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Scenes of ruin have emerged from southern Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. Millions of people are on alert after being jolted by the tremors on Wednesday night. The ... ( read original story ...)

The US Geological Survey said that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off southwestern Japan on Wednesday night (Apr 17). Meanwhile, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that the magnitude was 6.4. So far no major damage has ... ( read original story ...)

The first earthquake to register an intensity of lower 6 on the main western island of Shikoku injured eight people and disrupted traffic but caused no tsunami, authorities said. ( read original story ...)

At least nine people were injured late Wednesday after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan. ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning. The epicenter was the Bungo Channel, a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Japan's Shikoku island on Wednesday night. There was no threat of a tsunami, and it was not immediately clear if the quake had caused injuries or damage. ( read original story ...)

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday local time, off the west coast of Shikoku Island. ( read original story ...)

Shinobu Yamato, left, and her husband Takuya pray for their late son Hikaru, a then 22-year-old university student from the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Aso who was caught in a landslide following the ... ( read original story ...)

Tuesday marks eight years since a second massive earthquake hit Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The tremor, with an intensity of seven on Japan's seismic scale of zero to seven, struck ... ( read original story ...)

Sunday marks eight years since a deadly earthquake hit the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. ( read original story ...)

A museum that looks like a Western-style house at first glance but also partially incorporates Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple design has been recounting the history following the Great Kanto ... ( read original story ...)

For decades, a married couple has been running a guesthouse in this central Japan town, treating guests to the local food culture of fermented dishes with a unique Italian spin. The guesthouse was ... ( read original story ...)

The Ibaraki Prefectural Government on April 12 requested a voluntary halt to shipments of an edible wild tree shoot after radioactive cesium o･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

A 58-year-old dance teacher in the United States, who studied at a high school in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, 41 years ago, wrote a mess･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Fighter pilots practice scrambling their jets so they can take off in minutes should a military threat arise. But what do they do when Mother Nature is the enemy? ( read original story ...)

How would you know if a tsunami warning had been issued while you were diving? The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) nor any agency or organization i･･･ ... ( read original story ...)