Japan could face an unprecedented disaster, with predictions warning of up to 300,000 deaths and massive material damage ...

Crocidolite, a highly carcinogenic type of asbestos, has been found exposed at a hotel damaged by the January 2024 Noto ...

Up to 6,200 people could die in Tokyo should a mega-earthquake occur directly beneath it, the Tokyo metropolitan government said in its first review of anticipated damage in 10 years. It ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published ... things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rocked Indonesia at midnight, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According ...

The 2011 earthquake occurred in the nearby Japan Trench ... hitting the country's central to southwestern region. At nearly 300,000, Tokyo's current estimate of the potential loss of life is ...

TOKYO -- A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 100 kilometers (62 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) did not include "complex disasters," a situation when nuclear accidents occur simultaneously with natural disasters, in its draft evacuation plans ...