Shinzo Abe is credited for giving stability and security to Japan. Before Shinzo Abe returned to power in 2012, Japan had suffered its biggest trauma since World War Two. ( read original story ...)
Scientists drilled two miles into the tectonic plate to understand Japan’s ‘great earthquake’
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Washington in D.C. have discovered links to Japan's next "great earthquake" after drilling deep into the underseas using a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo earthquake: Tremors from 4.5 quake shake buildings in Japanese capital
A series of earthquake tremors shook buildings in Tokyo as a quake struck in Ibaraki, reported authorities. The quake measured 4.5 on the Richter scale, indicating that it was strong enough to be felt ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake: Tremors shake India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan; devastation in Manipur
A series of earthquakes hit several parts of the world including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan and Manipur in India on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake briefly shakes Tokyo buildings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan’s next great earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is less than expected, according to a study from ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: Japan attempts to safely remove nuclear fuel from crippled reactors
More than a decade after the second-worst nuclear disaster in history, engineers want to construct a huge water-filled tank around one of the damaged reactors and carry out underwater dismantling work ... ( read original story ...)
Remote control cockroaches may be deployed for earthquake rescue in Japan
HOON A Madagascar hissing cockroach, mounted with a "backpack" of electronics and a solar cell, is pictured with a remote control broadcast device during a photo oppo ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to a disaster area near you
If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That's a potential a ... ( read original story ...)
A Heart-Stopping Video Shows People Running For Their Lives After an Earthquake Destroys Building
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, and a remarkable video shows half a dozen badminton players running out of the way as a gym's ceiling collapses, some of them avoiding the destruction ... ( read original story ...)
Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
This fault is positioned relative to the Japan trench subduction zone off the eastern coast of Japan, and its rupture led to the disturbance on the seafloor that created the tsunami waves associated ... ( read original story ...)
From Pakistan to Nepal: 5 deadliest earthquakes of 21st century that shook up the world
A massive earthquake in Mexico on Monday shook up the entire country, with the scale of the earthquake reaching as high as 7.6 magnitudes. ( read original story ...)
Map Shows How Close Super Typhoon Nanmadol Is to Japan’s Nuclear Plants
Super Typhoon Nanmadol hit southwest Japan on Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rains with it, killing at least one person, injuring many others and displacing thousands as the nation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami alert passes after 6.9-magnitude earthquake off Taiwan
Japan is on tsunami alert after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake off the south-eastern coast of Taiwan on Sunday, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 2.44 pm local time (7.44 am ... ( read original story ...)
6.9 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan, triggers Tsunami alarm in Japan
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday, reportedly killing one and injuring 79. First responders are on the scenes of collapsed buildings and bridges. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall in southern Island
In Japan, thousands of people were evacuated after super typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on southern island of Kyushu, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in the region. Meanwhile, authorities issued ... ( read original story ...)