The Unzen disaster of 1792 remains the deadliest volcanic-related catastrophe in Japanese history, resulting in an estimated ...

The oyster fishing season is underway in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Shipments of raw oysters have begun in the ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck off eastern Hokkaido in Japan's north early Saturday, the weather agency sai ...

A villager on the country’s northeastern coast repurposed rubble from the 2011 natural disaster to create Shiome, a community ...

Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that the earthquake, which struck at 01:40, registered an intensity of slightly below 5 on Japan's seven-level seismic scale in some parts of the northern island.

I've been asked questions along this theme multiple times, from my friends and family in the United States to colleagues who work around the globe: How, amid Japan's worst natural disaster in 100 ...

Jaco Cilliers, the special representative of the U.N. Development Program, predicting that work to remove rubble in war-torn Gaza will take more than five years.

Dams are important. In California, they generate 15% of our energy. They also provide storage for much of our drinking and ...

Local leaders in Astoria, Oregon are building a hospital meant to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, but the Trump administration canceled its FEMA grant, and the shutdown has stalled communication.

A new report says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month, often landing in ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 hit the Kanto region at 0:04 p.m. on Sunday, measuring 4 on the Japanese ...