An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, the weather agency here said, with no tsunami warnings issued. ( read original story ...)
5.9-magnitude quake strikes southwestern Japan: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, the weather agency here said, with no tsunami warnings issued. ( read original story ...)
5.7 magnitude quake hits Kyushu region of Japan, no casualties reported
Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan's main islands and is known for active volcanoes, natural hot springs, and beaches. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kyushu region hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake
Japan sits on the 'Ring of Fire' arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches and experiences frequent earthquakes due to its geographical location. ( read original story ...)
M5.8 quake jolts southwestern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, th ... ( read original story ...)
Japan designates 108 cities as most likely to suffer tsunami damage
The government on Friday designated 108 municipalities across seven of Japan's 47 prefectures as requiring stronger anti-disaster mea ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe state funeral: The legacy of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister
Shinzo Abe is credited for giving stability and security to Japan. Before Shinzo Abe returned to power in 2012, Japan had suffered its biggest trauma since World War Two. ( read original story ...)
Scientists drilled two miles into the tectonic plate to understand Japan’s ‘great earthquake’
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Washington in D.C. have discovered links to Japan's next "great earthquake" after drilling deep into the underseas using a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo earthquake: Tremors from 4.5 quake shake buildings in Japanese capital
A series of earthquake tremors shook buildings in Tokyo as a quake struck in Ibaraki, reported authorities. The quake measured 4.5 on the Richter scale, indicating that it was strong enough to be felt ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake: Tremors shake India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan; devastation in Manipur
A series of earthquakes hit several parts of the world including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Japan and Manipur in India on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake briefly shakes Tokyo buildings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 briefly struck the southern part of Japan's Ibaraki prefecture on Friday, authorities said, shaking buildings in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan’s next great earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan’s Nankai subduction zone is less than expected, according to a study from ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: Japan attempts to safely remove nuclear fuel from crippled reactors
More than a decade after the second-worst nuclear disaster in history, engineers want to construct a huge water-filled tank around one of the damaged reactors and carry out underwater dismantling work ... ( read original story ...)
Remote control cockroaches may be deployed for earthquake rescue in Japan
HOON A Madagascar hissing cockroach, mounted with a "backpack" of electronics and a solar cell, is pictured with a remote control broadcast device during a photo oppo ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to a disaster area near you
If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches. That's a potential a ... ( read original story ...)
A Heart-Stopping Video Shows People Running For Their Lives After an Earthquake Destroys Building
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, and a remarkable video shows half a dozen badminton players running out of the way as a gym's ceiling collapses, some of them avoiding the destruction ... ( read original story ...)