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Perched along the scenic coastline of Japan’s Iwate prefecture, the Taro Kanko Hotel once stood as a symbol of hospitality, offering guests views of the Pacific Ocean and the nearby Sannoiwa Rocks. ( read original story ...)

As the massive tsunami surged over a 6.4-meter seawall, it swallowed the town below. Along the railway embankment, people scrambled for their lives. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that found former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company not guilty of professional negligence resulting in death and injury following the ... ( read original story ...)

The 62-year-old was driven by a sense of responsibility for the pets being abandoned as “it came about because of the meltdown at our plant.” ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers have found a link between the sun's heat and Earth's seismic activity. Learn more about how this discovery could improve earthquake predictions. ( read original story ...)

A massive earthquake shook Japan, but the real nightmare was just beginning. At Fukushima, a disaster was unfolding that would change history. ( read original story ...)

Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century on Wednesday in a region hit by record-low rainfall, as wet weather gave hope for some relief. More wet weather was forecast through Thursday. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt the operation of a nuclear reactor run by Shikoku Electric Power Co. in western Japan. In the lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court, ... ( read original story ...)

I found myself in a small town in Northern Japan called Unosumai. The town had been completely wiped out by the earthquake and tsunami, and as I talked to the people and listened to their stories, I ... ( read original story ...)

The government is spending almost a million dollars on researching earthquake and volcanic disaster resilience in collaboration with scientists in Japan. The Catalyst Fund recipients - two teams from ... ( read original story ...)

A country that suffered from deflation for decades is now experiencing a sustained rise in prices of basic items ranging from rice to soap After decades of battling deflation, Japan is now facing a ... ( read original story ...)

Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has increased to 16. ( read original story ...)

A full day after wildfires broke out in this northeastern Japan city, residents on Feb. 27 could not find any signs of relief as fir･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists in Japan have come up with a new way to make soil stronger using waste fluids from geothermal energy plants. This new grout material, called Colloidal Silica Recovered from Geothermal ... ( read original story ...)

Local governments hope to teach future generations about the destructive nature of the tsunami that followed the March 2011 quake, but the ruins are continuing to erode. ( read original story ...)