A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area ...

More than 100 people have been injured after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in Japan. Saturday's 7.3-magnitude quake was felt strongly in Tokyo, but no tsunami warning was ...

The earthquake struck just as Japan ended its first ever "megaquake" advisory on Thursday, a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake ...

The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path. Following are ...

Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with thousands of ...

The central government decided on Nov. 8 that in the event of a huge earthquake along the Japan Trench or the Chishima Trench, it will issue an alert warning of the potential for follow-up ...

The government is to issue nationwide earthquake and tsunami alerts tomorrow morning as part of this year’s National Disaster ...

Seismic data from more than 1000 sites have shown a connection between the strength of faults and the size of earthquakes, ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled 3.29 million in July, up 41.9 percent from a year earlier and hitting a record high for a single month, boosted by the weak yen, government data showed ...

Japan's real wages in June rose 1.1 percent from a year earlier to mark the first gain in 27 months and outpace inflation, boosted by an increase in summer bonuses, government data showed Tuesday.

Nature in a newsletter. Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point. The most recent significant earthquake in the state – either a ...