Japan Photo Journal: Ravaged remains

The site of the former Kesen Junior High School, which was severely damaged by the tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is seen dev ... ( read original story ...)

Two earthquakes jolt northeastern Japan

Two earthquakes of magnitudes 6.1 and 5 struck Saturday off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, the country's meteorological agency reported. Japan Miyagi Prefecture The agency said the earthquakes occurred ... ( read original story ...)

Strong quake hits east coast of Honshu, Japan

A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 10.44 am today. The Malaysian Meteorology Department, in a statement, said the quake occurred ... ( read original story ...)

6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Miyagi prefecture on Saturday, officials said, adding that no tsunami was issued. ( read original story ...)

Kanji Cheat Sheet: Reading Emergency Alerts in Japan

One of the scariest alerts you’ll hear in Japan is hands down the infamous earthquake alarm. Blasted on cell phones throughout the potentially affected areas, the “Earthquake Early Warning” (緊急地震速報) ... ( read original story ...)