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A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami. ( read original story ...)

Why did the 2011 earthquake in Japan cause such a massive tsunami? This disaster, one of the deadliest in modern history, had surprised scientists by the way the fault ruptured much closer to ... ( read original story ...)

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement during the 2011 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies. ( read original story ...)

A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and led to the Fukushima nuclear shutdown was amplified by a soft layer of slippery clay, according to a new study. The layer is only around ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ... ( read original story ...)

People in Japan are marking 31 years since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The disaster devastated the city of Kobe and surrounding areas, claiming 6,434 lives. ( read original story ...)

Memorial events were held in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17 to remember and pray for the 6,434 people who perished in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 31 years ago. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: An earthquake with ⁠a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday (Jan 6), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, followed by a series of sizeable ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.2, which measured a strong 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale hit the Asian country’s Shimane Prefecture at 10:18 am on Tuesday, as per The Japan Times. Just 10 ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquakes continue to rattle western Japan after a magnitude 6.4 tremor struck the area on Tuesday. Officials are urging the public to be prepared for the possibility of more quakes in the coming ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is on high alert as experts now warn there's a 90% chance of a massive earthquake striking off the coast of Hokkaido within the next 30 years. This megaquake, expected to hit between magnitude 7 ... ( read original story ...)

In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer alive and nurture the next generation of creators. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake has struck Western Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 6.2 quake occurred in eastern Shimane Prefecture. In Shimane and Tottori prefectures, the quake had an ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake has struck Western Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 6.2 quake occurred in eastern Shimane Prefecture. In Shimane and Tottori prefectures, the quake had an ... ( read original story ...)