The historic Alishan Forest Railway, once crippled by typhoons and earthquakes, is running again – and is redefining slow ...

The “Great East Japan Earthquake” happened on March 11, 2011. I was supposed to go on my maiden trip to Tokyo the following ...

Increased earthquake concerns create shift in preference towards South Korea, Vietnam and cities in western mainland China ...

People from northeastern Japan have jointly showcased their region's traditional summer festivals at the World Expo in Osaka.

Yoshihiro Chiba, 50, who recently retired from a job as a firefighter in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, now intends to establish ...

The head of Japan’s meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as ...

Tsunamis and earthquakes pose devastating threats to coastal communities worldwide. However, beyond the immediate destructive ...

The head of Japan's meteorological agency on Friday dismissed widespread rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as unscientific and a “hoax," urging people not to worry because even the ...

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

Among measures to maintain lifelines, the proportion of important facilities with water and sewerage systems that have undergone quake-resistance work will be increased to 32% in 2030, up from 12% in ...

A prediction by a Japanese manga artist has reignited fears of a natural disaster hitting the country this summer.