An earthquake preparation event was held on Friday at the British School in Tokyo. After receiving a lecture about earthquake mechanisms and the safety of the school building, some 110 pupils attended earthquake disaster preparedness supplies such as aluminum blankets for protection against the cold,

TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

TOKYO – A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook parts of southern Japan on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was reported about 7 miles to the east-southeast of Miyazaki just after 9 p.m. local time (7 a.m. ET) at a depth of about 30 miles.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan.

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are participating in Nankai Rescue, a U.S.-Japan disaster drill that kicked off Monday.

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed an agreement with Kumamoto prefecture to further develop a programme that estimates building damage caused by earthquakes using satellite imagery,

A survey by a Japanese convenience store industry group shows that in the event of a mega quake, it would be difficult for them to resume operation for about a week in some areas.

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.

The chance of a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has increased to approximately 80 percent, the gove

Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude and trigger colossal tsunamis. Read more at straitstimes.com.