Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

With rising political tensions, let's explore what might happen if Japan is attacked in war. How would the international ...

The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami caused over 18,000 deaths and $220 billion in damages. A magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami, the largest in Japan's history.

The 2011 M 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake that occurred offshore Japan is one member of a series of great earthquakes for which extended geophysical observations are available. Here, we test an automated ...

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management advises on tsunami preparedness, emphasizing risk awareness and community planning.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a ... capital Tokyo and killed at least 20,000 people. The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled into a fierce tsunami and nuclear disaster ...

The Miyagi Prefectural Government in northeastern Japan invited ambassadors to Japan, representatives, and other officials from 11 countries/regions -- India, South Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Cambodia, ...

The earthquake, which was felt throughout Japan, destroyed 36,000 houses in the southern part of Honshu alone. In August last year, the Japan Meteorological Association issued its first megaquake ...

Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries and sits ... the strongest ever recorded in Japan — struck the Tohoku region in the country’s northwest. The quake and ensuing ...