In earthquake-hit areas of central Japan's Noto Peninsula, a man from Iwate Prefecture has been serving warm coffee to people ...

Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan's deadly 2011 tsunami. The 23-year-old ...

NHK said a tsunami, estimated to be as high as 1 meter (3.2 feet ... the southwestern main island, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. The agency initially gave the depth as 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) ...

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck southern Japan on Monday night, sending tremors through the ...

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He fled to the fourth-story roof, arriving just as the tsunami tore through the building beneath him. Only those who made it to the roof survived. Rikuzentakata, Japan. March 11, 2011.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, but later lifted it. In Miyazaki, 20-centimeter tsunami were seen, while Kochi reported 10-centimeter tsunami. The agency lifted the ...

Japan Earthquake: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude ... It said the quake was centred at a depth of 30 kilometres. Tsunami advisories have been issued for waves up to one metre high in ...

Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

But Shibuya’s will be the first in Japan to target an urban downtown area. Shinjuku Ward’s planned action stems in part from Shibuya’s original ordinance. According to Shinjuku officials ...

The foreign ministers of Japan and Australia agreed Sunday that their cooperation with the United States and India under the Quad grouping should continue to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific ...