Last time, we introduced "the mechanism of how earthquakes occur," "responses indoors and outdoors," "confirming evacuation ...

Japan’s non-life insurers paid ¥23.78 billion across 30,838 residential claims following the July 28, 2026, Kumamoto ...

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan and shook the ground for more than six minutes. The quake itself caused surprisingly few deaths, but the tsunami ...

Footage captures the moment a powerful earthquake sends a Japanese newsroom into chaos. The 1995 Kobe earthquake measured magnitude 6.9 and lasted only about 20 seconds, but the destruction was ...

The Kinki region has an unusually high concentration of active faults, largely because of the expansion of the Sea of Japan during the formation of the Japanese archipelago ...

When looking at the support system for the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the name "DPAT" appears alongside DMAT, DWAT, and JRAT.DPAT stands for Disaster Psychiatric Assistance Team.It is a specialized tea ...

A strong earthquake struck Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, around 10:30 p.m. on June 26, with its epicenter in the area north of Mount Fuji. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake, with an ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday. However, there is no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. Extreme heat affects almost every aspect of an emergency ...

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the Tokyo area in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 23 Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...