In an attempt to overcome the challenge, the JMA and the Meteorological Research Institute last summer deployed the Ryofu Maru observation vessel to the East China Sea 400 km west of Kagoshima ...

According to the JMA, there is a 70- to 80-percent possibility that a megaquake emanating in the Nankai Trough area will occur within 30 years. The agency held a meeting of experts to evaluate ...

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of rattled southwestern Japan, the country's meteorological agency said Monday. The authorities have issued tsunami warnings in the wake of the earthquake.

A woman has been left with horrific injuries after a sex toy she left inside her was dragged through her body during an MRI scan. The 22-year-old patient inserted the "butt plug" in her back ...

TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for continued caution over potential tremors and tsunamis despite a gradual decrease in seismic activity a week after ...

according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Due to the prevailing winter pressure pattern, snowfall has intensified across northern and eastern Japan. As of 11 a.m. local time, the ...

Immediately after, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said it would begin a temporary investigation into the possibility of issuing an emergency advisory alert regarding a potential Nankai ...

Japan’s meteorological agency (JMA) issued the advisory for tsunami waves of up to 1m after the quake off Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushu region around 9.19pm. The USGS revised its estimate ...

The quake, centered at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), shook a wide area in Kyushu, JMA said. NHK footage showed moving traffic and well-lit streets, meaning that electric power was still ...