What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's North Maluku, the geophysics agency said on Wednesday.

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, often referred to as “the birthplace of volunteerism” in ...

Futaba County, home to the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant, has seen a drastic reduction in the number of children in the area.

The Buddhist temple Daionji has served as a refuge for Vietnamese in Japan facing challenges related to work and daily life. They’re welcomed with a smile by its founder Thich Tam Tri, who provides ...

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

Thousands of paper and bamboo lanterns were placed at Kobe East Park to form the date "1.17 ... magnitude-9.0 quake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011. "The Great Hanshin ...

Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...

Central Kobe is seen on Friday, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The Yomiuri Shimbun Candles are arranged to form the date “1.17” and the word “yorisou,” which means “We are here ...

KOBE, Japan (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city ... observed a moment of silence at 5:46 a.m., the exact time the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe and its vicinity in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan ...

including the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, through news on TV and in newspapers had “an impact or changed my thoughts and actions regarding ...

Thousands of paper and bamboo lanterns were placed at Kobe East Park to form the ... tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011. "The Great Hanshin Earthquake is the starting point ...