The Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI) is being built in Namie, a small town that was ...

Japanese authorities issued tsunami alerts after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country's north on April 20, 2026, but ...

You can hear a BBC World Service drama about the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant - when Japan was hit by a ...

Mud-rich coastlines could face a greater tsunami risk, at least that may have been the case for the 2011 Tōhoku-oki tsunami ...

Reconstruction and land development in coastal areas of the Tohoku region are nearly complete, 13 years after the destruction ...

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next ...

On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake in Japanese history triggered a massive tsunami that overwhelmed Fukushima ...

Alerts relating to the earthquake, recorded at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), were disseminated on public media Officials in ...

Japan has warned of a potential earthquake in the next week following the 7.7 magnitude quake that struck off the north-east coast on Monday, triggering an evacuation order and warnings of 3m (10ft) ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher ...

One resident said “everyone ran” after the earthquake alert sounded. The tsunami warnings were soon downgraded to advisories ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government had set up an emergency task force and urged citizens in the affected areas ...