The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

The magnitude-7.6 earthquake rocked Ishikawa Prefecture ... on Amazon as well as at bookstores across Japan. A special exhibition of the photos will take place at the Nine Gallery in the Kita ...

Here are the biggest events of 2024: Tsunami in Japan A massive struck Japan on January 1 following an earthquake of 7.6 ... suffered power loss in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures.

(Mainichi/Hidetoshi Oshima) SUZU, Ishikawa -- Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and ...

Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to facilitate restoring ports damaged by natural disasters so they can be used as transportation bases for relief supplies. The House of Councilors, the ...

This footage from Japan shows the country reeling from the massive tsunami triggered by an earthquake. CCTV footage captured ...

east of Ishikawa Prefecture. By contrast, Japan Meteorological Agency officials said the earthquake swarm that kicked off around December 2020 occurred within a 30-km-square area around Suzu city ...

In the event of a major earthquake in Japan, municipal authorities are ill-prepared to deal with its aftermath due to a lack of disaster recovery equipment and other resources, according to a new ...

Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday to support people living in temporary housing after their homes were destroyed or damaged by last year's earthquake in the Noto Peninsula, central Japan. The one ...

Eye-catching items will include a 1-meter wajima-nuri lacquerware globe from Ishikawa Prefecture, where a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Jan. 1, 2024. Made over five years, the globe escaped ...

The Japanese government will set aside a record high amount of funding to strengthen key infrastructure and prepare for another major earthquake, Yomiuri News has reported. More than 20 trillion ...