A unique culture of preparedness means that schools, parks and even picnics double as emergency-response measures. Something ...

When you hear the word "disaster prevention," what comes to mind?Emergency food.Emergency backpacks.Evacuation ...

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering compiling an extra budget focused on spending for disaster relief, ...

Founded in 1939, NIHON GENRYO now supplies about 80% of the filter media used in water-treatment plants across Japan. The ...

Japan’s New Year’s celebrations were cut short by a deadly earthquake that affected the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. More than 230 deaths have been confirmed since the disaster struck the ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Japan's Noto Peninsula is reeling from its most powerful earthquake in a century, but the death toll is remarkably low.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake off central Japan on January 9 resulted in strong shaking, but no tsunami warning has been issued, according to the most recent reports from the Japanese government. The ...

Summer is one of the busiest travel times of the year, but some people who have upcoming itineraries in Japan may be rethinking their plans. The reason: a Japanese comic book, or manga, that warns of ...

Photo taken on October 10, 2025 shows PAF and JASDF participant with both Air Forces’ C-130 aircraft in the background during ...

Some believe she foretold the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan that killed more than 15,000 people and urban legend goes she also predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, another premonition of a major ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on Japan’s ...

In January 1700, an unidentified tsunami struck the Pacific coast of Japan. No one had felt any earthquake tremors.About 300 ...