When the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the mid-afternoon, train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area came to a halt for hours, with many lines not running until the next day.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published ... things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same ...

Japan will send its second medical team to Myanmar on Saturday to meet increasing health care needs in the Southeast Asian ...

Myanmar people living in Japan have commemorated the victims of a massive earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28.

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending ...

Japan will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane carrying medicines and medical equipment to Myanmar, Defense Minister Gen ...

Two weeks after a massive earthquake hit central Myanmar, NHK reports on a woman in Tokyo trying to help survivors and how the ruling junta is hindering work to get aid to them.

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending ...

A deep, 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's rural northeastern county of Yilan on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, with no reports of damage. The quake, which shook ...

The Great Kanto Earthquake that struck Japan in 1923 laid bare the need for a nationwide information system to keep citizens safe. Two years later, stations in three cities—Tokyo, Osaka and ...

Here are tips for staying safe. By Maya Wei-Haas Maya Wei-Haas has a doctorate in earth science and has written extensively about earthquakes. On March 28, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck ...

AFP becomes one of the main source for international news. We've got various news from around the world. I can say that AFP news content is diverse and credible, and they can fit with the ...