By studying a miniature version of the ground in the lab, scientists at the ... in the Nankai subduction zone near Japan ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The sample is the first melted fuel collected from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where three reactors melted down after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The No. 1 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Satellite images show the extent of the destruction after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan starting January 1. More from News Satellite images show the ...

In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which devastated vast areas of northeastern Japan, tsunami-affected ...

FOR the second time since the great earthquake of Sept. 1, 1923, Japan has been visited by a destructive earthquake. The Tajima earthquake of May 23, 1925, was followed on Mar. 7 at 6.28 P.M. (or ...

Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still ...