The communications ministry said Wednesday disaster information services have been halted in parts of Japan amid fears of a ...

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a restless mountain collapsed into the sea in 1792, the impact hurled a towering ...

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 ...

Founded in 1939, NIHON GENRYO now supplies about 80% of the filter media used in water-treatment plants across Japan. 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 unique culture of preparedness means that schools, parks and even picnics double as emergency-response measures. Something ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...