Record-breaking snowfall across Hokkaido and Sea of Japan coastal areas of Honshu on Feb. 8 brought traffic and train ...

A recent incident in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture has brought attention to the increasing number of bear encounters in ...

Dr Sarala Fernando The detailed Joint Statement issued on December 16, 2024 after President Dissanayake’s State Visit to India lists a number of areas covered in the bilateral discussions: Political ...

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 ...

The earthquake, which was felt throughout Japan, destroyed 36,000 houses in the southern part of Honshu alone. In August last year, the Japan Meteorological Association issued its first megaquake ...

The earthquake, which was felt throughout Japan, destroyed 36,000 houses in the southern part of Honshu alone. In August last year, the Japan Meteorological Association issued its first megaquake ...

According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee ... along the south of Japan's biggest island of Honshu. It’s a subduction zone located where the Philippine Sea Plate is being subducted ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

The probability of a "megaquake" in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said Thursday, with a 75-82 percent chance of it happening. The Earthquake Research ...

Densely populated areas on the main islands of Honshu ... the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first megaquake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku ...

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.