In 2011, the deadliest quake and subsequent tsunami in recent Japanese history struck northwest of the capital Tokyo and killed at least 20,000 people. The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled ...

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region on Monday, according to the Meteorological Agency. Tsunami warnings ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the ...

While the 2011 Tohoku tsunami caused about $12 billion in damages to port facilities and vessels, the ensuing port disruptions resulted in a loss in seaborne trade that cost approximately $3.4 ...

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Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help ...

YAMADA, Iwate Prefecture—A European oyster species that “disappeared” from waters around the Tohoku region after the 2011 tsunami was, in fact, just laying low. Aquaculture farmers here are ...