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

The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

Rare video footage showing the Ground Self-Defense Force engaging in disaster relief operations at the time of the 1995 Great ...

The 1000-kilometer trail that hugs Tohoku’s Pacific coastline offers hikers some incredible natural scenery and dramatic ...

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

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

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

Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...

They may be different disasters in different countries. But loss knows no timeline. It recognizes no borders. It arrives and it stays, like the choking dust after an earthquake or the choking ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has made disaster preparedness more accessible by launching an Ilokano earthquake sourcebook on Tuesday.

The Tohoku earthquake — the strongest recorded in Japan, at a magnitude of 9.1 — and resulting tsunami killed more than 18,000 and remains the costliest natural disaster to date. Rikuzentakata ...