attendees marked the exact time at 2:46 p.m. when the magnitude-9.0 ...