An expert is stressing the need for continued vigilance for a potential mega quake and massive tsunami along the Chishima and Japan trenches even after an advisory for northeastern Japan ends on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Japan on Friday evening, but there was no tsunami warning, according to public broadcaster NHK. The temblor struck at 1003 GMT with a magnitude of 6 ...

An NHK diving crew recently visited Otsuchi Town in Iwate Prefecture, where the ocean floor still bears the scars of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. We worked in Otsuchi multiple times between ...

Earlier tsunami warnings for Japan have now been downgraded after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's north-east coast As soon as the alert went off, everyone ran one person in ...

The powerful earthquake, that hit northern Japan on Monday, has prompted tsunami warnings across coastal regions.

NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language TV channel from Japan’s NHK, is set to show a two-part series on the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011. 3/11—The Tsunami will explore ...

A three-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning was issued for Japan on Monday after a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and the ...

Local media is now reporting that the first tsunami waves are reaching Iwate prefecture, with one wave as high as 40cm recorded in Miyako port. The Japan Meteorological Agency has forecast tsunami ...

The first tsunami wave — 40 cm (15.7 inches) in height — has reached the coast of the Iwate prefecture in Japan, according to the NHK broadcaster ...

It has now been confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sanriku at 16:52 (08:52 BST) local time and had a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). In its ...