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Japan's meteorological agency has published a map showing which parts of the country could be struck by a tsunami in the event of a megaquake in the Nankai Trough. The color-coded map shows the potential tsunami height across the region, with some areas facing waves as high as 20 meters, or approximately 65 feet. ( read ...

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Olympics ended in a dramatic standoff at a Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarus team tried to send her home against her will ( read original story ...)

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake in the west of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan issued its first-ever advisory on higher-than-usual risks of a megaquake, after a strong magnitude 7.1 quake occurred on Thursday at the edge of a tremulous seabed zone along the Pacific coast ... ( read original story ...)

Japan marked the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city days before the end of World War II at a ceremony in Nagasaki. ( read original story ...)

A comeback rally in Japanese stocks has quickly lost steam, as the specter of a US economic slowdown and further yen volatility cast a long shadow across financial markets. ( read original story ...)

A 27-year-old resident in this western Japan city was arrested on Aug. 8 on suspicion of inflicting injury on her son by giving him liquid si ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering cancelling a visit to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia planned from Friday to Monday after weather officials flagged that the risk of a major earthquake was higher than usual, ( read original story ...)

The Owariasahi Municipal Government in central Japan is offering a train driving experience as part of its return gifts for ... ( read original story ...)

Will construction of MGM Osaka be put on hold in favor of the World Expo 2025? Dueling projects could stretch construction industry. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and was centered off the eastern coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers (18. ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A temporary teacher at a junior high school here was arrested on Aug. 7 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a junior high school girl while knowing she was under 16 years old. Kanagawa ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka revisited the criticism she received from certain sections of tennis fans after her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the 2018 US Open. The former World No. ( read original story ...)

But the grand launch happens Aug. 11 with the The Grand Parade, which features traditional Japanese dancers, taiko drummers, community groups, and the newly crowned Nisei Week Queen and Court, the Grand Parade will make its way around the streets of historic Little Tokyo starting on Central Avenue at 4 p.m. ( read original story ...

Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka recently talked about the addition of ballet teacher Simone Elliott to her team and how it has been beneficial for her game. ( read original story ...)