Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural disasters. In the event of a major earthquake, the islands' inherent isolation and, for some, remote ...

This file photo taken in July 1993 shows the Aonae district in the southern part of Okushiri Island burning after an earthquake off the southwest coast of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s starting to change.

Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to ...

Deaths indirectly related to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster warrant more serious attention as they offer valuable lessons about what the victims’ families suffered and ways to ...

A farmer tries to plough soil irradiated after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in 2011. Today, his fields have been converted to a 30-year dumpsite for radioactive soil. (James ...

The defending World Series champion Dodgers open their 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. First ...

Japan is planning to construct hospital ships that will be able to respond quickly to natural disasters in coastal areas, with one medical expert who volunteered in the aftermath of the January 1 ...

Sakurai: Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture had asked us to work together on developing a disaster education program for children after the devastation of the major earthquake. It was actually a ...

Other than the concrete skeletal remains of a three-story office supply store, there was nothing on the expansive field. Just acres and acres of dried grass. As he was about to drive by the ...