School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly shaking from earthquakes, having chosen to stay behind while his family are on ...

As many as 474 earthquakes have rattled an island chain with many active volcanoes in southern Japan since Saturday, June 21, the national weather agency said on Thursday. While no major damage was ...

Japan plans to build an underground bomb shelter on its westernmost island that’s capable of housing up to 200 people in the event of a military attack or natural disaster. The 23,680-square-foot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remote island in Japan was jolted by more than 900 earthquakes in the span of one week, according to the weather agency, raising ...

Japan’s military buildup in the Nansei region is sending a message to an increasingly aggressive China that it will defend its economic interests and its people, according to defense experts recently.

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried. Yonaguni, a Japanese military outpost about ...