On March 11, people in places across Japan paused to offer silent prayers for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

At 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

Massive forest fires in this northeastern Japan city are thought to have led to the deaths of all of more than 2 million ...

The path to removing the plant’s estimated 880 tons of nuclear debris is fraught with technical and human risks ...

Japan on Tuesday marks the 14th anniversary since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the nation in 2011, triggering a ...

An ice show hosted by professional figure skater and back-to-back Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu began in this northeast ...

Today marks 14 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, which claimed over 22,000 lives. Through past SBS Japanese ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...