Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Thirteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake devastated the northeastern region of Tohoku. Even after ... responsibility for post-disaster rescue and support on local governments.

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday ...

eager for an uplifting story amid all the destruction and misery in the Tohoku region, descended on the site of the rescue. Abe didn’t want the attention. He felt that had he been wiser and ...

Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first mega quake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...

Just days ahead of the anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated swathes of northeast Japan, there is growing concern that a new series of moderate quakes off the east ...

with rescue workers wading through debris and handing out thick blankets to locals. Also read: Powerful earthquake strikes Tibet: Death toll rises to 53, over 60 injured; several buildings ...