A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

According to Japanese mythology, the thrashing of a giant subterranean catfish causes the earthquakes that wreak havoc on the ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for ...

Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to ...

Under the new plan, for example, the prefectural governments of Toyama, Fukushima and Shimane will send officials to Shizuoka ...

Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

The season's most powerful cold air mass has been gripping Japan this week. As regions on the Sea of Japan coast are hit with ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

Since many of the damaged houses are traditional, picturesque buildings, concerns are rising that their demolition could ...