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

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Japan has experienced three major earthquakes in the past 100 years. In an era of frequent natural disasters, Japan’s unique ...

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

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry rice, found that the cost of the dish hit an all-time high of ¥377 in ...

A new "wind phone" has been installed in Oak Island to help people cope with grief. The phone, which is not connected to any ...

A tsunami-like event that hit Peru’s northern coastline in late December, affecting Lobitos, Máncora and Cabo Blanco, may jeopardize the country’s recently renewed scallop export surge ...

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks ...

Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara has teamed up to create a line of merchandise and the official poster for FireAid ...

Eggs remain in short supply around Hawaiʻi and that's pushed prices higher. Across the Pacific, there's a shortage of a ...

Battery factories are popping up across North America. Here's where they are and how the Inflation Reduction Act influenced ...