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 ...

On Saturday, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea. Tsunami warnings have been issued for the region. The ...

Saitama Prefecture officials said the search for a missing 74-year-old truck stuck in a large sinkhole shifted to an ...

The life-preserving backpack is the brainchild of newspaper delivery agent Joji Shimizu who was left dumbfounded by the loss of life at a public elementary school in northeastern Japan as a ...

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras on Saturday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no longer a tsunami threat.

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean ... the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Yet unlike the American petroleum reserve, which former President Biden tapped during his term to help lower gas prices, Japan’s rice stockpile has previously been built up in c ...

The US Tsunami Warning System said there was a tsunami warning after the quake for the Caribbean Sea and north of Honduras. An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck north of Honduras on Saturday ...

India is committed to boosting manufacturing and exports of defence equipment in the coming years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday at the opening of the country's biggest air show ...

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