As reasons for the about-face, the government cited the need to ensure stable electricity supplies and secure carbon-free ...

The earthquake in northeastern Japan was felt even in Kyushu in the southern part of the country. A maximum intensity of upper 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 was recorded in the three ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... Prefecture and upper 5 in parts of Tokyo to a barely perceptible 1 in Kyushu. There have been only five occasions when a level 7 was recorded ...

This is the fifth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu and nearby Yamaguchi and ...

A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead—with great help from the ...

As Japan marks the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated large areas of the country’s northeast in 2011, experts have warned that the seismic conditions in an underwater ...

Japan observed a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that left more than 22,000 people dead or missing, with over 27,000 people still ...

On March 11, people in places across Japan paused to offer silent prayers for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake ...

Ceremonies attended by bereaved relatives were held here and other areas to mark exactly 14 years since the tragedies of the ...

DAI KUROKAWA/EPA/AAP Image Today marks 14 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, which claimed over 22,000 lives. Through past SBS Japanese contents, we look back on the disaster ...

Tokyo and other areas in the Kanto region have been rattled by a host of earthquakes in recent months ... Officials recorded a tremor of up to 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 ...