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The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Japan endured the strongest earthquake in its recorded history followed by a severe tsunami. The Tohoku tsunami involved waves 40 meters/132 feet high and over 15,500 deaths. Over 450,000 people lost ... ( read original story ...)

Japan was hit by a series of earthquakes on New Year's Day, killing at least 12 people and bringing the island nation to almost a standstill. News footage and videos that have surfaced on social media ... ( read original story ...)

An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)

An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Creepy pictures inside the derelict ... ( read original story ...)

This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It offers interesting insights into Japan’s post-war development and its ... ( read original story ...)

Securing housing remains a major challenge in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas of central Japan as Sunday marks eight months since a major earthquake. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced a high likelihood of an earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean on the 8th. Authorities are raising warning levels and taking extensive ... ( read original story ...)

Tectonic plates can periodically lock up and build stress over vast areas. When the stress is eventually released, it can cause a explosive aftermath. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has decided that the No.2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review. ( read original story ...)

Seven Magellanic penguins that had been evacuated from Notojima Aquarium in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, were shown to the public for one d ... ( read original story ...)

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan and killed more than 20,000 people and its aftermath was still relatively fresh in many people’s minds, Ishizuka said. Millions ... ( read original story ...)

The first seven months of 2024 have been so eventful, it’s easy to forget that the year started off with a magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered beneath Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day. The earth ... ( read original story ...)

Yuko was among them. Image credits: South China Morning Post As the Great East Japan Earthquake, the fourth most powerful ever recorded in history, hit the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku on March 11, 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A total of 81% of respondents to a weekend Mainichi Shimbun opinion poll said they are concerned about a major earthquake after an advisory f ... ( read original story ...)

A major earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, on August 8. Although the industrial impact was relatively minor, the Japanese government warned that this event could trigger a ... ( read original story ...)