For communities living in the shadow of a volcano, early warning systems are a lifeline—but mistrust in these warnings can ...

A major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could sink land and expand flood zones, putting thousands more at risk.

In July 1999, manga author Ryo Tatsuki published "Watashi ga Mita Mirai" (The Future I Saw) which was based on her own dream journal she had been keeping for years. In the manga, she explains how the ...

The town of Futaba, cohost to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, was entirely evacuated after the Great East ...

A big quake in the Pacific Northwest today could cause coastal land to sink rapidly — up to seven feet, a new study finds.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved a draft report that concludes unit 3 of the Tomari nuclear power plant on Japan's northern Hokkaido island meets the new regulatory safety standards, a ...

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural ...

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

The Nuclear Regulation Authority effectively endorsed on Wednesday the restart of a reactor at the sole nuclear power plant ...

Oriental Land’s partnership with Disney dates back to 1979, and Tokyo Disneyland began operations in 1983. In exchange for exclusive operating rights for Tokyo Disney Resort, Oriental Land pays Disney ...

Both a Nankai Trough earthquake and an earthquake directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area are said to have a high ...

A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could sink large parts of the Pacific ...