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TAIPEI - A memorial ceremony was held in Taipei on Monday to mark the eighth anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated northeastern Japan, and express gratitude for the as... ( read original story ...)

Japan marked the eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. On Mar 11, 2011, a nine-magnitude quake struck off Japan's coast, setting off a tsunami that killed thousands and triggered the ... ( read original story ...)

A man offers prayers for victims of the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake at the Okawa Elementary School destroyed by the tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, 11 March ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquakes are an ever-present danger in Japan so it is important to be thoroughly prepared in the eventuality that one strikes. Although many areas in Japan publish comprehensive guides in English a... ( read original story ...)

His reversal on nuclear power reflects a wider reconsideration across Japan after the Fukushima disaster, which was triggered by an earthquake and tsunami. A February 2018 poll by Japan’s Asahi Shimbu... ( read original story ...)

Many residents in the hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima are struggling to repay emergency relief loans that they received in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a J... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Hirara in Japan on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 13:19:05 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). The epicent... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The bureau charged with rebuilding areas in Japan devastated by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in 2011 will be reorganized to oversee all recovery efforts from natural disasters. ( read original story ...)

A STRONG earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has struck the north coast of Japan. It was then downgraded to M6.0 by the USGS and M6.2 by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Serious damage and ... ( read original story ...)

Daily Express - 09:21 AM GMT February 26, 2019 Chile earthquake: Magnitude 5.1 quake ROCKS Coquimbo region on Ring of Fire Daily Express - 00:17 AM GMT March 02, 2019 Earthquake today: Did mystic pred... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake which was located 114 miles southeast of the city of Nemuro struck at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the original magnitude down to 6.2 from the ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake registering at a magnitude 7 or 8 may strike Japan within the next 30 years, a Japanese government panel revealed this week in a newly revised seismic activity report. The Japane... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese Government panel said on Tuesday, February 26, the risk of a major earthquake in the near future is high. A magnitude 7 or 8 quake is expected to strike the Japan Trench just off the northe... ( read original story ...)

It is highly likely that Japan will be hit by a huge earthquake causing widespread damage and tsunamis within the next three decades, researchers have warned. A panel of government analysts said the c... ( read original story ...)

It is highly likely that Japan will be hit by a huge earthquake causing widespread damage and tsunamis within the next three decades, researchers have warned. A panel of government analysts said the c... ( read original story ...)

This article originally appeared in Lausanne Global Analysis by the Lausanne Movement and is republished here with permission from the Lausanne Movement. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 1 prom... ( read original story ...)