A team of researchers has developed a system using artificial intelligence to more accurately and rapidly estimate the ...

The Jan. 1 Noto earthquake in the Sea of Japan claimed 504 lives, caused more than 1,300 injuries, and damaged nearly 180,000 ...

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – and what sets it apart from similar systems around the planet. Running ...

Japan's space agency plans to partner with private firms to enable various orbiting satellites to conduct emergency observations duri ...

Wajima, Japan: Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, ...

The male Siberian cat, named Mir, was gifted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Akita Governor Norihisa Satake as a ...

The Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1, 2024, revealed flaws in specialized indoor shelters designed to protect evacuees ...

Earthquake early warning systems are rarely accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. A group of scientists is ...

No doubt 2025 has more surprises in store for Japan after an unusually intense 12 months.

On Dec. 26, 2004, the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake centered west of northern Sumatra and the ensuing tsunami killed ...

Japan is, unfortunately, known as a “disaster-prone country” due to repeatedly being hit by natural disasters like ...